David Archer (quarterback)

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David Archer
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Archer in 2021
No. 15, 16, 18
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1962-02-15) February 15, 1962 (age 62)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Soda Springs (Soda Springs, Idaho)
College:Iowa State
Undrafted:1984
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:661
Pass completions:336
Percentage:50.8
TD–INT:18–30
Passing yards:4,337
Passer rating:61.9
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

David Mark Archer (born February 15, 1962) is an American former professional

Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, and Philadelphia Eagles
.

Early life

Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Archer attended Soda Springs High School in Soda Springs, Idaho.[1]

College career

After high school Archer played football at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. In 1981 in his second season with the Badgers, Archer received Juco All-American honors and was fourth in the country in passing. This caught the attention of Donnie Duncan and the Iowa State coaching staff.[2]

Archer began his Iowa State career with the 1982 season. He had some individual success with 1,465 yard of passing offense, but the team struggled to a 4-6-1 record. The following season under Jim Criner's downfield oriented offense, Archer flourished. He paired up with All-American receiver Tracy Henderson to form one of the most lethal QB-WR duos in ISU history. Archer set school marks in pass completions (234), attempts (403), yards (2,639), total offense (2,698), touchdowns (18) and lowest interception percentage (.029). He led the Big Eight and ranked eighth nationally in total offense while his favorite target Henderson caught a then-school record 1,051 yards, ranking third nationally.[3] In one of Archer's best games, he threw for a then-school-record 346 yards against the No. 1-ranked Nebraska team, helping the Cyclones put up the most points (29) against the Cornhuskers in the regular season.[4] His 2,639 passing yards and 2,698 yards of total offense his senior season are still the second-best single-season marks in Iowa State history.[1]

Statistics

Passing Rushing
Year GP Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
1982 11 125 244 51.2 1,465 5 13 97.8 90 7 0.1 2
1983 11 234 403 58.1 2,639 18 12 121.9 110 59 0.5 3
Total 22 359 647 55.5 4,104 23 25 112.8 200 66 0.3 5
Reference:[5]

NFL career

Archer was drafted in the ninth round of the

Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles.[1]

Statistics

Year Team G GS Passing Rushing Sacked Fumbles
Comp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Sack Yds Fum Lost
1984 ATL 2 0 11 18 61.1 181 10.1 1 1 90.3 6 38 6.3 0 7 45 1 1
1985 ATL 16 11 161 312 51.6 1,992 6.4 7 17 56.5 70 347 5.0 2 43 312 9 2
1986 ATL 11 11 150 294 51.0 2,007 6.8 10 9 71.6 52 298 5.7 0 34 249 8 1
1987 ATL 9 1 9 23 39.1 95 4.1 0 2 15.7 2 8 4.0 0 3 24 0 0
1988 WAS 1 0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 39.6 3 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0
1989 SD 16 0 5 12 41.7 62 5.2 0 1 23.6 2 14 7.0 0 2 12 0 0
Total 55 23 336 661 50.8 4,337 6.6 18 30 61.9 135 706 5.2 2 89 642 18 4
Reference:[9]

WLAF and CFL career

Archer played for the

Edmonton Eskimos in 1998.[11] His final game was the Western Final playoff game against the Calgary Stampeders with Jeff Garcia at quarterback. Calgary won and went on to win the Grey Cup. Archer retired after that game and is now the color analyst for the Atlanta Falcons alongside Wes Durham
and ACC college football.

In his five seasons in the CFL he completed 1,388 of 2,434 passes (57%) for 20,671 yards with 120 touchdown passes and 71 interceptions.[12]

Broadcasting career

In 2004 Archer made the move from pre- and post-game show host to the booth as the main color commentator for the Falcons' games on their flagship station, 92.9 the Game FM. Additionally, he serves as a color analyst for ACC football games for the Raycom network as well.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "David Archer - Hall of Fame Class of 2005 - Iowa State Athletics". www.cyclones.com.
  2. ^ "Legends: DAVID ARCHER – Soda Springs/Iowa State/NFL football player". IdahoStateJournal.com.
  3. ^ SCHOFFNER, CHUCK (November 16, 1986). "Jim Criner's Firing Ends 21 Months of Unrest at Iowa State" – via LA Times.
  4. ^ "Nebraska Historical Scores". www.jhowell.net.
  5. ^ "David Archer College Stats - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "USFL.info". www.usfl.info. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  7. ^ "David Archer". NFL.com.
  8. ^ Murphy, Austin. "From out of the shadows".
  9. ^ "David Archer Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  10. ^ Green, Mike (August 13, 2015). "Archer One Of Iowa State's Best QBs".
  11. ^ "David Archer". cflapedia.com.
  12. ^ "David Archer College & Pro Football Statistics - Totalfootballstats.com". www.totalfootballstats.com.
  13. ^ "Atlanta Falcons - Broadcast Team".

External links

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