Scott Laidlaw
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Position: | Hawthorne (CA) | ||||||
College: | Stanford | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1975 / Round: 14 / Pick: 356 | ||||||
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Robert Scott Laidlaw (born February 17, 1953) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. He played college football at Stanford University.
Early years
Laidlaw attended
As a junior, he was named the starter at
He finished fourth in the school career rushing list, with 1,543 rushing yards (4.4-yard average), while playing on pass-oriented offenses. He also had 40 receptions for 351 yards.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Laidlaw was selected by the
In 1976, he replaced an injured Robert Newhouse in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, rushing for 104 yards on 19 carries, along with 7 receptions for 66 yards. He missed 3 games with severe rib bruises he suffered against the Baltimore Colts and his return was also hindered by a bout with the flu. Against the Atlanta Falcons he rushed for 88 yards on 15 carries. He finished with 424 rushing yards (third on the team), 325 receiving yards (third on the team) and 84 scored points (fourth on the team).
In 1977, he suffered a hamstring pull in training camp which limited his preseason action and kept him from seriously competing for the starting fullback job with Newhouse. As a backup that was used mainly on passing situations, he made just 5 receptions for 15 yards and 9 carries for 60 yards. He was a part of the Super Bowl XII winning team.
In
In 1979, he was set to contend with Newhouse for the starting fullback job, but Laidlaw suffered a pulled hamstring in training camp and was unable to make a serious challenge. After Newhouse was limited with a leg injury he sustained in the season opener, him and Laidlaw were used as interchangeable play messengers during the first half of the season. Laidlaw could never regain his full strength however, because of a cyst he had behind his left knee that was removed until the offseason.
On August 26, 1980, he was released after being passed on the depth chart by rookie Timmy Newsome.[4][5] During his time with the Cowboys, although his effectiveness was limited by a series of injuries, he still managed to be a key backup and a part of three Super Bowl teams.
New York Giants
On September 8,
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1975 | DAL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 25 | 0 |
1976 | DAL | 13 | 7 | 94 | 424 | 4.5 | 28 | 3 | 38 | 325 | 8.6 | 26 | 1 |
1977 | DAL | 14 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 18 | 1 |
1978 | DAL | 16 | 4 | 75 | 312 | 4.2 | 59 | 3 | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 44 | 1 |
1979 | DAL | 16 | 4 | 69 | 236 | 3.4 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 |
1980 | NYG | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
74 | 16 | 255 | 1,007 | 3.9 | 59 | 9 | 74 | 668 | 9.0 | 44 | 3 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1976 | DAL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | DAL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | DAL | 3 | 2 | 30 | 98 | 3.3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 1 |
7 | 2 | 33 | 101 | 3.1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Stanford Football "All-70s Team": Fullback". Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Staubach-less Cowboys Down Falcons, 27-20". Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Defense Cowboys Whip The Rams". Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Former Ram Newsome: It's Good To Be Home". Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Laidlaw fires back at Cowboys". Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Giants waive Scott Laidlaw". Retrieved April 30, 2022.