Stanford Jennings

Rushing yards:	1,250
Rushing touchdowns:	9
Receiving yards:	1,096
Receiving touchdowns:	10
Kickoff return yards:	2,965

Stanford Jennings
No. 36, 28
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	March 12, 1962 (age 62); Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Summerville
College:	Furman
NFL draft:	1984 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
	Cincinnati Bengals (1984–1990); New Orleans Saints (1991); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	1,250
Rushing touchdowns:	9
Receiving yards:	1,096
Receiving touchdowns:	10
Kickoff return yards:	2,965
	Player stats at PFR

Stanford Jamison Jennings (born March 12, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Furman Paladins and was selected in the third round of the 1984 NFL draft. Jennings played seven seasons in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals (1984–1990), and one each for the New Orleans Saints (1991) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992). Jennings returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXIII.

Early life

Jennings was born to Walter and Fannie Jennings, both laborers on a dairy farm. He attended

The Citadel and Furman University

.

College career

Jennings selected Furman, helping the

Georgia Tech.^[1] Jennings starred at Furman—in four seasons, he rushed for 3,868 yards on 650 carries (a 6.0 average) and 39 touchdowns, with 76 receptions for 865 yards (an 11.4 average) and four receiving touchdowns. He was the 1981 SoCon Player of the Year^[2]

NFL career

Jennings was chosen in the third round of the

1984 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.^[3] Primarily a kick returner and backup running back, he had his most productive season from scrimmage his rookie year of 1984. He played 15 games (starting four) and rushing for 379 yards on 79 attempts (a 4.8 average) and two touchdowns and caught 35 passes for 346 yards and two receiving touchdowns—all career bests.^[4] His top year as a kick returner was 1988, with career highs of 32 returns for 684 yards, including a 98-yard touchdown return (the longest of the season in the NFL) against the Kansas City Chiefs.^[5] He returned a 93-yard kickoff in Super Bowl XXIII against the San Francisco 49ers

.

Jennings finished his nine-season NFL career with 1,250 rushing yards, 116 receptions for 1,098 yards, and 2,965 yards returning kickoffs. He also scored 20 touchdowns. His 2,752 kickoff return yards with Cincinnati stood as a Bengals franchise record until surpassed by Tremain Mack in 2000.