Age: 33
12th
season in pro football, 1st with Chiefs
College: Southern California
Height: 6’2” Weight: 210
Prelude:
After winning
the 1981 Heisman Trophy at USC, Allen was chosen by the Raiders in the first
round of the ’82 draft. In the strike-shortened 1982 season, he led the NFL
with 1098 yards from scrimmage, 14 TDs, and 84 points. For his efforts, he was
a consensus Rookie of the Year and first-team All-NFL selection and was chosen
to the Pro Bowl. He gained over a thousand yards rushing in each of the next three
seasons, with a high of 1759 yards in ’85, which led the league along with his
2314 yards from scrimmage. He also topped the league in touchdowns with 18 in
1984 and was the MVP of the Super Bowl following the ’83 season, after rushing
for 191 yards. Allen was a proficient receiver out of the backfield, catching a
total of 237 passes in his first four seasons. He was a consensus first-team
All-Pro in 1982 and ’85, when he also received MVP recognition, and was
selected to the Pro Bowl five times. However, after 1985, Allen never again ran
for a thousand yards or caught more than 51 passes in a season. Bothered by
injuries (and involved in disputes with owner Al Davis), he shared time with
other running backs during the remainder of his career with the Raiders, most
notably Bo Jackson. Having rushed for 8545 yards on 2090 carries (4.1 avg.) and
caught 446 passes for another 4258 yards (9.5 avg.) and scoring a total of 98
touchdowns, Allen left the Raiders for the Chiefs in 1993 and took over the
starting running back job from Harvey Williams during the season.
1993 Season Summary
Appeared in
all 16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Rushing
Attempts – 206
[15]
Most attempts,
game – 22 (for 74 yds.) vs. Buffalo 11/28
Yards – 764
[15]
Most yards,
game – 91 yards (on 17 carries) vs. Denver 9/20
Average gain
– 3.7
TDs – 12 [1]
Pass
Receiving
Receptions – 34
Most
receptions, game – 5 (for 36 yds.) at Miami 10/31, (for 20 yds.) vs. San Diego
12/19
Yards – 238
Most yards,
game – 36 (on 5 catches) at Miami 10/31
Average gain
– 7.0
TDs – 3
Scoring
TDs – 15 [2,
tied with Andre Rison, 1st in AFC]
Points – 90
Postseason: 3
G
Rushing
attempts – 53
Most rushing
attempts, game – 21 vs. Pittsburgh, AFC Wild Card playoff
Rushing yards
– 191
Most rushing
yards, game – 74 at Houston, AFC Divisional playoff
Average gain
rushing – 3.6
Rushing TDs –
3
Pass
receptions – 7
Most pass
receptions, game – 4 vs. Pittsburgh, AFC Wild Card playoff
Pass
receiving yards – 77
Most pass
receiving yards, game – 36 at Buffalo, AFC Championship
Average yards
per reception – 11.0
Pass
Receiving TDs – 0
Awards & Honors:
NFL Comeback
Player of the Year: AP
1st
team All-AFC: UPI, Pro Football Weekly
Pro Bowl
Chiefs went 11-5
to finish first in the AFC West. Won AFC Wild Card playoff over Pittsburgh
Steelers (27-24) and AFC Divisional playoff over Houston Oilers (28-20). Lost
AFC Championship to Buffalo Bills (30-13).
Aftermath:
Having
reinvigorated his career, Allen played another four seasons with the Chiefs,
still scoring 11 TDs as a backup in his final year at age 37. He retired in
1997 with 123 career touchdowns, as well as 12,243 rushing yards and 587 pass
receptions (the record for a running back at the time) for another 5412 yards. Of
those totals, 3698 rushing yards and 1153 receiving yards came in Kansas City.
Allen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2003.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
