Season | Rushing | Recieving | Returns | |||||||
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Year | Rush | Yards | Avg | TDs | Rec | Yards | TDs | Ret | Yards | TDs |
1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 654 | 0 |
1972 | 233 | 1,117 | 4.8 | 12 | 16 | 138 | 1 | 8 | 219 | 0 |
1973 | 286 | 1,522 | 5.3 | 17 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
Totals | 519 | 2,639 | 5.1 | 29 | 22 | 207 | 1 | 54 | 889 | 0 |
Season | Teams | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fum | Total Pts. | ||||||
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Rush | Yards | Avg | TDs | Rec | Yards | Avg | TDs | |||||
1974 | LAM | 14 | 55 | 198 | 3.6 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1975 | LAM | 13 | 48 | 158 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
1976 | LAM | 14 | 177 | 688 | 3.9 | 1 | 30 | 302 | 10.1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
1977 | LAM | 14 | 178 | 598 | 3.4 | 5 | 28 | 228 | 8.1 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
1978 | LAM | 14 | 174 | 604 | 3.5 | 3 | 41 | 382 | 9.3 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
1980 | SD | 10 | 101 | 364 | 3.6 | 5 | 13 | 112 | 8.6 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
1981 | SD | 16 | 68 | 254 | 3.7 | 4 | 10 | 126 | 12.6 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
1982 | SD | 9 | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1983 | SD | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 105 | 824 | 2,951 | 3.6 | 24 | 135 | 1,233 | 9.1 | 4 | 21 | 168 |
Awards and Honors:
Heisman Trophy:
John Cappelletti, tailback on the unbeaten and untied 1973 Penn State team,
was the recipient of the Heisman Trophy. Cappelletti recieved the covered award and dedicated it to his younger brother, Joey, a lukemia victim, in a moving acceptance speech in December 1973, in New York City.
Walter Camp Player-of-the-Year:
Running back John Cappelletti won the 1973 Walter
Camp Player-of-the-Year.
Maxwell Award:
1973 John Cappelletti
Hula Bowl:
1974 John Cappelletti
Senior Bowl:
1974 John Cappelletti
Orange Bowl Classic Hall Of Honor:
2006 John Cappelletti