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Aikman by the Numbers
David Sabino
July 26, 2006
CAREER STATISTICS
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July 26, 2006

Aikman By The Numbers

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YEAR TEAM GAMES ATT COMP PCT YARDS YDS/ATT TD INT RATING W-L
1989 COWBOYS 11 293 155 52.9 1,749 6.0 9 18 55.7 0-11
1990 COWBOYS 15 399 226 56.6 2,579 6.5 11 18 66.6 7-8
1991 COWBOYS 12 363 237 65.3 2,754 7.6 11 10 86.7 7-5
1992 COWBOYS 16 473 302 63.8 3,445 7.3 23 14 89.5 13-3
1993 COWBOYS 14 392 271 69.1 3,100 7.9 15 6 99.0 11-3
1994 COWBOYS 14 361 233 64.5 2,676 7.4 13 12 84.9 10-4
1995 COWBOYS 16 432 280 64.8 3,304 7.6 16 7 93.6 12-4
1996 COWBOYS 15 465 296 63.7 3,126 6.7 12 13 80.1 10-5
1997 COWBOYS 16 518 292 56.4 3,283 6.3 19 12 78.0 6-10
1998 COWBOYS 11 315 187 59.4 2,330 7.4 12 5 88.5 7-4
1999 COWBOYS 14 442 263 59.5 2,964 6.7 17 12 81.1 7-7
2000 COWBOYS 11 262 156 59.5 1,632 6.2 7 14 64.3 4-7
TOTAL 165 4,715 2,898 61.5 32,942 7.0 165 141 81.6 94-11
[*]PLAYOFFS 15 502 320 63.7 3,849 7.7 23 17 88.3 11-4

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[*] RECORD AS A STARTER. ALSO CAME IN AS NONSTARTER IN TWO PLAYOFF GAMES.

MILESTONES

April 23, 1989
NFL Draft in New York City
Selected first overall
Having signed an NFL-rookie-record six-year, $11 million contract three days earlier, UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman officially became a Dallas Cowboy.

Nov. 12, 1989
at Phoenix
L 20-24
Back from a five-game layoff due to a broken finger, Aikman set the NFL rookie record by throwing for 379 yards, the last 75 on a TD pass during which he was knocked unconscious.

Sept. 9, 1990
vs. San Diego
W 17-14
Aikman's one-yard sneak with 1:58 left in the fourth quarter was the deciding score in Dallas's season-opening victory against the Chargers--his first win in his 12th NFL start.

Jan. 31, 1993
vs. Buffalo in Pasadena
W 52-17
Named Super Bowl MVP after completing 22 of 30 passes, including four touchdowns (two of which were to his favorite receiver, Michael Irvin) to lead the Cowboys to their first title in 15 seasons.

Jan. 30, 1994
vs. Buffalo in Atlanta
W 30-13
Knocked out of the NFC Championship Game against the 49ers with a concussion one week earlier, Aikman returned to pilot the Cowboys to their second straight Super Bowl championship.

Jan. 15, 1995
at San Francisco
L 28-38
Trailing 21-0, Aikman headed a fierce comeback, setting NFC Championship Game records with 53 pass attempts, 30 completions and 380 passing yards in a losing effort against the 49ers.

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