sport.wikisort.org - AthleteJeffrey Lee Francis (born July 7, 1966) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1989 NFL Draft and also played for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Tennessee.
American football player (born 1966)
American football player
Jeff Francis|
Position: | Quarterback |
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Born: | (1966-07-07) July 7, 1966 (age 56) Park Ridge, Illinois |
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Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
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College: | Tennessee |
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NFL Draft: | 1989 / Round: 6 / Pick: 140 |
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- Los Angeles Raiders (1989)*
- Cleveland Browns (1990–1992)
- Indianapolis Colts (1992)*
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only |
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TD–INT: | 0–0 |
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Passing yards: | 26 |
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Passer Rating: | 118.7 |
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
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Early years
Francis attended Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois. [1]
College career
Francis played quarterback for Johnny Majors at the University of Tennessee from 1985 to 1988, starting from 1987 to 1988.[2] He was the starting quarterback for Tennessee in the 1988 Peach Bowl, which the Volunteers won 27–22 over the Indiana Hoosiers.[3] He was Tennessee's all-time leader in pass completions and passing yards at the time of his graduation.[4]
Collegiate statistics
Year |
School |
Conf |
Pos |
Cmp |
Att |
Pct |
Yds |
Y/A |
AY/A |
TD |
Int |
Rate |
1985 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
QB |
14 |
20 |
70.0 |
172 |
8.6 |
7.4 |
1 |
1 |
148.7 |
1986 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
QB |
150 |
233 |
64.4 |
1,946 |
8.4 |
8.0 |
9 |
6 |
142.1 |
1987 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
QB |
121 |
201 |
60.2 |
1,512 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
8 |
8 |
128.6 |
1988 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
QB |
191 |
314 |
60.8 |
2,237 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
13 |
11 |
127.3 |
Career |
Tennessee |
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476 |
768 |
62.0 |
5,867 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
31 |
26 |
132.7 |
Professional career
Francis was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the sixth round of the 1989 NFL Draft and spent his rookie season on the Raiders' development roster.[5][6] He was waived by the Raiders on September 4, 1990.[7] On October 11, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns and placed on the practice squad.[8] Francis was activated by the Browns before their December 23 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He appeared in that game, completing two passes for 26 yards.[9]
Francis spent the 1991 season on injured reserve and was cut by the Browns on August 25, 1992. He was re-signed by Cleveland on September 23 when backup Todd Philcox went on the injured reserve.[10] He was again waived by the Browns on October 1.[11]
Personal life
Francis spent time as sideline reporter for the Vol Network starting in 2007. He resigned from the job to spend more time with his family, including coaching his sons’ football teams.[12] In addition, he now is senior vice president and financial consultant with Pinnacle Asset Management.[13]
References
- "No Argument: Tennessee Qb Comes To Play". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "Jeff Francis College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "Peach Bowl". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "Tennessee Volunteers Passing". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "FOR THE RECORD". Highbeam. September 10, 1989. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "Transactions". New York Times. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "Thursday, December 20, 1990". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "Jeff Francis 1990 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "Transactions". New York Times. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "TRANSACTIONS". New York Times. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- Williams, Steve. "Jeff Francis chose coaching over reporting football". The Knoxville Focus. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- "Jeff Francis - Pinnacle Financial Partners". www.pnfp.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
Los Angeles Raiders 1989 NFL Draft selections |
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- Steve Wisniewski
- Jeff Francis
- Doug Lloyd
- Derrick Gainer
- Gary Gooden
- Charles Jackson
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Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterbacks |
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- Howard Ijams (1891–1893)
- D. C. Chapman (1896)
- Strang Nicklin (1897)
- C. L. Bryan (1899)
- J. G. Logan (1900)
- Sax Crawford (1901–1902)
- T. R. Watkins (1903–1904)
- Walker Leach (1905)
- J. C. Loucks (1906–1908)
- Chauncey Raulston (1909)
- Rufus Branch (1909–1912)
- Red Rainey (1913)
- Bill May (1914–1915)
- Buck Hatcher (1916)
- Willis McCabe (1919)
- Joe Evans (1920)
- Roe Campbell (1921–1924)
- Jimmie Smith (1922)
- Billy Harkness (1924–1926)
- Jimmy Elmore (1927)
- D. Vincent Tudor (1927–1929)
- Roy Witt (1928)
- Bobby Dodd (1928–1930)
- Deke Brackett (1931–1932)
- Beattie Feathers (1933)
- Charles Vaughan (1934)
- Phil Dickens (1935–1936)
- Walter Wood (1937)
- George Cafego (1938–1939)
- Van Thompson (1940)
- Johnny Butler (1941)
- Jim Gaffney (1943)
- Buzz Warren (1943–1944)
- Walter Slater (1946)
- Orvis Milner (1947)
- Jack Armstrong (1948)
- Jimmy Hill (1949–1950)
- Jimmy Hahn (1950–1951)
- Bill Blackstock (1951)
- Hal Hubbard (1952)
- Bill Barbish (1953)
- Jimmy Beutel (1954–1955)
- Johnny Majors (1956)
- Bobby Gordon (1957)
- Billy Majors (1958–1960)
- Glenn Glass (1960–1961)
- Mallon Faircloth (1961–1963)
- Art Galiffa (1964–1966)
- Dewey Warren (1967)
- Bubba Wyche (1968)
- Bobby Scott (1969–1970)
- Condredge Holloway (1973–1974)
- Randy Wallace (1975–1976)
- Pat Ryan (1977)
- Jimmy Streater (1978–1979)
- Steve Alatorre (1980–1981)
- Alan Cockrell (1981–1983)
- Tony Robinson (1984–1985)
- Jeff Francis (1987–1988)
- Sterling Henton (1989)
- Andy Kelly (1989–1991)
- Heath Shuler (1992–1993)
- Jerry Colquitt (1994)
- Todd Helton (1994)
- Peyton Manning (1994–1997)
- Tee Martin (1998–1999)
- A. J. Suggs (2000)
- Casey Clausen (2000–2003)
- C.J. Leak (2002)
- James Banks (2002)
- Brent Schaeffer (2004)
- Rick Clausen (2004–2005)
- Erik Ainge (2004–2007)
- Jonathan Crompton (2006, 2008–2009)
- Nick Stephens (2008)
- Matt Simms (2010–2011)
- Tyler Bray (2010–2012)
- Justin Worley (2013–2014)
- Nathan Peterman (2013–2014)
- Joshua Dobbs (2013–2016)
- Quinten Dormady (2017)
- Jarrett Guarantano (2017–2020)
- Will McBride (2017)
- Brian Maurer (2019)
- J.T. Shrout (2019)
- Harrison Bailey (2020)
- Joe Milton (2021)
- Hendon Hooker (2021)
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