Player Profile: Michael Irvin (1992-93)
From the Cowboys*96 Media Guide
(July, 1996)
1993: Irvin finished second on the NFL receiving yardage
chart with 1,330 yards (Rice, 1,503), and his 88 catches were
good for third in the league behind Sterling Sharpe (112) and
Rice (98).
He collected five 100-yard receiving games, and he led or tied
for the team lead in receptions or receiving yardage in 14 of
the club's 19 games. He earned NFC Player of the Week honors
while establishing a career-high for catches in a single game
with 12 against San Francisco (10/17) - a total that tied him
for the second highest single-game outing in club history.
He also recorded a trio of consecutive 100-yard receiving games
against Green Bay (155 on 10/3), at Indianapolis (112 on 10/10)
and a season-high 168 against the 49ers (10/17). Irvin was limited
to just two touchdown receptions in the first 11 games of the
season, but added five more in the Cowboys five game winning
streak down the stretch that secured the NFC Eastern Division
crown.
His seven scoring catches led the Cowboys for the fourth straight
season. For the second straight season, Irvin led the Cowboys
in postseason receptions (16) and receiving yardage (215), while
picking up nine receptions for 126 yards and one touchdown in
the divisional playoff win against Green Bay (1/16/94). He closed
the year with a third straight Pro Bowl selection.
1992: Irvin finished second in the NFL in receiving yards
and seventh in receptions, while topping all of the league's
leading receivers with a yards per catch average of 17.9 (minimum
of 52 catches).
He added six 100-yard receiving games during the regular season,
and the highlight of those outings was a career-high performance
of 210 yards on eight catches (three touchdowns) vs. Phoenix
(9/20). In that game, Irvin registered touchdown receptions of
41, four and a career-best 87 yards (fifth longest in club history).
He also posted three consecutive 100-yard games against Phoenix,
Philadelphia (105 on 10/5) and Seattle (113 on 10/11), while
topping the century mark at Detroit (114 on 11/8), at home against
the L.A. Rams (168 on 11/15) and at Washington (105 on 12/13).
He recorded six catches in each of the three postseason playoff
games (18 total playoff receptions for 288 yards), and topped
the year off with 114 yards and a pair of first half touchdown
receptions in Super Bowl XXVII.
He averaged better than 20 yards-per-catch in five of Dallas'
16 regular season games, and led the team in touchdown catches
(7) for the third straight season.
Irvin's Seasons: 1995, 1994,
1991, 1988-90
Irvin's College/Game Starts
Irvin's Personal Data
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