Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- Idaho State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- Idaho State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 114
- CAR
- 825
- YDS
- 3,139
- AVG
- 3.8
- TD
- 21
- LNG
- 41
- FD
- 59
- FUM
- 1
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  PIT | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | PIT | 16 | 170 | 705 | 4.1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | PIT | 16 | 186 | 621 | 3.3 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | PIT | 16 | 203 | 772 | 3.8 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | 16 | 165 | 610 | 3.7 | 2 | 24 | 31 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | 16 | 41 | 150 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 1 |
| 1993 | PIT | 16 | 51 | 249 | 4.9 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | CHI | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- CAR
- 39
- YDS
- 247
- AVG
- 6.3
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 49
- FD
- 1
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 114
- CAR
- 7.2
- YDS
- 27.5
- AVG
- 3.8
- TD
- 0.2
- LNG
- 41
- FD
- 0.5
- FUM
- 0.0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | PIT | 13 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | PIT | 16 | 10.6 | 44.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | PIT | 16 | 11.6 | 38.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | PIT | 16 | 12.7 | 48.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | 16 | 10.3 | 38.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 24 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | 16 | 2.6 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | PIT | 16 | 3.2 | 15.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 1994 | CHI | 5 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.2 | 0 |
What were Merril Hoge's career stats?
Merril Hoge played 8 seasons for the Steelers and the Bears. He had 825 carries for 3,139 yards, 254 catches for 2,133 yards and scored 34 touchdowns. His best season was 1990: 772 rushing yards, 7 rushing touchdowns and 3.8 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1987 to 1994
All-time career rank
- 200th in rushing yards (3,139)
- 215th in rushing touchdowns (21)
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
More on Merril Hoge
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