Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 1, Pk 11
- College
- Miami
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1988Rd 1, Pk 11
- College
- Miami
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 159
- REC
- 750
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 11,904
- AVG
- 15.9
- TD
- 65
- LNG
- 87
- FD
- 539
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  DAL | 14 | 32 | 0 | 654 | 20.4 | 5 | 61 | 0 |
| 1989 | DAL | 6 | 26 | 0 | 378 | 14.5 | 2 | 65 | 0 |
| 1990 | DAL | 12 | 20 | 0 | 413 | 20.6 | 5 | 61 | 0 |
| 1991 | DAL | 16 | 93 | 0 | 1,523 | 16.4 | 8 | 66 | 79 |
| 1992 | DAL | 16 | 78 | 0 | 1,396 | 17.9 | 7 | 87 | 71 |
| 1993 | DAL | 16 | 88 | 0 | 1,330 | 15.1 | 7 | 61 | 75 |
| 1994 | DAL | 16 | 79 | 0 | 1,241 | 15.7 | 6 | 65 | 65 |
| 1995 | DAL | 16 | 111 | 0 | 1,603 | 14.4 | 10 | 50 | 88 |
| 1996 | DAL | 11 | 64 | 0 | 962 | 15.0 | 2 | 61 | 46 |
| 1997 | DAL | 16 | 75 | 0 | 1,180 | 15.7 | 9 | 55 | 59 |
| 1998 | DAL | 16 | 74 | 0 | 1,057 | 14.3 | 1 | 51 | 48 |
| 1999 | DAL | 4 | 10 | 0 | 167 | 16.7 | 3 | 37 | 8 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 16
- REC
- 87
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 1,315
- AVG
- 15.1
- TD
- 8
- LNG
- 53
- FD
- 62
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 159
- REC
- 4.7
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 74.9
- AVG
- 15.9
- TD
- 0.4
- LNG
- 87
- FD
- 3.4
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. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | DAL | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 46.7 | 20.4 | 0.4 | 61 | 0 |
| 1989 | DAL | 6 | 4.3 | 0 | 63 | 14.5 | 0.3 | 65 | 0 |
| 1990 | DAL | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 34.4 | 20.6 | 0.4 | 61 | 0 |
| 1991 | DAL | 16 | 5.8 | 0 | 95.2 | 16.4 | 0.5 | 66 | 4.9 |
| 1992 | DAL | 16 | 4.9 | 0 | 87.3 | 17.9 | 0.4 | 87 | 4.4 |
| 1993 | DAL | 16 | 5.5 | 0 | 83.1 | 15.1 | 0.4 | 61 | 4.7 |
| 1994 | DAL | 16 | 4.9 | 0 | 77.6 | 15.7 | 0.4 | 65 | 4.1 |
| 1995 | DAL | 16 | 6.9 | 0 | 100.2 | 14.4 | 0.6 | 50 | 5.5 |
| 1996 | DAL | 11 | 5.8 | 0 | 87.5 | 15.0 | 0.2 | 61 | 4.2 |
| 1997 | DAL | 16 | 4.7 | 0 | 73.8 | 15.7 | 0.6 | 55 | 3.7 |
| 1998 | DAL | 16 | 4.6 | 0 | 66.1 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 51 | 3 |
| 1999 | DAL | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 41.8 | 16.7 | 0.8 | 37 | 2 |
What were Michael Irvin's career stats?
Michael Irvin played 12 seasons for the Cowboys. He had 750 receptions for 11,904 yards and 65 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1995: 111 receptions, 1,603 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1988 to 1999
Championships ×3
- 1992 Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys
- 1993 Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys
- 1995 Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys
All-time career rank
- 32nd in receiving yards (11,904)
- 46th in receptions (750)
Among the 3,435 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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