Melvin Johnson

WB / TB · Colorado 1973-75, 1977 · #23

Hometown: Houma, La.
High School: South Terrebonne
Letters: 3 (1974-75, 1977)

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Hometown	Status
1974	23	/WB	Houma, La.	Letterwinner
1975		/TB	Houma, La.	Letterwinner
1977			Houma, La.	Letterwinner

Rushing

Season	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD
1973	11	—	—	70	6.4	1
1974	56	—	—	210	3.8	1
1975	8	—	—	14	1.8	0
1977	3	—	—	15	5.0	0
Career	78	—	—	309	4.0	2

Game log (17 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD	Long
1973
Sep 22, 1973	at Wisconsin	W 28-25	3	—	—	16	5.3	0	—
Sep 29, 1973	Baylor	W 52-28	5	—	—	61	12.2	1	—
Oct 6, 1973	Air Force	W 38-17	1	—	—	0	0.0	0	—
Oct 13, 1973	at Iowa State	W 23-16	2	—	—	-7	-3.5	0	—
1974
Sep 14, 1974	at Louisiana State	L 14-42	8	—	—	33	4.1	0	—
Sep 28, 1974	Wisconsin	W 24-21	1	—	—	12	12.0	0	—
Oct 12, 1974	Iowa State	W 34-7	2	—	—	6	3.0	0	—
Oct 26, 1974	at Missouri	L 24-30	3	—	—	6	2.0	0	—
Nov 2, 1974	Nebraska	L 15-31	11	—	—	49	4.5	0	—
Nov 9, 1974	Kansas	W 17-16	7	—	—	14	2.0	0	—
Nov 16, 1974	at Oklahoma State	W 37-20	12	—	—	37	3.1	0	—
Nov 23, 1974	at Kansas State	L 19-33	12	—	—	53	4.4	1	—
1975
Sep 27, 1975	Wichita State	W 52-0	3	—	—	14	4.7	0	—
Oct 10, 1975	at Miami	W 23-10	1	—	—	4	4.0	0	—
Oct 25, 1975	at Nebraska	L 21-63	1	—	—	2	2.0	0	—
Nov 22, 1975	Kansas State	W 33-7	3	—	—	-6	-2.0	0	—
1977
Sep 17, 1977	Kent State	W 42-0	3	—	—	15	5.0	0	—

Receiving

Season	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
1973	1	0	0.0	0
1974	3	19	6.3	0
1975	1	21	21.0	1
Career	5	40	8.0	1

Game log (4 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1973
Sep 22, 1973	at Wisconsin	W 28-25	1	0	0.0	0	—
1974
Nov 9, 1974	Kansas	W 17-16	2	13	6.5	0	—
Nov 23, 1974	at Kansas State	L 19-33	1	6	6.0	0	—
1975
Sep 27, 1975	Wichita State	W 52-0	1	21	21.0	1	—

Total Offense

Season	Rush	Rush Yds	Plays	Total Yds	Avg	TD
1973	11	70	11	70	6.4	1
1974	56	210	56	210	3.8	1
1975	8	14	8	14	1.8	0
1977	3	15	3	15	5.0	0
Career	78	309	78	309	4.0	2

All-Purpose Yards

Season	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	INT	FR	FGB	Total	TD
1973	70	0	—	67	—	—	—	137	1
1974	210	19	—	242	—	—	—	471	2
1975	14	21	—	77	—	—	—	112	1
1977	15	—	—	223	—	—	—	238	0
Career	309	40	—	609	—	—	—	958	4

Scoring

Season	TD	Rush	Rec	Ret	FG	XP	2-Pt	Saf	Pts
1973	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1974	2	1	—	1	—	—	1	—	14
1975	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	6
Career	4	2	1	1	—	—	1	—	26

Notes

Rosters for historical seasons currently reflect letterwinners; complete rosters are in progress.

A dash (—) indicates a statistic not yet available for that season or player; 0 is a verified zero.

Game-by-game statistics for seasons before 2007 reflect games where individual figures have been researched and may not include every game; season totals are official.