Bill Solomon

QB · Colorado 1977-79 · #8

Hometown: East Peoria, Ill.
High School: East Peoria
Letters: 2 (1978-79)

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Yr	Hometown	Status
1978	8	/QB		East Peoria, Ill.	Letterwinner
1979				East Peoria, Ill.	Letterwinner

Passing

Season	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Rating	Sacked	Sk Yds
1977	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	—	—
1978	77	159	48.4	944	3	10	92.0	—	—
1979	91	184	49.5	1,174	10	13	106.9	—	—
Career	168	344	48.8	2,118	13	23	99.7	—	—

Game log (23 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Long	Rating	Sacked
1977
Sep 17, 1977	Kent State	W 42-0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	—	0.0	—
1978
Sep 9, 1978	Oregon	W 24-7	4	7	57.1	46	0	1	—	83.8	—
Sep 16, 1978	Miami	W 17-7	2	7	28.6	84	2	0	—	223.7	—
Sep 23, 1978	San Jose State	W 22-7	6	12	50.0	84	0	0	—	108.8	—
Sep 30, 1978	Northwestern	W 55-7	7	9	77.8	90	0	0	—	161.8	—
Oct 7, 1978	Kansas	W 17-7	11	21	52.4	127	1	1	—	109.4	—
Oct 14, 1978	at Oklahoma State	L 20-24	8	14	57.1	88	0	1	—	95.7	—
Oct 21, 1978	Nebraska	L 14-52	2	10	20.0	16	0	2	—	-6.6	—
Oct 28, 1978	at Missouri	W 28-27	12	22	54.5	181	0	0	—	123.7	—
Nov 4, 1978	Oklahoma	L 7-28	10	25	40.0	104	0	2	—	58.9	—
Nov 11, 1978	at Kansas State	L 10-20	10	24	41.7	92	0	2	—	57.2	—
Nov 18, 1978	Iowa State	L 16-20	5	8	62.5	32	0	1	—	71.1	—
1979
Sep 8, 1979	Oregon	L 19-33	7	15	46.7	95	1	1	—	108.5	—
Sep 15, 1979	Louisiana State	L 0-44	1	10	10.0	9	0	1	—	-2.4	—
Sep 22, 1979	Drake	L 9-13	7	16	43.8	126	0	1	—	97.4	—
Sep 29, 1979	at Indiana	W 17-16	5	10	50.0	49	1	2	—	84.2	—
Oct 6, 1979	at Oklahoma	L 24-49	9	16	56.3	84	1	2	—	96.0	—
Oct 20, 1979	Missouri	L 7-13	16	37	43.2	180	1	2	—	82.2	—
Oct 27, 1979	at Nebraska	L 10-38	4	8	50.0	39	0	1	—	66.0	—
Nov 3, 1979	at Iowa State	L 10-24	7	11	63.6	105	0	0	—	143.8	—
Nov 10, 1979	Oklahoma State	L 20-21	12	22	54.5	191	2	1	—	148.4	—
Nov 17, 1979	at Kansas	W 31-17	11	19	57.9	130	2	1	—	139.6	—
Nov 24, 1979	Kansas State	W 21-6	12	20	60.0	166	2	1	—	152.7	—

Rushing

Season	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD
1977	3	—	—	7	2.3	0
1978	189	—	—	484	2.6	7
1979	95	—	—	18	0.2	3
Career	287	—	—	509	1.8	10

Game log (23 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD	Long
1977
Sep 17, 1977	Kent State	W 42-0	3	—	—	7	2.3	0	—
1978
Sep 9, 1978	Oregon	W 24-7	10	—	—	40	4.0	1	—
Sep 16, 1978	Miami	W 17-7	8	—	—	16	2.0	0	—
Sep 23, 1978	San Jose State	W 22-7	27	—	—	-5	-0.2	1	—
Sep 30, 1978	Northwestern	W 55-7	16	—	—	134	8.4	2	—
Oct 7, 1978	Kansas	W 17-7	20	—	—	84	4.2	0	—
Oct 14, 1978	at Oklahoma State	L 20-24	15	—	—	77	5.1	1	—
Oct 21, 1978	Nebraska	L 14-52	15	—	—	37	2.5	0	—
Oct 28, 1978	at Missouri	W 28-27	19	—	—	11	0.6	2	—
Nov 4, 1978	Oklahoma	L 7-28	27	—	—	20	0.7	0	—
Nov 11, 1978	at Kansas State	L 10-20	15	—	—	41	2.7	0	—
Nov 18, 1978	Iowa State	L 16-20	17	—	—	29	1.7	0	—
1979
Sep 8, 1979	Oregon	L 19-33	10	—	—	-27	-2.7	0	—
Sep 15, 1979	Louisiana State	L 0-44	5	—	—	-25	-5.0	0	—
Sep 22, 1979	Drake	L 9-13	12	—	—	34	2.8	0	—
Sep 29, 1979	at Indiana	W 17-16	7	—	—	9	1.3	1	—
Oct 6, 1979	at Oklahoma	L 24-49	8	—	—	16	2.0	0	—
Oct 20, 1979	Missouri	L 7-13	10	—	—	-2	-0.2	0	—
Oct 27, 1979	at Nebraska	L 10-38	11	—	—	29	2.6	0	—
Nov 3, 1979	at Iowa State	L 10-24	6	—	—	10	1.7	1	—
Nov 10, 1979	Oklahoma State	L 20-21	9	—	—	-29	-3.2	0	—
Nov 17, 1979	at Kansas	W 31-17	11	—	—	31	2.8	1	—
Nov 24, 1979	Kansas State	W 21-6	6	—	—	-28	-4.7	0	—

Receiving

Season	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
1978	1	34	34.0	0

Game log (1 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1978
Oct 21, 1978	Nebraska	L 14-52	1	34	34.0	0	—

Total Offense

Season	Rush	Rush Yds	Pass Att	Pass Yds	Plays	Total Yds	Avg	TD
1977	3	7	1	0	4	7	1.8	0
1978	189	484	159	944	348	1,428	4.1	10
1979	95	18	184	1,174	279	1,192	4.3	13
Career	287	509	344	2,118	631	2,627	4.2	23

All-Purpose Yards

Season	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	INT	FR	FGB	Total	TD
1977	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	0
1978	484	34	—	—	—	—	—	518	7
1979	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	3
Career	509	34	—	—	—	—	—	543	10

Scoring

Season	TD	Rush	Rec	Ret	FG	XP	2-Pt	Saf	Pts
1978	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	42
1979	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	18
Career	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	60

Defense

Season	G	UT	AT	Tot	TFL	Yds	Sacks	Yds	FF	FR	INT	Yds	TD	PBU	QBH	Blk	Saf
1979	—	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	—	—	—

Punting

Season	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20	50+	Blk
1978	1	11	11.0	11	0	—	0

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.