Randy Essington

QB · Colorado 1980-82 · #16

Hometown: Whittier, Calif.
High School: Monte Vista
Previous School: U.S. International
Letters: 3 (1980-82)

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Hometown	Status
1980	16	/QB	Whittier, Calif.	Letterwinner
1981			Whittier, Calif.	Letterwinner
1982			Whittier, Calif.	Letterwinner

Passing

Season	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Rating	Sacked	Sk Yds
1980	43	80	53.8	454	2	4	99.7	—	—
1981	95	197	48.2	1,199	6	9	100.3	—	—
1982	109	219	49.8	1,121	2	13	83.9	—	—
Career	247	496	49.8	2,774	10	26	92.9	—	—

Game log (21 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT	Long	Rating	Sacked
1980
Sep 13, 1980	at UCLA	L 14-56	6	7	85.7	62	0	0	—	160.1	—
Sep 27, 1980	Indiana	L 7-49	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	—	0.0	—
Oct 4, 1980	Oklahoma	L 42-82	11	23	47.8	183	1	1	—	120.3	—
Oct 18, 1980	at Missouri	L 7-45	11	22	50.0	58	0	1	—	63.1	—
Oct 25, 1980	Nebraska	L 7-45	15	27	55.6	151	1	2	—	99.9	—
1981
Sep 12, 1981	Texas Tech	W 45-27	14	23	60.9	345	3	0	—	229.9	—
Sep 19, 1981	Washington State	L 10-14	14	24	58.3	154	0	1	—	103.9	—
Sep 26, 1981	BYU	L 20-41	22	35	62.9	271	2	1	—	141.0	—
Oct 3, 1981	at UCLA	L 7-27	10	25	40.0	54	1	1	—	63.3	—
Oct 10, 1981	at Nebraska	L 0-59	4	15	26.7	39	0	2	—	21.8	—
Oct 17, 1981	Oklahoma State	W 11-10	3	13	23.1	33	0	0	—	44.4	—
Nov 7, 1981	Missouri	L 14-30	12	26	46.2	127	0	3	—	64.1	—
Nov 14, 1981	at Kansas	L 0-27	8	23	34.8	56	0	1	—	46.5	—
Nov 21, 1981	Kansas State	W 24-21	8	13	61.5	120	0	0	—	139.1	—
1982
Sep 11, 1982	California	L 17-31	20	35	57.1	172	1	1	—	102.1	—
Oct 2, 1982	UCLA	L 6-34	17	27	63.0	114	0	2	—	83.6	—
Oct 9, 1982	Nebraska	L 14-40	24	51	47.1	361	1	2	—	105.2	—
Oct 16, 1982	at Oklahoma State	T 25-25	19	36	52.8	195	0	0	—	98.3	—
Oct 23, 1982	Iowa State	L 14-31	11	26	42.3	126	0	2	—	67.6	—
Oct 30, 1982	Oklahoma	L 10-45	13	31	41.9	132	0	4	—	51.9	—
Nov 6, 1982	at Missouri	L 14-35	5	13	38.5	21	0	2	—	21.3	—

Rushing

Season	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD
1980	18	—	—	-45	-2.5	1
1981	29	—	—	-178	-6.1	0
1982	34	—	—	-104	-3.1	0
Career	81	—	—	-327	-4.0	1

Game log (19 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Att	Gain	Lost	Net	Avg	TD	Long
1980
Oct 4, 1980	Oklahoma	L 42-82	3	—	—	-9	-3.0	1	—
Oct 18, 1980	at Missouri	L 7-45	4	—	—	-19	-4.8	0	—
Oct 25, 1980	Nebraska	L 7-45	11	—	—	-17	-1.5	0	—
1981
Sep 12, 1981	Texas Tech	W 45-27	2	—	—	-1	-0.5	0	—
Sep 19, 1981	Washington State	L 10-14	3	—	—	-42	-14.0	0	—
Sep 26, 1981	BYU	L 20-41	4	—	—	-16	-4.0	0	—
Oct 3, 1981	at UCLA	L 7-27	5	—	—	-15	-3.0	0	—
Oct 10, 1981	at Nebraska	L 0-59	2	—	—	-24	-12.0	0	—
Oct 17, 1981	Oklahoma State	W 11-10	1	—	—	-12	-12.0	0	—
Nov 7, 1981	Missouri	L 14-30	4	—	—	-28	-7.0	0	—
Nov 14, 1981	at Kansas	L 0-27	3	—	—	-18	-6.0	0	—
Nov 21, 1981	Kansas State	W 24-21	5	—	—	-22	-4.4	0	—
1982
Sep 11, 1982	California	L 17-31	6	—	—	-31	-5.2	0	—
Oct 2, 1982	UCLA	L 6-34	2	—	—	-3	-1.5	0	—
Oct 9, 1982	Nebraska	L 14-40	7	—	—	-9	-1.3	0	—
Oct 16, 1982	at Oklahoma State	T 25-25	12	—	—	-30	-2.5	0	—
Oct 23, 1982	Iowa State	L 14-31	1	—	—	-1	-1.0	0	—
Oct 30, 1982	Oklahoma	L 10-45	3	—	—	8	2.7	0	—
Nov 6, 1982	at Missouri	L 14-35	3	—	—	-38	-12.7	0	—

Total Offense

Season	Rush	Rush Yds	Pass Att	Pass Yds	Plays	Total Yds	Avg	TD
1980	18	-45	80	454	98	409	4.2	3
1981	29	-178	197	1,199	226	1,021	4.5	6
1982	34	-104	219	1,121	253	1,017	4.0	2
Career	81	-327	496	2,774	577	2,447	4.2	11

All-Purpose Yards

Season	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	INT	FR	FGB	Total	TD
1980	-45	—	—	—	—	—	—	-45	1
1981	-178	—	—	—	—	—	—	-178	0
1982	-104	—	—	—	—	—	—	-104	0
Career	-327	—	—	—	—	—	—	-327	1

Scoring

Season	TD	Rush	Rec	Ret	FG	XP	2-Pt	Saf	Pts
1980	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	6

Defense

Season	G	UT	AT	Tot	TFL	Yds	Sacks	Yds	FF	FR	INT	Yds	TD	PBU	QBH	Blk	Saf
1982	2	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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.