Michael Irvin profile, statistics and more

Michael Irvin
#88 | Wide Receiver | Dallas Cowboys | Roster

Career Notes

1996
Suspended for the first five games by the NFL for violation of the league's substance abuse policy... Yet in only 11 games Irvin returned to catch 64 balls for 962 yards and added to his Cowboy records of receptions and recieving yards... He also had three 100-yard games out of the 11 he started in '96.

1995
His 11 straight games topping the 100 yards receiving mark established a new NFL record previously held by Charley Hennigan in 1961 ... Fifth in the NFL with 111 receptions and fourth in the league with 1,603 yards ... 88 of his 111 catches were for first downs ... Tied a team record by leading the team in receptions for his fifth consecutive season ... Caught seven passes for 100 yards and two first quarter TDs on Jan. 14 vs. Green Bay. It marked his fifth 100-yard receiving day in postseason play to tie him for the second most in NFL history (Jerry Rice is the all-time leader with seven) ... Selected to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl, the most ever by a Dallas WR.

1994
Established a Dallas single-game postseason record for receptions (12) and yards (192) on Jan. 15, 1995 at San Francisco ... With his 111 yards, Irvin teamed with WR Alvin Harper (108) and TE Jay Novacek (104) to post the second time in NFL playoff history that three players recorded more than 100 yards in one game on Jan. 8, 1995 vs. Green Bay ... Placed second on the team with six TDs to mark the first time since 1989 he did not lead the team in receiving TDs ... Selected to the Pro Bowl.

1993
Finished second in the league with 1,330 receiving yards and third in receptions with 88 ... He led or tied for the team lead in receptions in 14 of the team's 19 games ... His seven receiving TDs led the team for the fourth consecutive season ... Finished another season by being selected to the Pro Bowl.

1992
Finished second in the league in receiving yards and seventh in receptions ... Led the league with a 17.9 yards-per-catch average ... Led the team in TD catches for the third straight season ... Recorded a career-high 210 yards on eight catches with three TDs on Sept. 20 vs. Phoenix. One of his TDs in that game was a career-long 87-yarder ... Finished the outstanding season with 114 yards and a pair of first half TDs in Super Bowl XXVII.

1991
Consensus All-Pro ... Set new team standard for receiving yards with a league-leading 1,523 yards ... Set club marks by totaling 100 yards or more in seven straight games ... Caught eight passes for 125 yards and was named the MVP in the Pro Bowl.

1990
Battled back from a bad knee which forced him to miss a total of 14 games over two years. He missed 10 at the end of '89 and the first four games of '90 ... His 20.7-yard avg. was the highest by a Cowboy player since 1981.

1989
On pace to have a solid season before suffering a season-ending right knee injury (anterior cruciate ligament) in the sixth game of the year on Oct. 15 at San Francisco ... The injury required major surgery and a thorough off-season rehab program.

1988
Selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round (11th overall) ... As a rookie, Irvin lead the NFC with a 20.4-yard average per catch ... Caught his first career TD on Sept. 4 (in his first NFL start) on a 35-yard toss from QB Steve Pelluer ... Was the third WR taken in the '88 draft behind Sterling Sharpe and Tim Brown.


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