University of Michigan Football All-American
Thom Darden
Defensive Back, 1971
Three-year regular playing all defensive back positions. Returned interceptions 92 and 60 yards for touchdowns and had 11 interceptions in his career. Ranks among Michigan leaders in punt returns and punt return yardage for career. Outstanding tackler.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tackles | Pass Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | GP | S | A | T | TFL | Sacks | F-R | | | PBU | Int | YDS | tds | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 11 | 62 | 20 | 82 | 6-82 | | | 2 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | 10 | 53 | 16 | 69 | 4-6 | 2 | | | 10 | 5 | 46 | 1* | |||||||||||
| 1971 | 12 | 48 | 19 | 67 | 1-2 | 0 | | | 3 | 4 | 163 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 33 | 163 | 55 | 218 | 11-90 | 2 | | | 13 | 11 | 224 | 3 | |||||||||||
| ------------------------------- * Darden scored touchdown on a fumble recovery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kick Offs | Punt Returns | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. | Yards | Ave. | Long. | tds | No. | Yards | Ave. | Long. | tds | |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 153 | 8.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 237 | 9.9 | 47 | 0 | |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 0. | 0 | 0 | 42 | 390 | 9.5 | 47 | 0 | |
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