Sam Childers
Sam Childers 
Full Name:  Samuel Shannon Childers
   School:  Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida


FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1978  84  TE      6-2  195  Fr   *   Tallahassee                 
1979  84  TE      6-2  195  So   *   Tallahassee                 
1980  84  TE      6-2  195  Jr   *   Tallahassee                 
1981  84  TE      6-2  195  Sr   *   Tallahassee


Conference Awards
Football
Year  Award
1981  All-South Independent - 2nd Team


FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1978   3 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1979  10 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  2 |  14
1980  11 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  2 |  12
1981  11 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  3 |  18
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   35 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  7 |  44

Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1978   3 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   6   45  7.5  0 15  |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   45
1979  10 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   6   34  5.7  2 10  |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   34
1980  11 |   0    0  0.0  0     |  20  157  7.9  2 17  |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  157
1981  11 |   0    0  0.0  0     |  18  163  9.1  3 22  |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  163
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   35 |   0    0  0.0  0     |  50  399  8.0  7 22  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  399
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1978                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Nov 11 Virginia Tech        |  1           
Nov 18 Navy                 |  1  TE       
Nov 25 Florida              |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  3   1    0

                            |      Starts
1979                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep  8 Southern Mississippi |  1           
Sep 15 Arizona State        |  1           
Sep 22 Miami                |  1           
Oct  6 Louisville           |  1           
Oct 13 Mississippi State    |  1           
Oct 27 Louisiana State      |  1           
Nov  3 Cincinnati           |  1           
Nov 10 South Carolina       |  1           
Nov 17 Memphis State        |  1           
Nov 23 Florida              |  1           
Jan  1 Oklahoma             |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 11   0    0

                            |      Starts
1980                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep  6 Louisiana State      |  1  TE       
Sep 13 Louisville           |  1  TE       
Sep 20 East Carolina        |  1  TE       
Sep 27 Miami                |  1  TE       
Oct  4 Nebraska             |  1  TE       
Oct 11 Pittsburgh           |  1           
Oct 18 Boston College       |  1  TE       
Oct 25 Memphis State        |  1  TE       
Nov  1 Tulsa                |  1  TE       
Nov  8 Virginia Tech        |  1  TE       
Dec  6 Florida              |  1  TE       
Jan  1 Oklahoma             |  1  TE       
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 12  11    0

                            |      Starts
1981                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep  5 Louisville           |  1           
Sep 12 Memphis State        |  1           
Sep 19 Nebraska             |  1           
Oct  3 Ohio State           |  1           
Oct 10 Notre Dame           |  1           
Oct 17 Pittsburgh           |  1           
Oct 24 Louisiana State      |  1           
Oct 31 Western Carolina     |  1           
Nov  7 Miami                |  1           
Nov 14 Southern Mississippi |  1           
Nov 28 Florida              |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 11   0    0

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  | 37  12    0
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1978                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Nov 11 Virginia Tech        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 18 Navy                 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 25 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1979                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 15 Arizona State        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct  6 Louisville           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 10 South Carolina       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   1 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   8
Jan  1 *Oklahoma            |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   1 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  2 |  14

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1980                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep  6 Louisiana State      |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 13 Louisville           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 20 East Carolina        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 27 Miami                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct 11 Pittsburgh           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct 18 Boston College       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov  1 Tulsa                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov  8 Virginia Tech        |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Dec  6 Florida              |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Jan  1 *Oklahoma            |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  2 |  12

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1981                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep  5 Louisville           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Sep 19 Nebraska             |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct  3 Ohio State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct 17 Pittsburgh           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct 31 Western Carolina     |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov  7 Miami                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 14 Southern Mississippi |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  3 |  18

* Bowl Game stats not included

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1978                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Nov 11 Virginia Tech        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   3   26  8.7  0 15  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   26
Nov 18 Navy                 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    2  2.0  0  2  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    2
Nov 25 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   17  8.5  0  9  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   17
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   6   45  7.5  0 15  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   45

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1979                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 15 Arizona State        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    5  5.0  0  5  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    5
Oct  6 Louisville           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    1  1.0  1  1t |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    1
Nov 10 South Carolina       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   4   28  7.0  1 10  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   28
Jan  1 *Oklahoma            |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   24 12.0  0 14  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   24
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   6   34  5.7  2 10  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   34

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1980                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep  6 Louisiana State      |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    8  8.0  0  8  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    8
Sep 13 Louisville           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    5  5.0  0  5  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    5
Sep 20 East Carolina        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   3   19  6.3  0  7  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   19
Sep 27 Miami                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   3   25  8.3  1 11t |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   25
Oct 11 Pittsburgh           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2    6  3.0  1  4t |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    6
Oct 18 Boston College       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   5   39  7.8  0 16  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   39
Nov  1 Tulsa                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   24 12.0  0 17  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   24
Nov  8 Virginia Tech        |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   17  8.5  0 10  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   17
Dec  6 Florida              |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   14 14.0  0 14  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   14
Jan  1 *Oklahoma            |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   12  6.0  0  7  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   12
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |  20  157  7.9  2 17  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  157

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1981                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep  5 Louisville           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    9  9.0  0  9  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    9
Sep 19 Nebraska             |   0    0  0.0  0     |   5   47  9.4  0 12  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   47
Oct  3 Ohio State           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   5   53 10.6  1 22  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   53
Oct 17 Pittsburgh           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   22 11.0  1 17  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   22
Oct 31 Western Carolina     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    3  3.0  0  3  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    3
Nov  7 Miami                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   3   21  7.0  1  8  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   21
Nov 14 Southern Mississippi |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1    5  5.0  0  5  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    5
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |  18  160  8.9  3 22  |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  160

* Bowl Game stats not included