Keith Kinderman, Bud Whitehead and San Diego Chargers Coach Sid Gilman
From the collection of long-time FSU Trainer Don Fauls
donated to Florida State by his children
| Steve Tensi |
Full Name: Stephen Michael Tensi School: Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Coach Bill Peterson and STEVE TENSI | STEVE TENSI, Don Floyd, Jack Edwards, Les Murdock, Keith Kinderman, Bud Whitehead and San Diego Chargers Coach Sid Gilman |
Steve Tensi in his Bronco uniform From the collection of long-time FSU Trainer Don Fauls donated to Florida State by his children |
| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1962 13 QB 6-5 195 So * Cincinnati, OH 1963 13 QB 6-5 201 Jr * Cincinnati, OH 1964 13 QB 6-5 201 Sr * Cincinnati, OH |
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| Awards |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1981 |
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In 1961 a tall quarterback from Cincinnati came to Florida State and stayed four years to rewrite all Seminole passing records. Steve Tensi completed 275 passes in 508 attempts for 3,697 yards. His
throws accounted for 33 touchdowns. These four standards, as well as his 3,609 yards in total offense, all became career offense marks. In addition, he established records in every passing category
over a single season. On the end of many of his throws was Fred Biletnikoff and the combination of Tensi quarterbacked the '64 Tribe to a 9-1-1 record which included FSU's first victory over Florida
and a victory over Oklahoma in the Gator Bowl. In that Gator Bowl Tensi completed 5 TD passes, still a record for all bowl games. After graduation Tensi played for several years for San Diego and
Denver in the NFL. On and off the field Steve Tensi has represented Florida State well.
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| FSU Statistics |
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Offensive Statistics Year GP Pass Comp Pct Yds Int Eff Long TD Rush Yds Avg Long TD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1962 10 121 60 .496 796 2 115.18 0 5 20 11 0.6 0 0 1963 10 147 71 .483 915 9 108.54 0 9 22 -63 -2.9 0 0 1964 10 204 121 .593 1683 10 141.46 0 14 11 -46 -4.2 0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tot 30 472 252 .534 3394 21 124.47 28 53 -98 -1.8 1 |
Special Teams Statistics Year GP KR Yds Avg Long TD -------------------------------- 1962 1 14 14.0 0 0 -------------------------------- Tot 0 1 14 14.0 0 |
Bowl Games Played, not included in the above stats Note: Bowl Game stats were not included before the 2002 season 1964 GATOR BOWL |
| Pro Career |
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Height: 6-5 Weight: 215
Drafted: 1965, 16th Round Baltimore Colts, QB
1965, AFL Draft, 4th Round San Diego Chargers, QB
Year Abbr Team No Pos
1965 SD San Diego Chargers 13 QB
1966 SD San Diego Chargers 13 QB
1967 Den Denver Broncos 13 QB
1968 Den Denver Broncos 13 QB
1969 Den Denver Broncos 13 QB
1970 Den Denver Broncos 13 QB
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| Pro Statistics |
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Offensive Statistics Year Team GP GS Pass Comp Pct Yds Int Eff Long TD Rush Yds Avg Long TD Fum FL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1965 SD 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1966 SD 14 1 52 21 .404 405 1 92.3 63 5 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1 1967 Den 14 12 325 131 .403 1915 17 54.8 76 16 24 4 0.2 13 0 11 1968 Den 7 6 119 48 .403 709 8 46.5 72 5 6 2 0.3 2 0 0 1969 Den 13 12 286 131 .458 1990 12 68.1 79 14 12 63 5.3 17 0 1 1970 Den 7 2 80 38 .475 539 8 42.7 42 3 4 14 3.5 15 0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 Years 56 33 862 369 .428 5558 46 59.0 79 43 47 82 1.7 17 0 14 0 |