Seth Burford
Personal information
Born: (1979-03-11) March 11, 1979 (age 44)
Oakdale, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Oakdale (CA)
College:Idaho State
Cal Poly
Position:Quarterback
NFL draft:2002 / Round: 7 / Pick: 216
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Seth Burford (born March 11, 1979) is a former professional American football quarterback, playing for the National Football League (NFL)'s then-San Diego Chargers in 2002. He played college football at Idaho State and then Cal Poly.

Early life

Burford graduated from Oakdale High School in California.[1][2]

College career

Burford began his collegiate career playing for Idaho State, and transferred to Cal Poly after the 1998 season.[2][3][4]

On November 4, 2000, Burford passed for 566 yards[5] against 24th-ranked Northern Iowa, a single-game Cal Poly record,[6] in a 43-41 loss. Two days later on November 6, 2000, ESPN/USA Today selected Burford as the national Division I-AA Offensive Player of the Week.[7]

Collegiate Statistics
School Year GP Comp. Pass Att. Pct. Passing Yds. LG TD INT Rush Att. Rush. Yds. Avg. LG Rush TD
Idaho State 1997 (Fr.) n/a 56 120 46.7 690 45 2 4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Idaho State 1998 (So.) 11 75 139 54.0 951 69 7 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
(Transfer) 1999 (RS) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Cal Poly 2000 (Jr.) 11 175 306 57.2 2,672 80 23 7 109 252 2.3 31 6
Cal Poly 2001 (Sr.) 12 112 211 53.1 1,610 95 13 5 132 367 2.8 33 11
Totals n/a 418 776 53.9 5,923 95 45 19 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Professional career

Before the 2002 NFL Draft Burford was regarded as a potential 4th to 7th round pick.[8] Scouts praised his "size, speed and strong arm" but were concerned about his "shoulder problems and his accuracy."[8] The Chargers selected Burford in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft with the 216th overall pick. [9]

Burford was rostered as the number-three quarterback, behind Drew Brees and Doug Flutie, with San Diego for the 2002 season, but didn't play in a regular-season game, before later being released the next fall after the 2003 preseason, on August 31, 2003.[10][11][12] Burford's best preseason game came on August 28, 2002 during a 27-3 road loss to San Francisco, as he went 4-of-6 for a team-high 50 passing yards, and also rushed for 10 yards on three carries in the exhibition finale.[13]

Also during 2003, he played for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe, starting 10 games, throwing for 1,054 yards along with eight touchdowns and three interceptions.[14] In 2004 he signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs, who were hoping to draft him in 2002 before the Chargers took him, but he never played for them.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Local Youths Work At Fitting In A New Lifestyle". Oakdale Leader. July 21, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kaufman, Sam (October 17, 2001). "Oakdale grad happy with switch to Cal Poly". Oakdale Leader. pp. B-4, B-7. Retrieved 2022-09-21 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Wallner, Peter J. (September 5, 2000). "Finding right answers with Poly's new QB". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. pp. C1.
  4. ^ TenNaple, James (February 6, 1997). "Four chasing football dream". Modesto Bee. pp. D-1, D-3. Retrieved 2022-09-21 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northwestern-Michigan play an Instant Classic". ESPN. November 4, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. ^ Thompson, Dan (October 28, 2007). "Poly puts on a show". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Osgood, Burford honored". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. November 7, 2000. pp. C2.
  8. ^ a b Milne, Brian (April 14, 2002). "The Great Wait". The Tribune. pp. C1, C8. Retrieved 2022-09-21 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  10. ^ VanderBeek, Brian (October 21, 2002). "A busy week for Burford". Modesto Bee. p. C-8. Retrieved 2022-09-21 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dallas re-signs Maryland so he can retire a Cowboy". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 1, 2002. p. 9D. Retrieved 2022-09-21 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Former Mustangs Among NFL Cuts". The San Luis Obispo Tribune. September 1, 2003. pp. C1.
  13. ^ "Minus Stars, 49ers Shine; Ex-Mustang Burford Has Best Preseason Game". San Luis Obispo Tribune. August 29, 2002. pp. C1.
  14. ^ Milne, Brian (July 20, 2003). "Could lightning strike twice for former Mustangs?". The San Luis Obispo Tribune. pp. C1.
  15. ^ Milne, Brian (January 29, 2004). "Another injury forces a turning of the page". The Tribune. p. C-3. Retrieved 2022-09-21 – via newspapers.com.
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