Scott Dierking

Scott Dierking

No. 25
Position	Running back
Personal information
Born	(1955-05-24) May 24, 1955 Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	West Chicago (IL) Community
College	Purdue
NFL draft	1977: 4th round, 90th overall pick
Career history
New York Jets (1977–1983) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1984)
Awards and highlights
Second-team All-American (1976) First-team All-Big Ten (1976)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts 734 Rushing yards 2,915 Receptions 124 Receiving yards 1,028 Total TDs 23 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Scott Edward Dierking (born May 24, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New York Jets from 1977 to 1983 after being selected in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL draft.

College career

Before his NFL career, he played for Purdue University. In 1976, Dierking was named First-team All-Big Ten Conference.

Statistics

Source:

Purdue Boilermakers
Season	Rushing					Receiving
	Att	Yards	Avg	Yds/G	TD	Rec	Yards	TD
1973	33	170	5.2	15.5	2	2	33	0
1974	164	779	4.8	70.8	5	10	186	0
1975	180	914	5.1	83.1	7	9	125	0
1976	201	1,000	5.0	90.9	11	8	92	0
Totals	578	2,863	5.0	65.1	25	29	436	0

During his playing career, he was sometimes referred to as the human "coke machine" because of his build and toughness.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1977	NYJ	14	5	79	315	4.0	21	0	4	29	7.3	15	1
1978	NYJ	15	13	170	681	4.0	26	4	19	152	8.0	17	0
1979	NYJ	16	14	186	767	4.1	40	3	10	121	12.1	27	0
1980	NYJ	16	13	156	567	3.6	15	6	19	138	7.3	22	1
1981	NYJ	16	4	74	328	4.4	15	1	26	228	8.8	23	1
1982	NYJ	9	0	38	130	3.4	11	1	12	80	6.7	13	1
1983	NYJ	16	1	28	113	4.0	31	3	33	275	8.3	19	0
1984	TAM	8	2	3	14	4.7	9	0	1	5	5.0	5	1
		110	52	734	2,915	4.0	40	18	124	1,028	8.3	27	5

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1981	NYJ	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	7	52	7.4	16	0
1982	NYJ	3	0	6	16	2.7	9	1	4	22	5.5	7	0
		4	0	6	16	2.7	9	1	11	74	6.7	16	0

Personal life

His son, Dan Dierking, attended Wheaton Warrenville South High School in Wheaton, Illinois where he broke several of Harold "Red" Grange's records and carried his 2006 football team to a state championship; he subsequently won the 2006 Illinois Player of the Year Award. He attended Purdue University as a scholarship running back/full back. He was the team's starting FB for the 2009 season, was Purdue's finest cover man on special teams and was voted team captain for the 2010 season.