Scott Wood (American football)

Scott Wood
No. 13[1]
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1968-12-31) December 31, 1968
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College:Saint Mary's (CA)
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:368 / 678
Passing yards:4,782
TDINT:72–23
QB rating:89.12
Rushing TDs:6
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Scott Wood (born December 31, 1968) is an American former professional football quarterback who played five seasons with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Saint Mary's College of California.

Early life

Scott Wood was born on December 31, 1968.[1] He played college football at Saint Mary's College of California.[1]

Professional career

Wood first played for the AFL's San Jose SaberCats from 1995 to 1997.[2] He briefly retired from football in 1998.[2] He returned to the SaberCats in 1999, starting 13 games and recording 45 touchdown passes.[2] Wood also set team single-season records with 422 pass attempts, 235 completions and 3,069 yards.[2] He played for the team till 2000.[2] He signed with the SaberCats on July 18, 2002, returning to serve as John Dutton's backup.[2] Wood was later signed to the team's practice squad on April 30, 2004, and released by the SaberCats on June 30, 2004.[3]

AFL statistics

Year Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds TD
1995 San Jose 2 5 40.0 34 0 1 24.17 1 -4 0
1996 San Jose 15 26 57.7 117 2 0 88.14 1 9 1
1997 San Jose 106 208 51.0 1,442 22 6 87.86 10 13 1
1999 San Jose 235 422 55.7 3,069 45 15 90.64 21 26 4
2000 San Jose 10 17 58.8 120 3 1 95.59 0 0 0
Career 368 678 54.3 4,782 72 23 89.12 33 44 6

Stats from ArenaFan:[4]

Personal life

Scott currently teaches at College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, California.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Scott Wood". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "SaberCats Sign QB Scott Wood". oursportscentral.com. July 18, 2002. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "Scott Wood". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "Scott Wood". cphs.mdusd.org. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.