:Doug Lloyd

{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Doug Lloyd

| number = 37

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|8|31|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 220

| high_school = Beaver Dam (WI)

| college = North Dakota St.

| draftyear = 1989

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 156

| pastteams =

• Los Angeles Raiders ({{NFL Year|1989|1990}})
• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1990|1991}})*
• Los Angeles Raiders ({{NFL Year|1991}})
• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1991|1992}})*

| pfr = LloyDo20

}}

Doug Lloyd (born August 31, 1965) is an American former college and professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL).

Lloyd attended Beaver Dam High School in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and played college football for the North Dakota State Bison football team.{{Cite news | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-citizen/168827362/ | title = Bisons' Back Takes BD Memories to NCAA Title Game | last = Lagerstom | first = Leon | date = December 9, 1988 | access-date = March 26, 2025 | newspaper = Daily Citizen | type = clipping | via = Newspapers.com | page = 12}} In 1988, Lloyd tallied 1,010 rushing yards during the regular season,{{cite news|title=Bison streak longest in Division II|newspaper=The Forum|date=January 4, 1989|page=C3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forum-bison-streak-longest-in-divisi/168949663/|via=Newspapers.com}} 1,377 yards including playoff games.{{cite news|title=Raiders take Lloyd|newspaper=Grand Forks Herald|date=April 25, 1989|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/grand-forks-herald-raiders-take-lloyd/168949754/|via=Newspapers.com}} He and Chris Simdorn became the first pair of backs to gain more than 1,000 yards each in a season for North Dakota State. He gained an average of 7.1 yards per carry during his career at North Dakota State.{{cite news|title=Hager wasn't just blowing hot air in building up Sioux|newspaper=Grand Forks Herald|date=November 13, 1988|page=2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/grand-forks-herald-north-dakota-state/168949102/|via=Newspapers.com}} He helped lead the undefeated 1988 North Dakota State Bison football team to the Divisin II national championship, rushing for 115 yards in the team's semifinal win over Sacramento State and 62 yards in the national championship game. At the end of his collegiate career, Mel Kiper Jr. wrote in The Sporting News, "The steady play of Doug Lloyd helped North Dakota State win the NCAA Division II national championship. He is a physically talented 6-1, 217-pounder with sub-4.5 speed and a hard-charging, straight-ahead running style."{{cite news|title=Lloyd a 'sleeper'|newspaper=The Forum|date=April 19, 1989|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forum-lloyd-a-sleeper/168949549/|via=Newspapers.com}}

He was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the sixth round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite news | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-citizen/168827296/ | title = Lloyd Hopes to Catch Up With NFL Career | last = Voeller | first = Greg | date = January 6, 1990 | access-date = March 26, 2025 | newspaper = Daily Citizen | type = clipping | via = Newspapers.com | page = 11}} In the 1990 NFL season, he played in all four preseason games for the Raiders before being cut.{{Cite news | url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forum/168827413/ | title = Doug Lloyd's Career Takes 'Little Detour' | last = Kolpack| first = Dave | date = August 29, 1990 | access-date = March 26, 2025 | newspaper = The Forum | type = clipping | via = Newspapers.com | page = B-2 }} During the 1991 NFL season, he played in one regular season NFL game for the Raiders, which ended up being his only appearance in the NFL game for his career.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LloyDo20.htm|title=Doug Lloyd|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=March 26, 2025}}