Bruce Mathison

{{Short description|American football player (born 1959)}}

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

{{similar names|Bruce Mathieson (disambiguation){{!}}Bruce Mathieson}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bruce Mathison

| number = 12, 7, 11

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|4|25}}

| birth_place = Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 205

| high_school = Superior

| college = Nebraska

| draftyear = 1983

| draftround = 10

| draftpick = 272

| teams =

• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1983|1984}})
• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1985}})
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1986}})
• Los Angeles Raiders (1987)*
• Houston Oilers (1987)*
• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1987}}), ({{NFL Year|1988}}){{cite web |title=Bruce Mathison |url=https://profootballarchives.com/transactions/m/math02400.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=7 December 2024}}

| statlabel1 = TD–INT

| statvalue1 = 7–20

| statlabel2 = Passing yards

| statvalue2 = 2,177

| statlabel3 = Passer rating

| statvalue3 = 53.0

| pfr = M/MathBr00

}}

Bruce Martin Mathison (born April 25, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers (two stints), Buffalo Bills, and as a replacement player for the Seattle Seahawks during the 1987 strike season.{{cite web|title=Bruce Mathison|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MathBr00.htm|publisher=pro-football-reference.com|access-date=December 22, 2010}}