Scott Wood (American football)

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Scott Wood

| image =

| number = 13

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|31}}

| birth_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 215

| high_school =

| college = Saint Mary's (CA)

| undraftedyear =

| pastteams =

San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|1995}}–{{AFL Year|1997}})
San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|1999}}–{{AFL Year|2000}})
San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|2002}})
San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|2004}})*

| aflstatlabel1 = Comp. / Att.

| aflstatvalue1 = 368 / 678

| aflstatlabel2 = Passing yards

| aflstatvalue2 = 4,782

| aflstatlabel3 = TD–INT

| aflstatvalue3 = 72–23

| aflstatlabel4 = QB rating

| aflstatvalue4 = 89.12

| aflstatlabel5 = Rushing TDs

| aflstatvalue5 = 6

| afl = 1747

}}

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. He played college football at Saint Mary's College of California.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/w/wood02120.html | title=Scott Wood | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=27 February 2025}}

Professional career

Wood first played for the AFL's San Jose SaberCats from 1995 to 1997. He briefly retired from football in 1998. He returned to the SaberCats in 1999, starting 13 games and recording 45 touchdown passes. Wood also set team single-season records with 422 pass attempts, 235 completions and 3,069 yards. He played for the team till 2000. He signed with the SaberCats on July 18, 2002, returning to serve as John Dutton's backup.{{cite web | url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=1971467 | title=SaberCats Sign QB Scott Wood | publisher=oursportscentral.com | date=July 18, 2002 | accessdate=December 26, 2014}} Wood was later signed to the team's practice squad on April 30, 2004, and released by the SaberCats on June 30, 2004.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=25 | title=Historical Team Transactions | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=December 26, 2014}}

=AFL statistics=

{{tooltip\|Cmp\|Passes completed}}	{{tooltip\|Att\|Passes attempted}}	{{tooltip\|Pct\|Completion percentage}}	{{tooltip\|Yds\|Passing yards}}	{{tooltip\|TD\|Passing touchdowns}}	{{tooltip\|Int\|Interceptions}}	{{tooltip\|Rtg\|Passer rating}}	{{tooltip\|Att\|Rushing attempts}}	{{tooltip\|Yds\|Rushing yards}}	{{tooltip\|TD\|Rushing touchdowns}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan=2 \| Year !! rowspan=2 \| Team !! colspan=7 \| Passing !! colspan=3 \| Rushing
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
class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;" \| colspan=2 \| Career	368	678	54.3	4,782	72	23	89.12	33	44	6

Stats from ArenaFan:{{cite web | url=https://www.arenafan.com/players/1747/ | title=Scott Wood | publisher=ArenaFan.com | accessdate=February 27, 2025}}

Personal life

Scott currently teaches at College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, California.{{cite web|url=http://cphs.mdusd.org/woods |title=Scott Wood |publisher=cphs.mdusd.org |accessdate=April 29, 2015 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430011552/http://cphs.mdusd.org/woods |archivedate=April 30, 2015 }}

References

External links

[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=woodsco001 Stats Crew profile]

Category:Living people

Category:1968 births

Category:Players of American football from Anaheim, California

Category:American football quarterbacks

Category:Saint Mary's Gaels football players

Category:San Jose SaberCats players

Category:20th-century American sportsmen