Terry Irvin

Terry Irvin
Profile
Position	Defensive back
Personal information
Born	September 14, 1954 (age 71); Columbia, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
College	Jackson State
NFL draft	1977: 12th round, 322nd overall pick
Career history
1977–1983	Calgary Stampeders
1984–1985	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1985	Calgary Stampeders
1986	Montreal Alouettes
Awards and highlights
	CFL East All-Star (1986); 3× CFL West All-Star (1978, 1979, 1984);

Last updated September 17, 2025

Terry Irvin (born September 14, 1954) is a former football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten years. Irvin played defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders ^[1] and Montreal Alouettes from 1977-1986. He played college football at Jackson State University.

Irvin snagged 62 career interceptions and is third on the All-Time Interception list in the CFL behind Less Browne (87) and Larry Highbaugh (66). He returned 4 for touchdowns (and one touchdown on a fumble.)^[2]

**Games played, interceptions and fumble recoveries**
Year	Team	GP	Int	Yds	Avg	TDInt	Long	FR	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1977	CAL	9	1	13	13	0	13	1	0	0	0	0
1978	CAL	15	7	159	22.7	1	73	0	0	0	0	0
1979	CAL	16	7	147	21	0	31	2	65	32.5	1	65
1980	CAL	10	6	67	11.2	0	31	0	0	0	0	0
1981	CAL	14	6	29	4.8	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
1982	CAL	16	3	56	18.7	1	34	1	0	0	0	0
1983	CAL	9	4	2	0.5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1984	SASK	15	11	79	7.2	1	42	1	0	0	0	0
1985	SASK	13	5	41	8.2	1	36	1	0	0	0	0
1986	MON	18	12	105	8.8	0	41	2	17	8.5	0	14

**Kickoff and punt returns**
Year	Team	KOR	Yds	Avg	Long	PR	Yds	Avg	Long
1977	CAL	10	201	20.1	36	0	0	0	0
1978	CAL	2	48	24	26	0	0	0	0
1979	CAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980	CAL	0	0	0	0	1	7	7	7
1981	CAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	CAL	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	4
1983	CAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984	SASK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	SASK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	MON	0	0	0	0	4	41	103	27

**Fumbles**
Year	Team	F	OFR
1977	CAL	0	0
1978	CAL	0	0
1979	CAL	0	0
1980	CAL	1	0
1981	CAL	2	1
1982	CAL	0	0
1983	CAL	0	1
1984	SASK	0	0
1985	SASK	0	0
1986	MON	0	0

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[1] Hart's way to Calgary clear

[2] CFLAPEDIA entry: Terry Irvin

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