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Preseason NFL Gamebooks (pre-2000)

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2026 12:48 pm
by byustatsman
Hi all, I'm new here and have a request that may be a long shot.

I run a database and website covering BYU football, and I'm trying to compile the pro stats of BYU alumni after they leave school. Regular-season and postseason stats have been easy to find, but preseason stats have been harder. Through NFL GSIS, I was able to get everything back to 2000, but the earlier years are scattered. I've collected most preseason game books for Seattle, Tampa Bay, New England, Buffalo, Denver, and Miami. For everything else, I've had to rely on newspaper archives.

I know most teams don't have preseason game books in the members-only section, but has anyone else collected any? I'd appreciate any help.

Also: if anyone has the week one gamebook or flip card for the Bengals in 1982, that would be helpful as well.

Re: Preseason NFL Gamebooks (pre-2000)

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2026 2:48 pm
by PaulDeVos
I take it you already checked out the gamebooks section in our members only section? I can't recall if preseason was in there.

Re: Preseason NFL Gamebooks (pre-2000)

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2026 4:04 pm
by byustatsman
Yeah that was where I found the Bills (and 1991-92 for the Rams) tucked away in season pdf files.