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{{Short description|American football player (born 1949)}}
{{About|the former American football quarterback|his grandson|Arch Manning}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Archie Manning
| image       = Archie Manning by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| image_size  =
| alt         = 
| caption     = Manning in 2017
| number      = 8, 4
| position    = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1949|05|19}}
| birth_place = [[Drew, Mississippi]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lb   = 212
| high_school = [[Drew High School (Mississippi)|Drew]]
| college     = [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] (1968–1970)
| draftyear   = 1971
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 2
| pastteams   =
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|1971|1982}})
* [[Houston Oilers]] ({{NFL Year|1982|1983}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1983|1984}})
| highlights  =
* [[UPI NFC Player of the Year]] (1978)
* [[The Sporting News NFL Player of the Year|''Sporting News'' NFC Player of the Year]] (1978)
* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1979 Pro Bowl|1978]], [[1980 Pro Bowl|1979]])
* [[New Orleans Saints#Ring of Honor|New Orleans Saints Ring of Honor]]
* [[New Orleans Saints#New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame|New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame]]
* [[NFLPA Alan Page Community Award]] (1978)
* [[Pro Football Writers of America#Jack Horrigan Award|Jack Horrigan Award]] (1983)
* [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] (1969)
* [[DC Touchdown Club#Walter Camp Memorial Trophy|Walter Camp Memorial Trophy]] (1969)
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1969 College Football All-America Team|1969]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1969 All-SEC football team|1969]], [[1970 All-SEC football team|1970]])
* [[Southeastern Conference#50th anniversary All-Time SEC Team|SEC All-Time Team]] (1982)
* [[SEC Football Legends]]
* [[Ole Miss Rebels football#Team of the Century|Ole Miss Team of the Century]]
* [[Ole Miss Rebels football#Retired numbers|Ole Miss Rebels No. 18]] retired
* [[Gator Bowl]] Hall of Fame (1989)
* [[Sugar Bowl]] Hall of Fame (2017)
* [[Reds Bagnell Award]] (2011)
* [[Walter Camp Distinguished American Award]] (2018)
| statlabel1  = Passing attempts
| statvalue1  = 3,642
| statlabel2  = Passing completions
| statvalue2  = 2,011
| statlabel3  = Completion percentage
| statvalue3  = 55.2%
| statlabel4  = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4  = 125–173
| statlabel5  = Passing yards
| statvalue5  = 23,911
| statlabel6  = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6  = 67.1
| statlabel7  = Rushing yards
| statvalue7  = 2,197
| statlabel8  = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue8  = 18
| pfr         = M/MannAr00
| CollegeHOF  = 1891 
}}

'''Elisha  Archibald Manning III''' (born May 19, 1949) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the [[New Orleans Saints]]. The patriarch of the [[Manning family|Manning football dynasty]], he is the father of quarterbacks [[Peyton Manning|Peyton]] and [[Eli Manning]].

Manning played [[college football]] for the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss Rebels]], winning [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] and the [[DC Touchdown Club#Walter Camp Memorial Trophy|Walter Camp Memorial Trophy]] in 1969. He was selected [[List of second overall NFL draft picks|second overall]] in the [[1971 NFL draft]] by the Saints, where he spent his first 12 seasons and received two [[Pro Bowl]] selections. During his final two seasons, he was a member of the [[Houston Oilers]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. He was inducted to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1989. Manning was also an inaugural inductee of the [[New Orleans Saints#New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame|New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame]] in 1988 and the [[New Orleans Saints#Ring of Honor|New Orleans Saints Ring of Honor]] in 2013.

==Early life==
Born in [[Drew, Mississippi]], Manning is the son of Jane Elizabeth (née Nelson) and Elisha Archibald Manning Jr. He grew up heavily involved in football, basketball, baseball, and track. His father, known as "Buddy", was interested in Archie's sports activities, but the nature of his job left him little if any time for attending games. Instead, Archie III drew his inspiration from a local high school sports star, James Hobson.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Manning |first1=Archie |title=Manning |last2=Manning |first2=Peyton |last3=Underwood |first3=John |publisher=Harper Entertainment |year=2001 |isbn=0-06-102024-9}}</ref> His mother was "a ubiquitous presence at all of his games, no matter what the sport or level."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Duncan |first=Jeff |date=Nov 2010 |title=Growing Up Manning |journal=Athlon Sports Monthly |volume=1 |issue=1}}</ref> Manning attended [[Drew High School (Mississippi)|Drew High School]].<ref name="Turner">{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Billy |date=January 26, 2009 |title=The hometown Archie once knew is no more |work=[[The Times-Picayune]] |url=http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/01/the_hometown_archie_once_knew.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209141424/http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/01/the_hometown_archie_once_knew.html |archive-date=December 9, 2012}}</ref> Manning was selected in the [[Major League Baseball draft]] four times, first in 1967 by the [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]], twice by the [[Chicago White Sox|White Sox]], and finally by the [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB Amateur Draft Picks with the Name Matching: archie manning - Baseball-Reference.com |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=name&name=archie+manning |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

In the summer of 1969, his father Buddy Manning, facing financial struggles and having suffered a stroke, died by suicide. Archie, who was home from college for summer vacation, was the first to discover Buddy's body.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maisel |first=Ivan |date=2013-09-24 |title=Maisel: Archie Manning's SEC family history |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9716260/spurred-book-manning-archie-manning-reluctantly-embraces-legacy |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Chris |date=2021-09-01 |title=Archie Manning: A Hall of Fame Dad - Biz New Orleans |url=https://bizneworleans.com/archie-manning-a-hall-of-fame-dad/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=New Orleans Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> In the [[biopic]]-documentary ''The Book of Manning'', Manning said that he considered dropping out and getting a job to support his mother and sister, but his mother persuaded him to return to college and not put his rising football career to waste.

==College career==
Manning attended the [[University of Mississippi]] in [[Oxford, Mississippi|Oxford]] and was the starting quarterback at [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] for three years under legendary head coach [[Johnny Vaught]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Loran |date=2024-05-27 |title=Catching up with the Manning Family Patriarch |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2024/5/27/patriarch-insights-on-the-manning-family-traditions.aspx |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=National Football Foundation |language=en}}</ref> In one of the first national prime time broadcasts of a [[college football]] game (on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], October 4, 1969), Manning threw for 436 yards and three [[touchdown]]s, also rushing for 104 yards, in a 33–32 loss to [[1969 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Maisel |first=Ivan |date=2011-10-14 |title=Ole Miss-Alabama game still legendary |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/7099289/college-football-first-major-primetime-game-stands-out |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stephenson |first=Craig |date=2019-09-25 |title='Dang, we're behind again?': Scott Hunter, Archie Manning recall their 1969 shootout |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2019/09/dang-were-behind-again-scott-hunter-archie-manning-recall-their-1969-shootout.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=AL.com |language=en}}</ref> His performance set [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) records for passing yards, completions and total offense, with the total offense record standing for 43 years before being broken by [[Johnny Manziel]] in 2012.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 SEC Football Media Guide: Record Book |url=https://www.secsports.com/news/2023/08/2023-sec-football-media-guide |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Southeastern Conference |page=37 |language=en}}</ref>

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During Manning's last two seasons at Ole Miss, the Rebels had a record of 15–7. In his college career, he threw 4,753 yards and 31 touchdowns (despite 40 interceptions) and ran for 823 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archie Manning College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/archie-manning-1.html |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=[[Sports Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He scored 14 touchdowns in 1969. In both 1969 and 1970, he was named to the All-SEC team and his No. 18 jersey was retired by Ole Miss. In 1969, Manning was Mississippi Sportsman of the Year and recipient of the ''[[Nashville Banner]]'' Trophy as [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards|Most Valuable Player in the Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) in addition to winning the [[Washington D.C. Touchdown Club#Walter Camp Memorial Trophy|Walter Camp Memorial Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Reed |first=William F. |date=September 14, 1970 |title=Red-letter Year For Quarterbacks |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1084033/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216035422/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1084033/index.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |access-date=December 16, 2013 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> He was fourth in the [[Heisman Trophy]] voting in 1969 and third in 1970. He was also inducted into [[Omicron Delta Kappa]] in 1970 at Mississippi.

Manning was inducted to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1989. He was honored as the inaugural inductee into the [[Gator Bowl]] Hall of Fame in 1989 and the [[Sugar Bowl]] Hall of Fame in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame {{!}} TaxSlayerBowl.com |url=https://www.taxslayergatorbowl.com/about-us/history/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=www.taxslayergatorbowl.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Allstate Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame |url=https://allstatesugarbowl.org/sports/2022/4/8/allstate-sugar-bowl-hall-of-fame.aspx |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Sugar Bowl |language=en}}</ref> He was also inducted into the University's Hall of Fame in 1971 and [[Ole Miss Rebels|M-Club]] Hall of Fame in 1991.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Manning |first=Elisha |date=April 2, 1971 |title=Elisha Archie Manning, III |url=https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hall-of-fame/183 |journal=Hall of Fame: Individual Photos}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame – M-Club |url=https://mclub.olemissalumni.com/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=November 18, 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref> Manning's legacy is honored on the Ole Miss campus, where the speed limit is 18 miles per hour in honor of Manning's jersey number which is retired by the Rebels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football Practice Facility Renamed Olivia and Archie Manning Athletics Performance Center |url=http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090713aab.html |access-date=August 18, 2017 |publisher=CBS Interactive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Football to Retire Eli Manning’s Jersey Number |url=https://olemisssports.com/news/2020/6/22/football-to-retire-eli-mannings-jersey-number.aspx |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy |language=en}}</ref> During his time at Ole Miss, Manning was a member of [[Sigma Nu]] [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|fraternity]] and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sigma Nu Hall of Fame |url=https://www.sigmanu.org/alumni-and-volunteers/awards-and-distinctions/hall-of-fame |access-date=November 18, 2025 |website=Sigma Nu}}</ref> He was named SEC Quarterback of the Quarter Century (1950–75) by several publications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manning: Long did job well {{!}} Ellington |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/feb/20/manning-long-did-job-well-20150220-1/?print |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=www.arkansasonline.com}}</ref>

===College statistics===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="7"| Passing
! colspan="4"| Rushing
|-
! Cmp !! Att !! Yds !! Pct !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
|-
! [[1968 NCAA University Division football season|1968]] || [[1968 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
| 127 || 263 || 1,510 || 48.3 || 8 || 17 || 93.6 || 110 || 208 || 1.9 || 5
|-
! [[1969 NCAA University Division football season|1969]] || [[1969 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
|  154 || 265 || 1,762 || 58.1 || 9 || 9 || 118.4 || 124 || 502 || 4.0 || 14
|-
! [[1970 NCAA University Division football season|1970]] || [[1970 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
| 121 || 233 || 1,481 || 51.9 || 14 || 14 || 113.1 || 80 || 113 || 1.4 || 6
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/archie-manning-1.html Career] !! 402 !! 761 !! 4,753 !! 52.8 !! 31 !! 40 !! 108.2 !! 314 !! 823 !! 2.6  !! 25
|}

==Professional career==
Manning was the [[List of second overall NFL draft picks|second overall pick]] in the [[1971 NFL draft]] and played for the [[New Orleans Saints]] for ten full seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1971 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1971/draft.htm |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Saints">{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints All-Time Alphabetical Roster |url=http://prod.static.saints.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/All-Time%20Roster%20Alpha.pdf |access-date=November 17, 2011}}</ref> During his tenure in New Orleans, the Saints had nine losing seasons. They reached .500 only once, in [[1979 New Orleans Saints season|1979]], the only season they finished higher than third in the division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Orleans Saints Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/index.htm |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Nevertheless, he was well-respected by NFL peers. For example, although Manning was [[quarterback sack|sacked]] 337 times during his Saints career,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Saints Media Guide |url=http://prod.static.saints.clubs.nfl.com/assets/mediaguide/2017/2017-Saints-Media-Guide.pdf |access-date=August 18, 2017 |publisher=New Orleans Saints}}</ref> ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' senior writer [[Paul Lionel Zimmerman|Paul Zimmerman]] wrote in 2007 that the number should have been even higher than that. Zimmerman wrote that opposing [[defensive linemen]], "[[Jack Youngblood]] in particular" as well as most of the [[Rams–Saints rivalry|division rival Rams]], were known to take it easy on the poorly protected Manning and not hit him as hard as they could.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 30, 2007 |title=Applause for Jaws? |magazine=Sports Illustrated |agency=CNN |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/03/29/jaws/2.html |url-status=dead |access-date=April 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317020921/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/03/29/jaws/2.html |archive-date=March 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 27, 2004 |title=2004 Draft Report Card |magazine=Sports Illustrated |agency=CNN |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/dr_z/04/27/zim.draftgrades/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040513063223/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/dr_z/04/27/zim.draftgrades/index.html |archive-date=May 13, 2004}}</ref> For his part, Manning seemed to appreciate Youngblood's kindness, telling the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' on September 23, 1974, "The [[Los Angeles Rams|Rams]] front four is the best I ever faced ... I've got to say that Youngblood was nice enough to pick me up every time he knocked my ass off." Today, Manning jokes that Youngblood's career would not have been as successful without him. He even stated that Youngblood should have let him be his presenter when he was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2001, saying, "He wouldn't have gotten in without having me to sack."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memories from Pro Football's Greatest Era |url=http://www.thesuper70s.com/excerpt4.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211115245/http://www.thesuper70s.com/excerpt4.html |archive-date=December 11, 2008 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |website=The Super '70s}}</ref>

[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 25 - Archie Manning (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Manning (left) attempting a pass for the Saints against the L.A. Rams in 1980]]
In 1972, he led the league in pass attempts and completions and led the [[National Football Conference]] in passing yards, though the team's record was only 2–11–1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1972 NFL Passing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1972/passing.htm |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Manning sat out the entire 1976 season after corrective surgery on his right shoulder, spending the second half of that season in the team's radio booth after [[Dick Butkus]] abruptly quit his position as [[color commentator]]. In 1978, he was named the NFC Player of the Year by [[United Press International|UPI]] after leading the Saints to a 7–9 record. That same year, Archie was also named All-NFC by both the UPI and ''[[The Sporting News]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1978 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/allpro.htm |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Manning was selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] in [[1979 Pro Bowl|1978]] and [[1980 Pro Bowl|1979]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1978 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/probowl.htm |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1979 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1979/probowl.htm |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He finished his career with the [[Houston Oilers]] (1982–1983) and the [[Minnesota Vikings]] (1983–1984). He ended his 13-year career having completed 2,011 of 3,642 passes for 23,911 yards, 125 touchdowns, and 173 interceptions. He also rushed for 2,197 yards and 18 touchdowns. His 2,011 completions ranked 17th in NFL history upon his retirement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Career Passes Completed Leaders Through 1984 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_cmp_career_1984.htm |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> His record as a starter was 35–101–3 (26.3%), the worst in NFL history among QBs with at least 100 starts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garic |first=Kristian |title=Kristian: Family Matters! |url=http://www.wwl.com/Kristian--Family-Matters-/4737421 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103044630/http://www.wwl.com/pages/4737421.php |archive-date=November 3, 2010}}</ref> He retired having never played on a team that notched a winning record or made the playoffs. Indeed, he is one of the few players to have played 10 or more years in the NFL without taking part in an official playoff game.

The Saints have not reissued Manning's No. 8 since he left the team midway through the 1982 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Players To Wear Number 8 For New Orleans Saints |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi?number=8&team=nor |access-date=January 18, 2017 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> While it has not been formally retired, it has long been understood that no Saint will ever wear it again.

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="9"| Passing
|-
! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Lng !! Rtg
|-
! [[1971 NFL season|1971]] !! [[1971 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 12 || 10 || 3−5−2 || 86 || 177 || 48.6 || 1,164 || 6.6 || 6 || 9 || 63 || 60.1
|-
! [[1972 NFL season|1972]] !! [[1972 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 14 || 14 || 2−11−1 || style="background:#cfecec;"|230 || style="background:#cfecec;"|448 || 51.3 || 2,781 || 6.2 || 18 || '''21''' || 66 || 64.6
|-
! [[1973 NFL season|1973]] !! [[1973 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 13 || 13 || 5−8 || 140 || 267 || 52.4 || 1,642 || 6.1 || 10 || 12 || 65 || 65.2
|-
! [[1974 NFL season|1974]] !! [[1974 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 11 || 11 || 3−8 || 134 || 261 || 51.3 || 1,429 || 5.5 || 6 || 16 || 79 || 49.8
|-
! [[1975 NFL season|1975]] !! [[1975 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 13 || 13 || 2−11 || 159 || 338 || 47 || 1,683 || 5.0 || 7 || 20 || 71 || 44.3
|-
! [[1976 NFL season|1976]] !! [[1976 New Orleans Saints season|NO]] 
| 0 || 0 || colspan="10"| ''Did not play due to injury''
|-
! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! [[1977 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 10 || 9 || 1−8 || 113 || 205 || 55.1 || 1,284 || 5.0 || 8 || 9 || 59 || 68.8
|-
! [[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 16 || 16 || 7−9 || 291 || 471 || '''61.8''' || 3,416 || 7.3 || 17 || 16 || 71 || 81.7
|-
! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 16 || 16 || '''8−8''' || 252 || 420 || 60 || 3,169 || 7.5 || 15 || 20 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''85''' || 75.6
|-
! [[1980 NFL season|1980]] !! [[1980 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 16 || 16 || 1−15 || '''309''' || '''509''' || 60.7 || '''3,716''' || 7.3 || '''23''' || 20 || 56 || '''81.8'''
|-
! [[1981 NFL season|1981]] !! [[1981 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 12 || 11 || 3−8 || 134 || 232 || 57.8 || 1,447 || 6.2 || 5 || 11 || 55 || 63.6
|-
! rowspan="2"|[[1982 NFL season|1982]] !! [[1982 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 1 || 0 || — || 1 || 7 || 14.3 || 3 || 0.4 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 0.0 
|-
! [[1982 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 6 || 5 || 0−5 || 67 || 132 || 52.8 || 877 || 7.0 || 6 || 6 || 54 || 71.3
|-
!! rowspan="2"|[[1983 NFL season|1983]] !! [[1983 Houston Oilers season|HOU]]
| 3 || 3 || 0−3 || 44 || 88 || 50 || 755 || '''8.6''' || 2 || 8 || 47 || 49.2
|-
! [[1983 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 2 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0
|-
! [[1984 NFL season|1984]] !! [[1984 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| 6 || 2 || 0−2 || 52 || 94 || 55.3 || 545 || 5.8 || 2 || 3 || 56 || 66.1
|-
! colspan="2"| Career<ref>{{cite web |title=Archie Manning Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannAr00.htm |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> !! 151 !! 139 !! 35−101−3 !! 2,011 !! 3,642 !! 55.2 !! 23,911 !! 6.6 !! 125 !! 173 !! 85 !! 67.1
|}

==Post-NFL career==
Manning continues to make his home in [[New Orleans]], though he also owns a condo in [[Oxford, Mississippi]], to which he relocated following [[Hurricane Katrina]]. He has served as an analyst with the Saints' radio and television broadcasts, and has worked as a commentator for [[CBS Sports]]' [[SEC on CBS|college football broadcasts]]. Archie has also appeared as a [[advertising|commercial]] spokesman for products in Southeast Louisiana, where he remains popular with many fans. Working with his three sons, Cooper, Peyton, and Eli, Archie hosts the [[Manning Passing Academy]] each summer. This camp brings together young players from grades 8–12 who work with high school coaches and college players.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Werner |first=Sam |date=July 12, 2011 |title=Sunseri: Panthers quarterback ecstatic about Manning camp |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11193/1159851-233.stm |url-status=live |access-date=July 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817024632/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11193/1159851-233.stm |archive-date=August 17, 2011}}</ref> In 2007, Manning was awarded the [[Silver Buffalo]] Award by the [[Boy Scouts of America]].<ref name="2007SBA">{{Cite journal |date=September 2007 |title=Silver Buffalo Awards |journal=[[Scouting (magazine)|Scouting]] |page=37}}</ref> The Silver Buffalo is the highest award given for service to youth on a national basis.

In 2007, Manning was hired as a spokesman for a [[United Parcel Service]] contest to promote its "Delivery Intercept" service. He appeared in an advertising campaign for the UPS Delivery Intercept Challenge Video Contest, which saw amateur videos of football interceptions from high school and youth games.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Press Release |publisher=UPS |url=http://ups.com/pressroom/us/press_releases/press_release/0,1088,4912,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307002118/http://ups.com/pressroom/us/press_releases/press_release/0%2C1088%2C4912%2C00.html |archive-date=March 7, 2013}}</ref> Among the prizes were a [[tailgate party]] with Manning as well as Manning-autographed footballs.

In October 2013, Manning was selected to be one of the 13 inaugural members of The College Football Playoff Selection Committee.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=College Football Playoff officially unveils 13-member selection committee |url=http://college-football.si.com/2013/10/16/college-football-playoff-committee/?sct=cf_t2_a9 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019142849/http://college-football.si.com/2013/10/16/college-football-playoff-committee/?sct=cf_t2_a9 |archive-date=October 19, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2013 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> He is one of three appointees who are members of the College Football Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2013 |title=College Football Playoff Announces Selection Committee |url=http://www.collegefootballplayoff.com/story?id=9825420 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018080705/http://www.collegefootballplayoff.com/story?id=9825420 |archive-date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2013 |publisher=CFP}}</ref>

In 2014, for health reasons, he stepped down from the [[College Football Playoff]] Committee.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mortensen |first=Chris |date=October 20, 2014 |title=Archie Manning leaves committee |publisher=[[ESPN]] |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11732136/archie-manning-steps-college-football-playoff-committee |url-status=live |access-date=November 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020190125/http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11732136/archie-manning-steps-college-football-playoff-committee |archive-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Erick |date=October 20, 2014 |title=Archie Manning taking leave from College Football Playoff committee |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/10/20/archie-manning-leaves-college-football-playoff-committee-knee-surgery/17600771/ |access-date=November 27, 2014}}</ref>

Manning owns a football-themed restaurant called Manning's Sports Bar and Grill, located in [[Caesars New Orleans]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manning's Sports Bar and Grill |url=https://www.caesars.com/harrahs-new-orleans/restaurants/mannings-sports-bar-and-grill#.Xw7wSxJ7mpo |access-date=July 15, 2020 |publisher=Caesars License Company, LLC.}}</ref>

==Family==
{{main|Manning family}}

Archie Manning is married to Olivia Manning.<ref name="onmvls">{{Cite news |date=November 17, 1970 |title=Manning on 'move list' |page=16 |work=Spokesman-Review |agency=AP photo |location=Spokane, Washington |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2MkpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5243%2C280288}}</ref> They met while at Ole Miss. The couple has three sons: [[Cooper Manning|Cooper]], [[Peyton Manning|Peyton]], and [[Eli Manning|Eli]]. Cooper was diagnosed with [[spinal stenosis]] prior to his freshman year of college, which ended his football career.<ref>Lopresti, Mike (January 30, 2008). [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2008-01-30-lopresti-cooper-manning_N.htm "The other Manning brother lives a life without regret"]. ''[[USA Today]]''.</ref> Peyton played 18 years in the NFL, winning two [[Super Bowl]]s and a record five [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVPs]] among many other accolades. He was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2021. Eli, who played 16 years in the NFL, won two Super Bowls in [[Super Bowl XLII|2008]] and [[Super Bowl XLVI|2012]], earning the [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|MVP award]] for both games. Cooper's son, [[Arch Manning|Arch]], the top-rated high school quarterback in the class of 2023, is a member of the [[Texas Longhorns football|University of Texas football]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://texassports.com/sports/football/roster/arch-manning/12568|title=2023 Football Roster|publisher=Texas Sports |access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>

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