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QB · #10 · Minnesota Vikings

Francis Tarkenton

Born 1940 6'0" · 190 lb Georgia Undrafted 1961 – 1978 · 18 Seasons

  • 1× MVP
  • 1× OPOY
  • 1× All-Pro
  • 9× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Regular season career

246 Games 18 seasons
47,003 Pass Yds 191.1 / game
342 Pass TD 1.39 / game
3,686 Cmp
57.0 Cmp%
7.3 Y/A

6,467 Att266 INT570 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 1,9972.0k 1961'61
  2. 2,5952.6k 1962'62
  3. 2,3112.3k 1963'63
  4. 2,5062.5k 1964'64
  5. 2,6092.6k 1965'65
  6. 2,5612.6k 1966'66
  7. 3,0883.1k 1967'67
  8. 2,5552.6k 1968'68
  9. 2,9182.9k 1969'69
  10. 2,7772.8k 1970'70
  11. 2,5672.6k 1971'71
  12. 2,6512.7k 1972'72
  13. 2,1132.1k 1973'73
  14. 2,5982.6k 1974'74
  15. 2,9943.0k 1975'75
  16. 2,9613.0k 1976'76
  17. 1,7341.7k 1977'77
  18. 3,4683.5k 1978'78
  1. 18 1961'61
  2. 22 1962'62
  3. 15 1963'63
  4. 22 1964'64
  5. 19 1965'65
  6. 17 1966'66
  7. 29 1967'67
  8. 21 1968'68
  9. 23 1969'69
  10. 19 1970'70
  11. 11 1971'71
  12. 18 1972'72
  13. 15 1973'73
  14. 17 1974'74
  15. 25 1975'75
  16. 17 1976'76
  17. 9 1977'77
  18. 25 1978'78
  1. 17 1961'61
  2. 25 1962'62
  3. 15 1963'63
  4. 11 1964'64
  5. 11 1965'65
  6. 16 1966'66
  7. 19 1967'67
  8. 12 1968'68
  9. 8 1969'69
  10. 12 1970'70
  11. 21 1971'71
  12. 13 1972'72
  13. 7 1973'73
  14. 12 1974'74
  15. 13 1975'75
  16. 8 1976'76
  17. 14 1977'77
  18. 32 1978'78
  1. 56.1 1961'61
  2. 49.5 1962'62
  3. 57.2 1963'63
  4. 55.9 1964'64
  5. 52.0 1965'65
  6. 53.6 1966'66
  7. 54.1 1967'67
  8. 54.0 1968'68
  9. 53.8 1969'69
  10. 56.3 1970'70
  11. 58.5 1971'71
  12. 56.9 1972'72
  13. 61.7 1973'73
  14. 56.7 1974'74
  15. 64.2 1975'75
  16. 61.9 1976'76
  17. 60.1 1977'77
  18. 60.3 1978'78
  1. 7.1 1961'61
  2. 7.9 1962'62
  3. 7.8 1963'63
  4. 8.2 1964'64
  5. 7.9 1965'65
  6. 7.2 1966'66
  7. 8.2 1967'67
  8. 7.6 1968'68
  9. 7.1 1969'69
  10. 7.1 1970'70
  11. 6.7 1971'71
  12. 7.0 1972'72
  13. 7.7 1973'73
  14. 7.4 1974'74
  15. 7.0 1975'75
  16. 7.2 1976'76
  17. 6.7 1977'77
  18. 6.1 1978'78
  1. 74.7 1961'61
  2. 66.9 1962'62
  3. 78.0 1963'63
  4. 91.8 1964'64
  5. 83.8 1965'65
  6. 73.8 1966'66
  7. 85.9 1967'67
  8. 84.6 1968'68
  9. 87.2 1969'69
  10. 82.2 1970'70
  11. 65.4 1971'71
  12. 80.2 1972'72
  13. 93.2 1973'73
  14. 82.1 1974'74
  15. 91.8 1975'75
  16. 89.3 1976'76
  17. 69.2 1977'77
  18. 68.9 1978'78

Latest games · 1978

  1. @ W13 T 10–10 20/37 · 199 yds1 TD · 4 INT
  2. W14 W 28–27 30/56 · 289 yds4 TD · 3 INT
  3. @ W15 L 14–45 18/34 · 231 yds1 TD · 2 INT
  4. @ W16 L 20–27 23/38 · 316 yds3 TD · 5 INT

Career bests

Best season 1978 3,468 yds · 25 TD
Most TDs 1967 29 TD · 19 INT
Best rating 1973 93.2 · 7.7 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1975 64.2% · 273 cmp

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