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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
3,674 Rush Yds 14.9 / game
32 Rush TD 0.13 / game
675 Car
5.4 Y/C
3 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 308 1961'61
  2. 361 1962'62
  3. 162 1963'63
  4. 330 1964'64
  5. 356 1965'65
  6. 376 1966'66
  7. 306 1967'67
  8. 301 1968'68
  9. 172 1969'69
  10. 236 1970'70
  11. 111 1971'71
  12. 180 1972'72
  13. 202 1973'73
  14. 120 1974'74
  15. 108 1975'75
  16. 45 1976'76
  17. 6 1977'77
  18. -6 1978'78
  1. 5 1961'61
  2. 2 1962'62
  3. 1 1963'63
  4. 2 1964'64
  5. 1 1965'65
  6. 4 1966'66
  7. 2 1967'67
  8. 3 1968'68
  9. 0 1969'69
  10. 2 1970'70
  11. 3 1971'71
  12. 0 1972'72
  13. 1 1973'73
  14. 2 1974'74
  15. 2 1975'75
  16. 1 1976'76
  17. 0 1977'77
  18. 1 1978'78
  1. 56 1961'61
  2. 41 1962'62
  3. 28 1963'63
  4. 50 1964'64
  5. 56 1965'65
  6. 62 1966'66
  7. 44 1967'67
  8. 57 1968'68
  9. 37 1969'69
  10. 43 1970'70
  11. 30 1971'71
  12. 27 1972'72
  13. 41 1973'73
  14. 21 1974'74
  15. 16 1975'75
  16. 27 1976'76
  17. 15 1977'77
  18. 24 1978'78
  1. 5.5 1961'61
  2. 8.8 1962'62
  3. 5.8 1963'63
  4. 6.6 1964'64
  5. 6.4 1965'65
  6. 6.1 1966'66
  7. 7.0 1967'67
  8. 5.3 1968'68
  9. 4.6 1969'69
  10. 5.5 1970'70
  11. 3.7 1971'71
  12. 6.7 1972'72
  13. 4.9 1973'73
  14. 5.7 1974'74
  15. 6.8 1975'75
  16. 1.7 1976'76
  17. 0.4 1977'77
  18. -0.2 1978'78

Latest games · 1978

  1. W12 L 7–13 1 car · -5 yds0 TD
  2. @ W13 T 10–10 2 car · 0 yds0 TD
  3. W14 W 28–27 2 car · -4 yds0 TD
  4. @ W15 L 14–45 1 car · -1 yds0 TD

Career bests

Best season 1966 376 yds · 4 TD
Most TDs 1961 5 TD · 56 car
Most first downs 1978 3 1D · 24 car

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