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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

Career with playoffs

257 Games 18 seasons
48,806 Pass Yds 189.9 / game
353 Pass TD 1.37 / game
3,835 Cmp
56.7 Cmp%
7.2 Y/A

6,759 Att283 INT590 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. 2,6502.6k 1973'73
  14. 2,9923.0k 1974'74
  15. 3,1293.1k 1975'75
  16. 3,4793.5k 1976'76
  17. 1,7341.7k 1977'77
  18. 3,6873.7k 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. 18 1973'73
  14. 20 1974'74
  15. 25 1975'75
  16. 21 1976'76
  17. 9 1977'77
  18. 26 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. 10 1973'73
  14. 18 1974'74
  15. 14 1975'75
  16. 13 1976'76
  17. 14 1977'77
  18. 34 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. 60.7 1973'73
  14. 55.5 1974'74
  15. 63.2 1975'75
  16. 59.8 1976'76
  17. 60.1 1977'77
  18. 59.6 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. 7.5 1973'73
  14. 7.1 1974'74
  15. 6.9 1975'75
  16. 7.0 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. 89.3 1973'73
  14. 76.0 1974'74
  15. 89.2 1975'75
  16. 84.4 1976'76
  17. 69.2 1977'77
  18. 67.9 1978'78

Latest games · 1978

  1. W14 W 28–27 30/56 · 289 yds4 TD · 3 INT
  2. @ W15 L 14–45 18/34 · 231 yds1 TD · 2 INT
  3. @ W16 L 20–27 23/38 · 316 yds3 TD · 5 INT
  4. @ DIV L 10–34 18/37 · 219 yds1 TD · 2 INT

Career bests

Best season 1978 3,687 yds · 26 TD
Most TDs 1967 29 TD · 19 INT
Best rating 1964 91.8 · 8.2 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1975 63.2% · 285 cmp

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