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Russ Francis

Russell Ross Francis

Position: TE
Height: 6-6    Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1953 in Seattle, WA
College: Oregon

3-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1975 Draft

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Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Partial Seasons · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1975 22 NWE TE 81 14 11 35 636 18.2 4 48 2.5 45.4 636 4 1
1976* 23 NWE TE 81 13 12 26 367 14.1 3 48 2.0 28.2 2 12 0 8 6.0 0.9 0.2 379 3 1
1977* 24 NWE TE 81 10 10 16 229 14.3 4 31 1.6 22.9 229 4 0
1978* 25 NWE TE 81 15 15 39 543 13.9 4 53 2.6 36.2 543 4 1
1979 26 NWE TE 81 12 12 39 557 14.3 5 44 3.3 46.4 557 5 0
1980 27 NWE TE 81 15 15 41 664 16.2 8 39 2.7 44.3 664 8 0
1982 29 SFO 81 9 3 23 278 12.1 2 26 2.6 30.9 278 2 2
1983 30 SFO TE 81 16 16 33 357 10.8 4 25 2.1 22.3 357 4 2
1984 31 SFO te 81 10 8 23 285 12.4 2 32 2.3 28.5 285 2 1
1985 32 SFO TE 81 16 16 44 478 10.9 3 25 2.8 29.9 478 3 2
1986 33 SFO TE 81 16 14 41 505 12.3 1 52 2.6 31.6 505 1 0
1987 34 2TM /TE 9 7 22 202 9.2 0 19 2.4 22.4 202 0 0
SFO TE 81 8 7 22 202 9.2 0 19 2.8 25.3 202 0 0
NWE 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1988 35 NWE TE 81 12 8 11 161 14.6 0 51 0.9 13.4 161 0 0
Career 167 147 393 5262 13.4 40 53 2.4 31.5 2 12 0 8 6.0 0.1 0.0 5274 40 10
8 yrs NWE 92 83 207 3157 15.3 28 53 2.3 34.3 2 12 0 8 6.0 0.1 0.0 3169 28 3
6 yrs SFO 75 64 186 2105 11.3 12 52 2.5 28.1 2105 12 7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1975 22 NWE TE 81 14 11 1 0 0 0
1976* 23 NWE TE 81 13 12 1 1 0 0
1977* 24 NWE TE 81 10 10 0 1 3 0
1978* 25 NWE TE 81 15 15 1 1 0 0
1982 29 SFO 81 9 3 2 0 0 0
1983 30 SFO TE 81 16 16 2 0 0 0
1984 31 SFO te 81 10 8 1 2 0 0
1985 32 SFO TE 81 16 16 2 0 0 0
Career 167 147 10 5 3 0
8 yrs NWE 92 83 3 3 3 0
6 yrs SFO 75 64 7 2 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1982 29 SFO 81 9 3 1 1 100.0 45 0 0.0 0 0.0 45 45.0 45.0 45.0 5.0 118.7 0 0 45.0 45.0 0.0
Career 167 147 1 1 100.0 45 0 0.0 0 0.0 45 45.0 45.0 45.0 0.3 118.7 0 0 45.0 45.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975 22 NWE TE 81 14 11 4 24
1976* 23 NWE TE 81 13 12 3 18
1977* 24 NWE TE 81 10 10 4 24
1978* 25 NWE TE 81 15 15 4 24
1979 26 NWE TE 81 12 12 5 30
1980 27 NWE TE 81 15 15 8 48
1982 29 SFO 81 9 3 2 12
1983 30 SFO TE 81 16 16 4 24
1984 31 SFO te 81 10 8 2 12
1985 32 SFO TE 81 16 16 3 18
1986 33 SFO TE 81 16 14 1 6
Career 167 147 40 240
8 yrs NWE 92 83 28 168
6 yrs SFO 75 64 12 72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1976
1977
1978

Receptions

Career 393 (188)

Receiving TD

1980 NFL 8 (8)
Career 40 (162)

Yds/Reception

1975 NFL 18.2 (9)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1976 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL
1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1978 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1978 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1978 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1980 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1975 22 14 TE 88 31 2 41
1976 23 13 TE 56 11 74
1977 24 10 TE 47 15
1978 25 15 TE 78 14 8 55
1979 26 12 TE 86 13 8 62
1980 27 15 TE 114 39 2 27
1982 29 9 TE 42 2 11 73
1983 30 16 TE 60 19
1984 31 10 TE 41 30
1985 32 16 TE 66 16
1986 33 16 TE 57 13
1987 34 9 TE 20 39
1988 35 12 TE 16 35
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