Russell Ross Francis
Position: TE
Height: 6-6 Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: April 3, 1953 in Seattle, WA
College: Oregon (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 63 (848th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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1978 Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Receiving | Scoring | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 1 | 2 | 1978-09-10 | 25-160 | NWE | @ | STL | W 16-6 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | 1978-09-24 | 25-174 | NWE | @ | OAK | W 21-14 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 1978-10-01 | 25-181 | NWE | SDG | W 28-23 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1978-10-08 | 25-188 | NWE | PHI | W 24-14 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 7 | 1978-10-15 | 25-195 | NWE | @ | CIN | W 10-3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 1978-10-22 | 25-202 | NWE | MIA | W 33-24 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 9 | 1978-10-29 | 25-209 | NWE | NYJ | W 55-21 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | 10 | 1978-11-05 | 25-216 | NWE | @ | BUF | W 14-10 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 1978-11-12 | 25-223 | NWE | HOU | L 23-26 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 13 | 1978-11-26 | 25-237 | NWE | @ | BAL | W 35-14 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 1978-12-03 | 25-244 | NWE | @ | DAL | L 10-17 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 1978-12-10 | 25-251 | NWE | BUF | W 26-24 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 1978-12-18 | 25-259 | NWE | @ | MIA | L 3-23 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Games | 39 | 543 | 13.92 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||
| Receiving | Scoring | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||
| 1 | 17 | 1978-12-31 | 25-272 | NWE | HOU | L 14-31 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |