Francis Abury Tarkenton
Position: QB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 3, 1940 in Richmond, VA
College: Georgia
Career AV: 139 (11th overall since 1950)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1986
9-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 3rd round (29th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 5th round (34th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | AV | |||||||||||
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| 1961 | 21 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2-8-0 | 157 | 280 | 56.1 | 1997 | 18 | 6.4 | 17 | 6.1 | 71 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 12.7 | 142.6 | 74.7 | 8 | |||||
| 1962 | 22 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2-11-1 | 163 | 329 | 49.5 | 2595 | 22 | 6.7 | 25 | 7.6 | 89 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 15.9 | 185.4 | 66.9 | 7 | |||||
| 1963 | 23 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 13 | 4-8-1 | 170 | 297 | 57.2 | 2311 | 15 | 5.1 | 15 | 5.1 | 67 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 13.6 | 165.1 | 78.0 | 8 | |||||
| 1964* | 24 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8-5-1 | 171 | 306 | 55.9 | 2506 | 22 | 7.2 | 11 | 3.6 | 64 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 14.7 | 179.0 | 91.8 | 12 | |||||
| 1965* | 25 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 171 | 329 | 52.0 | 2609 | 19 | 5.8 | 11 | 3.3 | 72 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 15.3 | 186.4 | 83.8 | 13 | |||||
| 1966 | 26 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4-7-1 | 192 | 358 | 53.6 | 2561 | 17 | 4.7 | 16 | 4.5 | 68 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 13.3 | 182.9 | 73.8 | 8 | |||||
| 1967* | 27 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 204 | 377 | 54.1 | 3088 | 29 | 7.7 | 19 | 5.0 | 70 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 15.1 | 220.6 | 85.9 | 17 | |||||
| 1968* | 28 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 182 | 337 | 54.0 | 2555 | 21 | 6.2 | 12 | 3.6 | 84 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 14.0 | 182.5 | 84.6 | 14 | |||||
| 1969* | 29 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6-8-0 | 220 | 409 | 53.8 | 2918 | 23 | 5.6 | 8 | 2.0 | 65 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 13.3 | 208.4 | 87.2 | 36 | 289 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 13 |
| 1970* | 30 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9-5-0 | 219 | 389 | 56.3 | 2777 | 19 | 4.9 | 12 | 3.1 | 59 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 198.4 | 82.2 | 36 | 249 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 17 |
| 1971 | 31 | NYG | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4-9-0 | 226 | 386 | 58.5 | 2567 | 11 | 2.8 | 21 | 5.4 | 81 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 197.5 | 65.4 | 27 | 232 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 1972 | 32 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 215 | 378 | 56.9 | 2651 | 18 | 4.8 | 13 | 3.4 | 76 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 12.3 | 189.4 | 80.2 | 26 | 203 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 12 |
| 1973 | 33 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 169 | 274 | 61.7 | 2113 | 15 | 5.5 | 7 | 2.6 | 54 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 150.9 | 93.2 | 31 | 270 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 10.2 | 14 |
| 1974* | 34 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9-4-0 | 199 | 351 | 56.7 | 2598 | 17 | 4.8 | 12 | 3.4 | 80 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 13.1 | 199.8 | 82.1 | 17 | 142 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 15 |
| 1975*+ | 35 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 273 | 425 | 64.2 | 2994 | 25 | 5.9 | 13 | 3.1 | 46 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 213.9 | 91.8 | 27 | 245 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 16 |
| 1976* | 36 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10-2-1 | 255 | 412 | 61.9 | 2961 | 17 | 4.1 | 8 | 1.9 | 56 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 11.6 | 227.8 | 89.3 | 25 | 221 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 14 |
| 1977 | 37 | MIN | QB | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6-3-0 | 155 | 258 | 60.1 | 1734 | 9 | 3.5 | 14 | 5.4 | 59 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 192.7 | 69.2 | 22 | 232 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 7 |
| 1978 | 38 | MIN | QB | 10 | 16 | 16 | 8-7-1 | 345 | 572 | 60.3 | 3468 | 25 | 4.4 | 32 | 5.6 | 58 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 216.8 | 68.9 | 27 | 254 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 11 |
| Career | 246 | 239 | 124-109-6 | 3686 | 6467 | 57.0 | 47003 | 342 | 5.3 | 266 | 4.1 | 89 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 191.1 | 80.4 | 274 | 2337 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 215 | ||||
| 13 yrs | MIN | 177 | 170 | 91-73-6 | 2635 | 4569 | 57.7 | 33098 | 239 | 5.2 | 194 | 4.2 | 89 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 12.6 | 187.0 | 80.1 | 175 | 1567 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 145 | |||
| 5 yrs | NYG | 69 | 69 | 33-36-0 | 1051 | 1898 | 55.4 | 13905 | 103 | 5.4 | 72 | 3.8 | 84 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 13.2 | 201.5 | 81.0 | 99 | 770 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 70 |
Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1973 (2-1), 1974 (2-1), 1975 (0-1), 1976 (2-1), 1978 (0-1)
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Att | Y/A+ | NY/A+ | AY/A+ | ANY/A+ | Cmp%+ | TD%+ | Int%+ | Sack%+ | Rate+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2-8-0 | 280 | 93 | 99 | 114 | 108 | 101 | 106 | |||
| 1962 | 22 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2-11-1 | 329 | 105 | 97 | 89 | 110 | 80 | 95 | |||
| 1963 | 23 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 13 | 4-8-1 | 297 | 106 | 104 | 119 | 97 | 104 | 107 | |||
| 1964* | 24 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8-5-1 | 306 | 115 | 119 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 121 | |||
| 1965* | 25 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 329 | 113 | 115 | 101 | 107 | 117 | 112 | |||
| 1966 | 26 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4-7-1 | 358 | 102 | 104 | 108 | 98 | 108 | 105 | |||
| 1967* | 27 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 377 | 120 | 119 | 109 | 126 | 104 | 119 | |||
| 1968* | 28 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 337 | 111 | -71 | 119 | -3 | 109 | 113 | 117 | 148 | 118 |
| 1969* | 29 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6-8-0 | 409 | 105 | 106 | 120 | 119 | 107 | 109 | 130 | 100 | 121 |
| 1970* | 30 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9-5-0 | 389 | 106 | 107 | 115 | 114 | 115 | 104 | 119 | 97 | 117 |
| 1971 | 31 | NYG | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4-9-0 | 386 | 99 | 102 | 96 | 98 | 122 | 86 | 100 | 107 | 101 |
| 1972 | 32 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7-7-0 | 378 | 106 | 109 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 105 | 119 | 108 | 117 |
| 1973 | 33 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 274 | 121 | 110 | 130 | 122 | 130 | 112 | 128 | 90 | 132 |
| 1974* | 34 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9-4-0 | 351 | 114 | 122 | 118 | 123 | 114 | 106 | 118 | 121 | 118 |
| 1975*+ | 35 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 425 | 107 | 111 | 116 | 118 | 133 | 116 | 120 | 114 | 125 |
| 1976* | 36 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10-2-1 | 412 | 109 | 115 | 121 | 125 | 128 | 100 | 133 | 117 | 125 |
| 1977 | 37 | MIN | QB | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6-3-0 | 258 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 123 | 95 | 99 | 104 | 105 |
| 1978 | 38 | MIN | QB | 10 | 16 | 16 | 8-7-1 | 572 | 85 | 97 | 89 | 95 | 124 | 104 | 95 | 120 | 104 |
| Career | 246 | 239 | 124-109-6 | 6467 | 106 | 108 | 110 | 112 | 116 | 106 | 112 | 109 | 114 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1961 | 21 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 308 | 5 | 52 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 308 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
| 1962 | 22 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 361 | 2 | 31 | 8.8 | 25.8 | 2.9 | 349 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 1963 | 23 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 162 | 1 | 24 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 162 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1964* | 24 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 330 | 2 | 31 | 6.6 | 23.6 | 3.6 | 330 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 1965* | 25 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 356 | 1 | 36 | 6.4 | 25.4 | 4.0 | 356 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 1966 | 26 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 376 | 4 | 28 | 6.1 | 26.9 | 4.4 | 376 | 4 | 8 | |||||||
| 1967* | 27 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 306 | 2 | 22 | 7.0 | 21.9 | 3.1 | 306 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 1968* | 28 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 301 | 3 | 22 | 5.3 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 301 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 1969* | 29 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 172 | 0 | 21 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 172 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1970* | 30 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 236 | 2 | 20 | 5.5 | 16.9 | 3.1 | 236 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1971 | 31 | NYG | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 111 | 3 | 16 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 111 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 1972 | 32 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 180 | 0 | 21 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 180 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1973 | 33 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 202 | 1 | 16 | 4.9 | 14.4 | 2.9 | 202 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 1974* | 34 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 120 | 2 | 15 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 120 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1975*+ | 35 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 108 | 2 | 21 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 108 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1976* | 36 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 1 | 20 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 45 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 1977 | 37 | MIN | QB | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1978 | 38 | MIN | QB | 10 | 16 | 16 | 24 | -6 | 1 | 15 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Career | 246 | 239 | 675 | 3674 | 32 | 52 | 5.4 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 3662 | 32 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 13 yrs | MIN | 177 | 170 | 464 | 2548 | 22 | 52 | 5.5 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 2536 | 22 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 5 yrs | NYG | 69 | 69 | 211 | 1126 | 10 | 22 | 5.3 | 16.3 | 3.1 | 1126 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1961 | 21 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 22 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 23 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1964* | 24 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1965* | 25 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 26 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967* | 27 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968* | 28 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969* | 29 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970* | 30 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 31 | NYG | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 32 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 33 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974* | 34 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975*+ | 35 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1976* | 36 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | -9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 37 | MIN | QB | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | -14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 38 | MIN | QB | 10 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 246 | 239 | 84 | 43 | -37 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 yrs | MIN | 177 | 170 | 64 | 34 | -33 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | NYG | 69 | 69 | 20 | 9 | -4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1961 | 21 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 22 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 23 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1964* | 24 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1965* | 25 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 26 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1967* | 27 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1968* | 28 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1970* | 30 | NYG | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 31 | NYG | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 33 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1974* | 34 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1975*+ | 35 | MIN | QB | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1976* | 36 | MIN | QB | 10 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 38 | MIN | QB | 10 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 246 | 239 | 32 | 32 | 192 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 yrs | MIN | 177 | 170 | 22 | 22 | 132 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | NYG | 69 | 69 | 10 | 10 | 60 |
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Yds/Pass Cmp |
Pass Attempts/Game |
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Rushing Yds |
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| 1970 | Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| 1972 | Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| 1973 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |
| Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1974 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |
| 1975 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1976 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. |