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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Games with 100 yards rushing, 100 yards receiving, or 300 yards passing.
| Score | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Week | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | TD | ||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Sun | Dec 3, 1978 | box | W | MIN | PHI | 28 | 27 | 30 | 56 | 289 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 5.2 | 53.6 | 69.7 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 16 | Sun | Dec 17, 1978 | box | L | MIN | @ | OAK | 20 | 27 | 23 | 38 | 316 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 8.3 | 60.5 | 73.9 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Sun | Nov 7, 1976 | box | W | MIN | DET | 31 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 347 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 13.9 | 68.0 | 120.8 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Sun | Nov 16, 1975 | box | W | MIN | @ | NOR | 20 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 310 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.9 | 64.1 | 92.9 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 11 | Sun | Nov 30, 1975 | box | L | MIN | @ | WAS | 30 | 31 | 27 | 37 | 357 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 9.6 | 73.0 | 112.1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 12 | Sun | Dec 1, 1974 | box | W | MIN | NOR | 29 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 317 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 69.0 | 139.6 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | Sun | Nov 19, 1972 | box | W | MIN | @ | RAM | 45 | 41 | 14 | 28 | 319 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 11.4 | 50.0 | 130.8 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Sun | Sep 19, 1971 | box | W | NYG | @ | GNB | 42 | 40 | 13 | 21 | 236 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 11.2 | 61.9 | 120.2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | Sun | Nov 21, 1971 | box | L | NYG | @ | PIT | 13 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 302 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 7.4 | 65.9 | 75.5 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Sun | Oct 25, 1970 | box | W | NYG | STL | 35 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 280 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 | 83.3 | 158.3 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 9 | Sun | Nov 15, 1970 | box | W | NYG | WAS | 35 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 320 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 9.4 | 67.6 | 83.0 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 3 | Sun | Oct 5, 1969 | box | W | NYG | CHI | 28 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 227 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 56.0 | 126.2 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 12 | Sun | Dec 7, 1969 | box | W | NYG | STL | 49 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 252 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 61.3 | 126.6 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | 13 | Sun | Dec 8, 1968 | box | L | NYG | STL | 21 | 28 | 16 | 29 | 325 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 11.2 | 55.2 | 103.4 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | 4 | Sun | Oct 8, 1967 | box | W | NYG | NOR | 27 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 348 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12.4 | 64.3 | 116.4 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | 14 | Sun | Dec 17, 1967 | box | W | NYG | STL | 37 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 275 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 9.8 | 57.1 | 100.4 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | 5 | Sun | Oct 16, 1966 | box | W | MIN | RAM | 35 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 327 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 10.5 | 67.7 | 121.3 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | 6 | Sun | Oct 24, 1965 | box | W | MIN | @ | SFO | 42 | 41 | 21 | 35 | 407 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 11.6 | 60.0 | 129.1 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 2 | Sun | Sep 20, 1964 | box | L | MIN | CHI | 28 | 34 | 22 | 34 | 311 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 9.1 | 64.7 | 121.1 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | Sun | Nov 4, 1962 | box | L | MIN | @ | PIT | 31 | 39 | 13 | 21 | 273 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 13.0 | 61.9 | 125.5 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 1 | Sun | Sep 17, 1961 | box | W | MIN | CHI | 37 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 250 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 73.9 | 148.6 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | 12 | Sun | Dec 3, 1961 | box | W | MIN | RAM | 42 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 252 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 8.4 | 70.0 | 121.1 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | 14 | Sun | Dec 17, 1961 | box | L | MIN | @ | CHI | 35 | 52 | 12 | 22 | 161 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | 54.5 | 98.7 | ||||||||||||