Francis Abury Tarkenton
Position: QB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: February 3, 1940 in Richmond, VA
College: Georgia
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 Draft
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 5th round (34th overall) of the AFL 1961 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 | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sun | Sep 17, 1961 | box | W | MIN | CHI | 37 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 250 | 4 | 0 | 10.9 | 73.9 | 148.6 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Sun | Dec 3, 1961 | box | W | MIN | RAM | 42 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 252 | 4 | 1 | 8.4 | 70.0 | 121.1 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Sun | Dec 17, 1961 | box | L | MIN | @ | CHI | 35 | 52 | 12 | 22 | 161 | 4 | 1 | 7.3 | 54.5 | 98.7 | ||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Sun | Nov 4, 1962 | box | L | MIN | @ | PIT | 31 | 39 | 13 | 21 | 273 | 4 | 1 | 13.0 | 61.9 | 125.5 | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Sun | Sep 20, 1964 | box | L | MIN | CHI | 28 | 34 | 22 | 34 | 311 | 4 | 1 | 9.1 | 64.7 | 121.1 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Sun | Oct 24, 1965 | box | W | MIN | @ | SFO | 42 | 41 | 21 | 35 | 407 | 3 | 0 | 11.6 | 60.0 | 129.1 | ||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Sun | Oct 16, 1966 | box | W | MIN | RAM | 35 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 327 | 3 | 1 | 10.5 | 67.7 | 121.3 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Sun | Oct 8, 1967 | box | W | NYG | NOR | 27 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 348 | 2 | 1 | 12.4 | 64.3 | 116.4 | |||||||||
| 9 | 14 | Sun | Dec 17, 1967 | box | W | NYG | STL | 37 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 275 | 4 | 2 | 9.8 | 57.1 | 100.4 | |||||||||
| 10 | 13 | Sun | Dec 8, 1968 | box | L | NYG | STL | 21 | 28 | 16 | 29 | 325 | 2 | 1 | 11.2 | 55.2 | 103.4 | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Sun | Oct 5, 1969 | box | W | NYG | CHI | 28 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 227 | 4 | 0 | 9.1 | 56.0 | 126.2 | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | Sun | Dec 7, 1969 | box | W | NYG | STL | 49 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 252 | 4 | 0 | 8.1 | 61.3 | 126.6 | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Sun | Oct 25, 1970 | box | W | NYG | STL | 35 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 280 | 5 | 0 | 15.6 | 83.3 | 158.3 | |||||||||
| 14 | 9 | Sun | Nov 15, 1970 | box | W | NYG | WAS | 35 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 320 | 1 | 2 | 9.4 | 67.6 | 83.0 | |||||||||
| 15 | 1 | Sun | Sep 19, 1971 | box | W | NYG | @ | GNB | 42 | 40 | 13 | 21 | 236 | 4 | 1 | 11.2 | 61.9 | 120.2 | ||||||||
| 16 | 10 | Sun | Nov 21, 1971 | box | L | NYG | @ | PIT | 13 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 302 | 1 | 2 | 7.4 | 65.9 | 75.5 | ||||||||
| 17 | 10 | Sun | Nov 19, 1972 | box | W | MIN | @ | RAM | 45 | 41 | 14 | 28 | 319 | 4 | 0 | 11.4 | 50.0 | 130.8 | ||||||||
| 18 | 12 | Sun | Dec 1, 1974 | box | W | MIN | NOR | 29 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 317 | 3 | 0 | 10.9 | 69.0 | 139.6 | |||||||||
| 19 | 9 | Sun | Nov 16, 1975 | box | W | MIN | @ | NOR | 20 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 310 | 3 | 2 | 7.9 | 64.1 | 92.9 | ||||||||
| 20 | 11 | Sun | Nov 30, 1975 | box | L | MIN | @ | WAS | 30 | 31 | 27 | 37 | 357 | 1 | 0 | 9.6 | 73.0 | 112.1 | ||||||||
| 21 | 9 | Sun | Nov 7, 1976 | box | W | MIN | DET | 31 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 347 | 2 | 1 | 13.9 | 68.0 | 120.8 | |||||||||
| 22 | 14 | Sun | Dec 3, 1978 | box | W | MIN | PHI | 28 | 27 | 30 | 56 | 289 | 4 | 3 | 5.2 | 53.6 | 69.7 | |||||||||
| 23 | 16 | Sun | Dec 17, 1978 | box | L | MIN | @ | OAK | 20 | 27 | 23 | 38 | 316 | 3 | 5 | 8.3 | 60.5 | 73.9 | ||||||||