Russ Francis

Russell Ross Francis

Position: TE

6-6, 240lb (198cm, 108kg)

Born: April 3, 1953 in Seattle, WA

College: Oregon (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 46 (1953rd overall since 1960)

High School: Kailua (HI), Pleasant Hill (OR)

Draft: New England Patriots in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

G

167

AV

Rec

393

Yds

5262

Y/R

13.4

TD

FantPt

759.2

Receiving & Rushing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Receiving & Rushing Table
					Games		Receiving							Rushing							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1975	22	NWE	TE	81	14	11	35	636	18.2	4	48	2.5	45.4								35	18.2	636	4	1	6
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	28	13.5	379	3	1	6
1977*	24	NWE	TE	81	10	10	16	229	14.3	4	31	1.6	22.9								16	14.3	229	4	0	4
1978*	25	NWE	TE	81	15	15	39	543	13.9	4	53	2.6	36.2								39	13.9	543	4	1	6
1979	26	NWE	TE	81	12	12	39	557	14.3	5	44	3.3	46.4								39	14.3	557	5	0	6
1980	27	NWE	TE	81	15	15	41	664	16.2	8	39	2.7	44.3								41	16.2	664	8	0	8
1981		Missed season - Retired
1982	29	SFO		81	9	4	23	278	12.1	2	26	2.6	30.9								23	12.1	278	2	2	5
1983	30	SFO	TE	81	16	16	33	357	10.8	4	25	2.1	22.3								33	10.8	357	4	2	4
1984	31	SFO	te	81	10	8	23	285	12.4	2	32	2.3	28.5								23	12.4	285	2	1	3
1985	32	SFO	TE	81	16	16	44	478	10.9	3	25	2.8	29.9								44	10.9	478	3	2	4
1986	33	SFO	TE	81	16	14	41	505	12.3	1	52	2.6	31.6								41	12.3	505	1	0	4
1987	34	2TM			9	7	22	202	9.2	0	19	2.4	22.4								22	9.2	202	0	0	3
		NWE		49	1	0	0	0		0	0	0.0	0.0								0		0	0	0	0
		SFO	TE	81	8	7	22	202	9.2	0	19	2.8	25.3								22	9.2	202	0	0	3
1988	35	NWE	TE	81	12	8	11	161	14.6	0	51	0.9	13.4								11	14.6	161	0	0	1
Career					167	148	393	5262	13.4	40	53	2.4	31.5	2	12	0	8	6.0	0.1	0.0	395	13.4	5274	40	10	60
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	209	15.2	3169	28	3	37
6 yrs		SFO			75	65	186	2105	11.3	12	52	2.5	28.1								186	11.3	2105	12	7	23

Receiving & Rushing Table
				Games		Receiving							Rushing							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1976*	23	NWE		1	1	4	96	24.0	1	40	4.0	96.0								4	24.0	96	1	0
1978*	25	NWE		1	1	8	101	12.6	1	24	8.0	101.0								8	12.6	101	1	0
1983	30	SFO	TE	2	2	8	123	15.4	0	27	4.0	61.5								8	15.4	123	0	0
1984	31	SFO	TE	3	3	8	89	11.1	1	19	2.7	29.7								8	11.1	89	1	0
1985	32	SFO	TE	1	1	4	39	9.8	0	20	4.0	39.0								4	9.8	39	0	0
1986	33	SFO	TE	1	1	3	26	8.7	0	20	3.0	26.0								3	8.7	26	0	0
Career				9	7	35	474	13.5	3	40	3.9	52.7								35	13.5	474	3	0
4 yrs		SFO		7	7	23	277	12.0	1	27	3.3	39.6								23	12.0	277	1	0
2 yrs		NWE		2	0	12	197	16.4	2	40	6.0	98.5								12	16.4	197	2	0

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Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	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	4							2	0	0	0	0.0
1983	30	SFO	TE	81	16	16							2	0	0	0	0.0
1984	31	SFO	te	81	10	8							1	2	0	0	0.0
1985	32	SFO	TE	81	16	16							2	0	0	0	0.0
Career					167	148							10	5	3	0	0.0
8 yrs		NWE			92	83							3	3	3	0	0.0
6 yrs		SFO			75	65							7	2	0	0	0.0

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%
1982	29	SFO	81	9	4	1	1	100.0	45	0.0	0.0	45	45.0	45.0	45.0	5.0	118.7	45.00	45.00	0.0
Career				167	148	1	1	100.0	45	0.0	0.0	45	45.0	45.0	45.0	0.3	118.7	45.00	45.00	0.0
8 yrs		NWE		92	83	0	0		0			0				0.0
6 yrs		SFO		75	65	1	1	100.0	45	0.0	0.0	45	45.0	45.0	45.0	0.6	118.7	45.00	45.00	0.0

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	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%	4QC	GWD
1976*	23	NWE		1	1	0-0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	-45.0		0.0	0.0	0	0	0.00	-45.00	0.0
Career				9	7	0-0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	-45.0		0.0	0.0	0	0	0.00	-45.00	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1975	22	NWE	TE	81	14	11	4	4	24
1976*	23	NWE	TE	81	13	12	3	3	18
1977*	24	NWE	TE	81	10	10	4	4	24
1978*	25	NWE	TE	81	15	15	4	4	24
1979	26	NWE	TE	81	12	12	5	5	30
1980	27	NWE	TE	81	15	15	8	8	48
1982	29	SFO		81	9	4	2	2	12
1983	30	SFO	TE	81	16	16	4	4	24
1984	31	SFO	te	81	10	8	2	2	12
1985	32	SFO	TE	81	16	16	3	3	18
1986	33	SFO	TE	81	16	14	1	1	6
Career					167	148	40	40	240
8 yrs		NWE			92	83	28	28	168
6 yrs		SFO			75	65	12	12	72

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1976*	23	NWE		1	1	1	1	6
1978*	25	NWE		1	1	1	1	6
1984	31	SFO	TE	3	3	1	1	6
Career				9	7	3	3	18
4 yrs		SFO		7	7	1	1	6
2 yrs		NWE		2	0	2	2	12

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