Russ Francis
Russell Ross Francis
Born: April 3, 1953
Seattle, WA USA
Deceased: October 1, 2023
Position: TE
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 240
College: Oregon
High School: Kailua (Honolulu, HI); Pleasant Hill (OR)
Career: 1975-1988
Drafted: 1975 in Round 1, #16 overall by the New England Patriots
Russ Francis played from 1975 to 1988 during his career with the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers. Francis caught 393 passes for 5,262 yards and 40 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 |
Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 35 | 636 | 18.2 | 48 | 4 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 26 | 367 | 14.1 | 48 | 3 |
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 16 | 229 | 14.3 | 31 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 39 | 543 | 13.9 | 53 | 4 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 39 | 557 | 14.3 | 44 | 5 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 41 | 664 | 16.2 | 39 | 8 |
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 23 | 278 | 12.1 | 26 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 33 | 357 | 10.8 | 25 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 23 | 285 | 12.4 | 32 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 44 | 478 | 10.9 | 25 | 3 |
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 41 | 505 | 12.3 | 52 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 22 | 202 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 11 | 161 | 14.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Totals | 393 | 5262 | 13.4 | 53 | 40 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1975 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 11 |
| 1976 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 12 |
| 1977 | NFL | New England Patriots | 10 | 10 |
| 1978 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 15 |
| 1979 | NFL | New England Patriots | 12 | 12 |
| 1980 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 15 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 8 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 14 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 7 |
| 1988 | NFL | New England Patriots | 12 | 8 |
Honors
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
