Wallace Francis
Wallace Diron Francis
Born: November 7, 1951
Franklin, LA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
College: Ark-Pine Bluff
High School: Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge, LA)
Career: 1973-1981
Drafted: 1973 in Round 5, #110 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Wallace Francis played from 1973 to 1981 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills. Francis caught 244 passes for 3,695 yards and 27 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | -5 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 11 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 270 | 20.8 | 67 | 4 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 26 | 390 | 15.0 | 32 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 45 | 695 | 15.4 | 54 | 3 |
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 74 | 1013 | 13.7 | 42 | 8 |
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 54 | 862 | 16.0 | 81 | 7 |
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 30 | 441 | 14.7 | 36 | 4 |
| Totals | 244 | 3695 | 15.1 | 81 | 27 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 23 | 687 | 29.9 | 101 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 37 | 947 | 25.6 | 74 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 265 | 18.9 | 32 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 156 | 17.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 84 | 2077 | 24.7 | 101 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 16 |
