Fran Tarkenton
Francis Asbury Tarkenton "The Scrambler"
Born: February 3, 1940
Richmond, VA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Georgia
High School: Athens (GA)
Career: 1961-1978
Drafted: 1961 in Round 3, #29 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Drafted: 1961 in Round 5, #34 overall (AFL) by the Boston Patriots
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986
Fran Tarkenton played from 1961 to 1978 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. Tarkenton threw for 47,003 yards in his career, completing 3,686 of 6,467 passes with 342 touchdowns and 266 interceptions. He also ran for 3,674 yards in 675 attempts with 32 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 280 | 157 | 56.1 | 1997 | 7.1 | 18 | 6.4 | 17 | 6.1 | 71 | 74.7 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 329 | 163 | 49.5 | 2595 | 7.9 | 22 | 6.7 | 25 | 7.6 | 89 | 66.9 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 297 | 170 | 57.2 | 2311 | 7.8 | 15 | 5.1 | 15 | 5.1 | 67 | 78.0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 306 | 171 | 55.9 | 2506 | 8.2 | 22 | 7.2 | 11 | 3.6 | 64 | 91.8 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 329 | 171 | 52.0 | 2609 | 7.9 | 19 | 5.8 | 11 | 3.3 | 72 | 83.8 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 358 | 192 | 53.6 | 2561 | 7.2 | 17 | 4.7 | 16 | 4.5 | 68 | 73.8 | ||
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 377 | 204 | 54.1 | 3088 | 8.2 | 29 | 7.7 | 19 | 5.0 | 70 | 85.9 | ||
| 1968 | NFL New York Giants | 337 | 182 | 54.0 | 2555 | 7.6 | 21 | 6.2 | 12 | 3.6 | 84 | 84.6 | ||
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 409 | 220 | 53.8 | 2918 | 7.1 | 23 | 5.6 | 8 | 2.0 | 65 | 36 | 289 | 87.2 |
| 1970 | NFL New York Giants | 389 | 219 | 56.3 | 2777 | 7.1 | 19 | 4.9 | 12 | 3.1 | 59 | 36 | 249 | 82.2 |
| 1971 | NFL New York Giants | 386 | 226 | 58.5 | 2567 | 6.7 | 11 | 2.8 | 21 | 5.4 | 81 | 27 | 232 | 65.4 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 378 | 215 | 56.9 | 2651 | 7.0 | 18 | 4.8 | 13 | 3.4 | 76 | 26 | 203 | 80.2 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 274 | 169 | 61.7 | 2113 | 7.7 | 15 | 5.5 | 7 | 2.6 | 54 | 31 | 270 | 93.2 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 351 | 199 | 56.7 | 2598 | 7.4 | 17 | 4.8 | 12 | 3.4 | 80 | 17 | 142 | 82.1 |
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 425 | 273 | 64.2 | 2994 | 7.0 | 25 | 5.9 | 13 | 3.1 | 46 | 27 | 245 | 91.8 |
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 412 | 255 | 61.9 | 2961 | 7.2 | 17 | 4.1 | 8 | 1.9 | 56 | 25 | 221 | 89.3 |
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 258 | 155 | 60.1 | 1734 | 6.7 | 9 | 3.5 | 14 | 5.4 | 59 | 22 | 232 | 69.2 |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 572 | 345 | 60.3 | 3468 | 6.1 | 25 | 4.4 | 32 | 5.6 | 58 | 27 | 254 | 68.9 |
| Totals | 6467 | 3686 | 57.0 | 47003 | 7.3 | 342 | 5.3 | 266 | 4.1 | 89 | 274 | 2337 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 56 | 308 | 5.5 | 52 | 5 |
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 41 | 361 | 8.8 | 31 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 28 | 162 | 5.8 | 24 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 50 | 330 | 6.6 | 31 | 2 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 56 | 356 | 6.4 | 36 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 62 | 376 | 6.1 | 28 | 4 |
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 44 | 306 | 7.0 | 22 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL New York Giants | 57 | 301 | 5.3 | 22 | 3 |
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 37 | 172 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL New York Giants | 43 | 236 | 5.5 | 20 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL New York Giants | 30 | 111 | 3.7 | 16 | 3 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 180 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 41 | 202 | 4.9 | 16 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 120 | 5.7 | 15 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 21 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 45 | 1.7 | 20 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 6 | 0.4 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 24 | -6 | -0.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Totals | 675 | 3674 | 5.4 | 52 | 32 |
Receiving:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 4 | -4 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 2 | -9 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 | -14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | -7 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 84 | 43 | -37 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 10 |
| 1962 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 13 |
| 1964 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 |
| 1967 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | New York Giants | 13 | 13 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 13 |
| 1975 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 13 |
| 1977 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 9 |
| 1978 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
Awards
1975 - AP MVP
1975 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
1975 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1975 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1975 - PFWA MVP
Honors
1970 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
