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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD AV Awards
1961 21 MIN NFL QB 14 10 2-8-0 157 280 56.1 1997 18 6.4 17 6.1 71 7.1 5.69 12.7 142.6 74.7 42 416 13.04 4.91 3.65 0 0 11
1962 22 MIN NFL QB 14 14 2-11-1 163 329 49.5 2595 22 6.7 25 7.6 89 7.9 5.81 15.9 185.4 66.9 45 450 12.03 5.74 3.90 0 0 10
1963 23 MIN NFL QB 14 13 4-8-1 170 297 57.2 2311 15 5.1 15 5.1 67 7.8 6.52 13.6 165.1 78.0 42 448 12.39 5.50 4.39 2 2 10
1964 24 MIN NFL QB 14 14 8-5-1 171 306 55.9 2506 22 7.2 11 3.6 64 8.2 8.01 14.7 179.0 91.8 46 446 13.07 5.85 5.70 3 3 14 PB
1965 25 MIN NFL QB 14 14 7-7-0 171 329 52.0 2609 19 5.8 11 3.3 72 7.9 7.58 15.3 186.4 83.8 28 250 7.84 6.61 6.29 2 2 15 PB
1966 26 MIN NFL QB 14 12 4-7-1 192 358 53.6 2561 17 4.7 16 4.5 68 7.2 6.09 13.3 182.9 73.8 37 322 9.37 5.67 4.71 2 1 12
1967 27 NYG NFL QB 14 14 7-7-0 204 377 54.1 3088 29 7.7 19 5.0 70 8.2 7.46 15.1 220.6 85.9 29 283 7.14 6.91 6.23 2 2 19 PB
1968 28 NYG NFL QB 14 14 7-7-0 182 337 54.0 2555 21 6.2 12 3.6 84 7.6 7.23 14.0 182.5 84.6 27 255 7.42 6.32 5.99 1 2 16 PB
1969 29 NYG NFL QB 14 14 6-8-0 220 409 53.8 2918 23 5.6 8 2.0 65 7.1 7.38 13.3 208.4 87.2 36 289 8.09 5.91 6.13 4 4 14 PB
1970 30 NYG NFL QB 14 14 9-5-0 219 389 56.3 2777 19 4.9 12 3.1 59 7.1 6.73 12.7 198.4 82.2 36 249 8.47 5.95 5.57 2 5 17 PB,AP MVP-3
1971 31 NYG NFL QB 13 13 4-9-0 226 386 58.5 2567 11 2.8 21 5.4 81 6.7 4.77 11.4 197.5 65.4 27 232 6.54 5.65 3.90 1 1 9
1972 32 MIN NFL QB 14 14 7-7-0 215 378 56.9 2651 18 4.8 13 3.4 76 7.0 6.42 12.3 189.4 80.2 26 203 6.44 6.06 5.50 4 3 12
1973 33 MIN NFL QB 14 14 12-2-0 169 274 61.7 2113 15 5.5 7 2.6 54 7.7 7.66 12.5 150.9 93.2 31 270 10.16 6.04 5.99 0 0 13
1974 34 MIN NFL QB 13 13 9-4-0 199 351 56.7 2598 17 4.8 12 3.4 80 7.4 6.83 13.1 199.8 82.1 17 142 4.62 6.67 6.13 1 1 15 PB
1975 35 MIN NFL QB 14 14 12-2-0 273 425 64.2 2994 25 5.9 13 3.1 46 7.0 6.84 11.0 213.9 91.8 27 245 5.97 6.08 5.89 1 1 16 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
1976 36 MIN NFL QB 13 13 10-2-1 255 412 61.9 2961 17 4.1 8 1.9 56 7.2 7.14 11.6 227.8 89.3 25 221 5.72 6.27 6.22 1 3 13 PB
1977 37 MIN NFL QB 9 9 6-3-0 155 258 60.1 1734 9 3.5 14 5.4 59 6.7 4.98 11.2 192.7 69.2 22 232 7.86 5.36 3.76 1 2 6
1978 38 MIN NFL QB 16 16 8-7-1 345 572 60.3 3468 25 4.4 32 5.6 58 6.1 4.42 10.1 216.8 68.9 27 254 4.51 5.37 3.80 2 1 11
18 Yrs 246 239 124-109-6 3686 6467 57.0 47003 342 5.3 266 4.1 89 7.3 6.47 12.8 191.1 80.4 570 5207 8.10 5.94 5.21 29 33 233
17 Game Avg 17 17 124-109-6 255 447 57.0 3248 24 5.3 18 4.1 89 7.3 6.47 12.8 191.1 80.4 39 360 8.10 5.94 5.21 2 2 16
MIN (13 Yrs) 177 170 91-73-6 2635 4569 57.7 33098 239 5.2 194 4.2 89 7.2 6.38 12.6 187.0 80.1 415 3899 8.33 5.86 5.07 19 19 158
NYG (5 Yrs) 69 69 33-36-0 1051 1898 55.4 13905 103 5.4 72 3.8 84 7.3 6.70 13.2 201.5 81.0 155 1308 7.55 6.14 5.56 10 14 75
Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD Awards
1973 33 MIN NFL QB 3 3 2-1-0 44 77 57.1 537 3 3.9 3 3.9 54 7.0 6.00 12.2 179.0 75.5 7 50 8.33 5.80 4.90 1 1
1974 34 MIN NFL QB 3 3 2-1-0 34 69 49.3 394 3 4.3 6 8.7 38 5.7 2.67 11.6 131.3 45.2 3 21 4.17 5.18 2.26 0 0
1975 35 MIN NFL QB 1 1 0-1-0 12 26 46.2 135 0 0.0 1 3.8 40 5.2 3.46 11.3 135.0 46.2 4 35 13.33 3.33 1.83 0 0
1976 36 MIN NFL QB 3 3 2-1-0 41 83 49.4 518 4 4.8 5 6.0 57 6.2 4.49 12.6 172.7 60.2 5 38 5.68 5.45 3.81 0 0
1978 38 MIN NFL QB 1 1 0-1-0 18 37 48.6 219 1 2.7 2 5.4 31 5.9 4.03 12.2 219.0 53.8 1 11 2.63 5.47 3.63 0 0
5 Yrs 11 11 6-5-0 149 292 51.0 1803 11 3.8 17 5.8 57 6.2 4.31 12.1 163.9 58.6 20 155 6.41 5.28 3.54 1 1
17 Game Avg 17 17 6-5-0 230 451 51.0 2786 17 3.8 26 5.8 57 6.2 4.31 12.1 163.9 58.6 31 240 6.41 5.28 3.54 2 2
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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1961 21 MIN NFL QB 14 10 56 308 5 52 5.5 22.0 4.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 56 5.5 308 5 8
1962 22 MIN NFL QB 14 14 41 361 2 31 8.8 25.8 2.9 0 -12 0 -12 0.0 -0.9 41 8.5 349 2 5
1963 23 MIN NFL QB 14 13 28 162 1 24 5.8 11.6 2.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 5.8 162 1 7
1964 24 MIN NFL QB 14 14 50 330 2 31 6.6 23.6 3.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 50 6.6 330 2 6 PB
1965 25 MIN NFL QB 14 14 56 356 1 36 6.4 25.4 4.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 56 6.4 356 1 5 PB
1966 26 MIN NFL QB 14 12 62 376 4 28 6.1 26.9 4.4 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 62 6.1 376 4 8
1967 27 NYG NFL QB 14 14 44 306 2 22 7.0 21.9 3.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 7.0 306 2 4 PB
1968 28 NYG NFL QB 14 14 57 301 3 22 5.3 21.5 4.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 57 5.3 301 3 2 PB
1969 29 NYG NFL QB 14 14 37 172 0 21 4.6 12.3 2.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 4.6 172 0 7 PB
1970 30 NYG NFL QB 14 14 43 236 2 20 5.5 16.9 3.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 43 5.5 236 2 3 PB,AP MVP-3
1971 31 NYG NFL QB 13 13 30 111 3 16 3.7 8.5 2.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 3.7 111 3 4
1972 32 MIN NFL QB 14 14 27 180 0 21 6.7 12.9 1.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 6.7 180 0 3
1973 33 MIN NFL QB 14 14 41 202 1 16 4.9 14.4 2.9 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 4.9 202 1 5
1974 34 MIN NFL QB 13 13 21 120 2 15 5.7 9.2 1.6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 5.7 120 2 2 PB
1975 35 MIN NFL QB 14 14 16 108 2 21 6.8 7.7 1.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 6.8 108 2 1 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
1976 36 MIN NFL QB 13 13 27 45 1 20 1.7 3.5 2.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 1.7 45 1 4 PB
1977 37 MIN NFL QB 9 9 15 6 0 8 0.4 0.7 1.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 0.4 6 0 3
1978 38 MIN NFL QB 16 16 24 -6 1 15 -0.3 -0.4 1.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 -0.3 -6 1 7
18 Yrs 246 239 675 3674 32 52 5.4 14.9 2.7 0 -12 0 -12 0.0 0.0 675 5.4 3662 32 84
17 Game Avg 17 17 47 254 2 52 5.4 14.9 2.7 0 -1 0 -12 0.0 0.0 47 0.4 253 2 6
MIN (13 Yrs) 177 170 464 2548 22 52 5.5 14.4 2.6 0 -12 0 -12 0.0 -0.1 464 5.5 2536 22 64
NYG (5 Yrs) 69 69 211 1126 10 22 5.3 16.3 3.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 211 5.3 1126 10 20
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1973 33 MIN NFL QB 3 3 12 34 1 11 2.8 11.3 4.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 2.8 34 1 3
1974 34 MIN NFL QB 3 3 7 5 0 3 0.7 1.7 2.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 0.7 5 0 2
1975 35 MIN NFL QB 1 1 3 32 0 16 10.7 32.0 3.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 10.7 32 0 0
1976 36 MIN NFL QB 3 3 2 1 0 3 0.5 0.3 0.7 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 0.5 1 0 1
1978 38 MIN NFL QB 1 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -2.0 -2 0 1
5 Yrs 11 11 25 70 1 16 2.8 6.4 2.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 2.8 70 1 7
17 Game Avg 17 17 39 108 2 16 2.8 6.4 2.3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 39 4.3 108 2 11

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1961 21 MIN NFL QB 14 10 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 0 0.0 0
1962 22 MIN NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.0 0
1963 23 MIN NFL QB 14 13 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0.0 0
1964 24 MIN NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1965 25 MIN NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1966 26 MIN NFL QB 14 12 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0.0 0
1967 27 NYG NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1968 28 NYG NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1969 29 NYG NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1970 30 NYG NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP MVP-3
1971 31 NYG NFL QB 13 13 0 0 0 0 4 4 -4 0 0.0 0
1972 32 MIN NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0
1973 33 MIN NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 0
1974 34 MIN NFL QB 13 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1975 35 MIN NFL QB 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 3 -3 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
1976 36 MIN NFL QB 13 13 0 0 0 0 4 2 -9 0 0.0 0 PB
1977 37 MIN NFL QB 9 9 0 0 0 0 3 2 -14 0 0.0 0
1978 38 MIN NFL QB 16 16 0 0 0 0 7 7 -7 0 0.0 0
18 Yrs 246 239 0 0 0 0 84 43 -37 0 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 6 3 -3 0 0.0 0
MIN (13 Yrs) 177 170 0 0 0 0 64 34 -33 0 0.0 0
NYG (5 Yrs) 69 69 0 0 0 0 20 9 -4 0 0.0 0
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1973 33 MIN NFL QB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 -2 0 0.0 0 0
1974 34 MIN NFL QB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -10 0 0.0 0 0
1976 36 MIN NFL QB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
1978 38 MIN NFL QB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
5 Yrs 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 -12 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 -19 0 0.0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1961 21 MIN NFL QB 14 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.1
1962 22 MIN NFL QB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9
1963 23 MIN NFL QB 14 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1964 24 MIN NFL QB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9 PB
1965 25 MIN NFL QB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 PB
1966 26 MIN NFL QB 14 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.7
1967 27 NYG NFL QB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9 PB
1968 28 NYG NFL QB 14 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.3 PB
1970 30 NYG NFL QB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9 PB,AP MVP-3
1971 31 NYG NFL QB 13 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.4
1973 33 MIN NFL QB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1974 34 MIN NFL QB 13 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9 PB
1975 35 MIN NFL QB 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.9 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1
1976 36 MIN NFL QB 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 PB
1978 38 MIN NFL QB 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
18 Yrs 246 239 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 192 0.8
17 Game Avg 17 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.8
MIN (13 Yrs) 177 170 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 132 0.7
NYG (5 Yrs) 69 69 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 60 0.9
Scoring Summary Table
Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1973 33 MIN NFL QB 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.0
5 Yrs 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
17 Game Avg 17 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Fran Tarkenton?

Fran Tarkenton is 85 years old.

When was Fran Tarkenton born?

Fran Tarkenton was born on February 3, 1940.

Where was Fran Tarkenton born?

Fran Tarkenton was born in Richmond, VA.

How tall is Fran Tarkenton?

Fran Tarkenton is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Fran Tarkenton weigh when playing?

Fran Tarkenton weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Is Fran Tarkenton in the Hall of Fame?

Fran Tarkenton was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1986.

How many games did Fran Tarkenton play?

Fran Tarkenton played 246 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Fran Tarkenton have?

Fran Tarkenton had 47,003 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Fran Tarkenton have?

Fran Tarkenton had 342 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Fran Tarkenton won?

Fran Tarkenton has never won a Super Bowl.

When did Fran Tarkenton retire?

Fran Tarkenton last played in 1978.

What are Fran Tarkenton's nicknames?

The Scrambler is a nickname for Fran Tarkenton.