1960 to 1980 most passing tds by qb

Between the 1960 and 1980 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 342 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
342
246
3,686
6,467
57.0
47,003
7.3
191.1
266
80.4
5.3
4.1
274
2,337
2Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
249
184
2,385
4,165
57.3
31,468
7.6
171.0
180
83.2
6.0
4.3
94
748
3John Hadl
J. Hadl
244
224
2,363
4,687
50.4
33,503
7.1
149.6
268
67.4
5.2
5.7
179
1,514
4Len Dawson
L. Dawson
238
192
2,130
3,724
57.2
28,615
7.7
149.0
181
82.8
6.4
4.9
167
1,423
5Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
206
165
2,219
4,057
54.7
31,285
7.7
189.6
205
75.7
5.1
5.1
74
590
6John Brodie
J. Brodie
204
172
2,325
4,234
54.9
29,810
7.0
173.3
201
73.5
4.8
4.7
47
380
7Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
201
183
2,366
4,498
52.6
29,444
6.5
160.9
149
74.3
4.5
3.3
168
1,268
8Norm Snead
N. Snead
196
178
2,276
4,353
52.3
30,797
7.1
173.0
257
65.5
4.5
5.9
94
744
9Jim Hart
J. Hart
193
180
2,387
4,704
50.7
32,154
6.8
178.6
225
66.6
4.1
4.8
214
1,718
10Bob Griese
B. Griese
192
161
1,926
3,429
56.2
25,092
7.3
155.9
172
77.1
5.6
5.0
267
2,318
11Joe Namath
J. Namath
173
140
1,886
3,762
50.1
27,663
7.4
197.6
220
65.5
4.6
5.8
109
1,052
12Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
171
144
1,692
3,283
51.5
23,257
7.1
161.5
185
68.4
5.2
5.6
272
2,408
13Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
170
165
1,737
3,392
51.2
24,410
7.2
147.9
181
69.2
5.0
5.3
118
894
14George Blanda
G. Blanda
168
112
1,362
2,822
48.3
19,434
6.9
173.5
192
62.5
6.0
6.8
15Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
163
146
1,779
2,938
60.6
22,280
7.6
152.6
171
78.4
5.5
5.8
216
1,955
16Craig Morton
C. Morton
162
189
1,810
3,384
53.5
24,520
7.2
129.7
170
71.9
4.8
5.0
316
2,387
17Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
161
137
1,255
2,530
49.6
18,717
7.4
136.6
134
73.4
6.4
5.3
72
636
18Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
153
131
1,685
2,958
57.0
22,700
7.7
173.3
109
83.4
5.2
3.7
313
2,154
19Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
150
148
1,569
2,957
53.1
20,212
6.8
136.6
142
71.7
5.1
4.8
158
1,193
20Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
146
111
1,043
2,030
51.4
15,299
7.5
137.8
104
78.9
7.2
5.1
4
35
21Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
144
136
1,270
2,679
47.4
18,289
6.8
134.5
152
64.3
5.4
5.7
0
0
22Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
139
208
1,112
2,107
52.8
16,723
7.9
80.4
115
78.4
6.6
5.5
58
487
23Don Meredith
D. Meredith
135
104
1,170
2,308
50.7
17,199
7.5
165.4
111
74.8
5.8
4.8
24Bart Starr
B. Starr
133
151
1,519
2,599
58.4
21,057
8.1
139.5
106
84.6
5.1
4.1
59
533
25Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
131
132
1,736
3,060
56.7
21,808
7.1
165.2
114
77.8
4.3
3.7
295
2,183
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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