most career rushing yards by a qb 1960 to 1980

From 1960 through 1980, Fran Tarkenton had the most rushing yards by a quarterback, with 3,674 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	3,674	246	675	5.4	14.9	32	-12	0		0.0	0
2	Bobby Douglass B. Douglass	2,654	91	410	6.5	29.2	22	-2	1	-2.0	0.0	0
3	Greg Landry G. Landry	2,643	134	427	6.2	19.7	20	0	0		0.0	0
4	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	2,264	131	410	5.5	17.3	20	-13	1	-13.0	-0.1	0
5	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	2,082	144	397	5.2	14.5	30	1	0		0.0	0
6	Archie Manning A. Manning	2,030	121	355	5.7	16.8	18	-7	1	-7.0	-0.1	0
7	Steve Grogan S. Grogan	1,850	85	326	5.7	21.8	24	0	0		0.0	0
8	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	1,604	132	292	5.5	12.2	14	0	0		0.0	0
9	Roman Gabriel R. Gabriel	1,304	183	358	3.6	7.1	30	-5	1	-5.0	0.0	0
10	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	1,278	116	253	5.1	11.0	13	0	0		0.0	0
11	Bert Jones B. Jones	1,271	83	216	5.9	15.3	14	0	0		0.0	0
12	Frank Ryan F. Ryan	1,256	111	286	4.4	11.3	5	31	0		0.3	1
13	Len Dawson L. Dawson	1,243	192	285	4.4	6.5	9	0	0		0.0	0
14	Don Meredith D. Meredith	1,216	104	242	5.0	11.7	15	0	0		0.0	0
15	John Brodie J. Brodie	1,173	172	217	5.4	6.8	21	0	0		0.0	0
16	Jim Zorn J. Zorn	1,170	72	226	5.2	16.3	14	0	0		0.0	0
17	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	1,167	165	318	3.7	7.1	6	0	0		0.0	0
18	Jack Kemp J. Kemp	1,151	118	353	3.3	9.8	40	-9	1	-9.0	-0.1	0
19	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	1,142	104	237	4.8	11.0	12	0	0		0.0	0
20	John Hadl J. Hadl	1,112	224	351	3.2	5.0	16	-9	3	-3.0	0.0	0
21	Babe Parilli B. Parilli	1,082	136	259	4.2	8.0	16	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
22	Jack Concannon J. Concannon	1,026	90	217	4.7	11.4	12	7	1	7.0	0.1	0
23	Bob Griese B. Griese	994	161	261	3.8	6.2	7	0	0		0.0	0
24	Bart Starr B. Starr	979	151	170	5.8	6.5	11	0	0		0.0	0
25	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	918	148	233	3.9	6.2	16	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

276

Wentz

RUSH

203

Jones

REC

179

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

23.7

17th

OPP PPG

13.7

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

154.0

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	.667
Bears	1	1	.500
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	MIA	@	MIN	4:05 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM

Last Game

Vikings

3 - 0

Final

Buccaneers

0 - 3

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

844

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

309

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.5

16.7

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

392.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

281.3

276.0

270.7

267.3

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	3	0	.000