nfl passing td leaders 1965 to 1977

Between the 1965 and 1977 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing touchdowns, with 240 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
240
174
2,680
4,683
57.2
34,126
7.3
196.1
166
82.5
5.1
3.5
247
2,083
2John Hadl
J. Hadl
205
182
2,081
4,089
50.9
29,212
7.1
160.5
223
68.2
5.0
5.5
179
1,514
3Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
181
158
2,114
3,973
53.2
25,591
6.4
162.0
131
74.7
4.6
3.3
168
1,268
4Joe 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
5Bob Griese
B. Griese
161
131
1,541
2,784
55.4
20,351
7.3
155.4
141
76.8
5.8
5.1
214
1,841
6Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
155
121
1,624
2,770
58.6
19,651
7.1
162.4
103
83.7
5.6
3.7
94
748
7Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
155
123
1,200
2,402
50.0
17,580
7.3
142.9
126
73.9
6.5
5.2
72
636
8Jim Hart
J. Hart
152
136
1,725
3,424
50.4
23,869
7.0
175.5
167
67.6
4.4
4.9
130
1,077
9Len Dawson
L. Dawson
152
141
1,537
2,680
57.4
20,480
7.6
145.2
124
81.3
5.7
4.6
167
1,423
10John Brodie
J. Brodie
149
116
1,669
2,987
55.9
20,974
7.0
180.8
144
74.4
5.0
4.8
47
380
11Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
146
132
1,527
2,877
53.1
19,610
6.8
148.6
135
72.1
5.1
4.7
154
1,171
12Norm Snead
N. Snead
136
124
1,607
2,978
54.0
20,585
6.9
166.0
174
66.7
4.6
5.8
94
744
13Craig Morton
C. Morton
123
149
1,277
2,446
52.2
17,942
7.3
120.4
130
70.8
5.0
5.3
224
1,718
14Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
108
98
945
1,577
59.9
12,519
7.9
127.7
91
83.9
6.8
5.8
118
1,060
15Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
105
122
1,137
2,228
51.0
15,594
7.0
127.8
114
68.2
4.7
5.1
118
894
16Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
103
97
1,183
2,155
54.9
15,924
7.4
164.2
116
72.1
4.8
5.4
74
590
17Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
101
100
1,187
2,084
57.0
15,924
7.6
159.2
82
81.1
4.8
3.9
245
1,695
18Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
99
92
1,208
2,127
56.8
15,471
7.3
168.2
69
81.7
4.7
3.2
195
1,448
19Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
96
149
755
1,437
52.5
11,733
8.2
78.7
82
78.4
6.7
5.7
58
487
20Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
96
83
947
1,861
50.9
13,889
7.5
167.3
98
70.8
5.2
5.3
50
494
21Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
93
97
1,008
2,019
49.9
13,279
6.6
136.9
118
62.1
4.6
5.8
194
1,745
22Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
84
87
983
1,994
49.3
13,217
6.6
151.9
117
60.4
4.2
5.9
202
1,808
23Don Meredith
D. Meredith
83
51
617
1,213
50.9
9,554
7.9
187.3
53
81.9
6.8
4.4
24Greg Landry
G. Landry
79
97
909
1,670
54.4
11,999
7.2
123.7
80
73.2
4.7
4.8
240
1,853
25Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
74
48
488
976
50.0
7,397
7.6
154.1
49
79.7
7.6
5.0
4
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StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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