players with most passing touchdowns 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Fran Tarkenton had the most passing touchdowns, with 156 touchdowns.

NAMETDGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
156
120
2,056
3,445
59.7
23,863
6.9
198.9
132
79.8
4.5
3.8
238
2,048
2Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
152
125
1,662
2,911
57.1
22,279
7.7
178.2
107
83.6
5.2
3.7
301
2,048
3Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
150
130
1,486
2,481
59.9
19,078
7.7
146.8
143
80.2
6.0
5.8
189
1,691
4Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
147
129
1,474
2,859
51.6
19,918
7.0
154.4
163
67.5
5.1
5.7
239
2,163
5Bob Griese
B. Griese
140
122
1,392
2,391
58.2
18,129
7.6
148.6
118
81.1
5.9
4.9
225
1,940
6Jim Hart
J. Hart
137
128
1,739
3,386
51.4
23,026
6.8
179.9
145
68.9
4.0
4.3
165
1,326
7Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
125
119
1,570
2,785
56.4
20,030
7.2
168.3
101
78.9
4.5
3.6
271
2,009
8Craig Morton
C. Morton
110
132
1,322
2,498
52.9
17,623
7.1
133.5
121
70.1
4.4
4.8
260
1,951
9Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
109
95
1,088
2,028
53.6
13,909
6.9
146.4
92
74.4
5.4
4.5
136
981
10John Hadl
J. Hadl
101
112
1,124
2,175
51.7
14,477
6.7
129.3
123
64.8
4.6
5.7
161
1,324
11Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
96
125
1,426
2,768
51.5
16,864
6.1
134.9
139
61.0
3.5
5.0
222
1,977
12Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
92
95
1,069
2,113
50.6
14,550
6.9
153.2
94
68.9
4.4
4.4
191
1,535
13Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
92
95
1,217
2,267
53.7
14,038
6.2
147.8
74
72.5
4.1
3.3
154
1,156
14Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
89
73
831
1,666
49.9
12,151
7.3
166.5
102
66.3
5.3
6.1
120
1,042
15Greg Landry
G. Landry
89
104
1,124
1,996
56.3
14,192
7.1
136.5
79
77.0
4.5
4.0
273
2,119
16Archie Manning
A. Manning
87
105
1,405
2,587
54.3
16,568
6.4
157.8
123
65.4
3.4
4.8
276
2,147
17Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
85
91
990
2,009
49.3
13,306
6.6
146.2
118
60.4
4.2
5.9
204
1,817
18Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
82
80
1,141
2,005
56.9
14,739
7.4
184.2
101
72.8
4.1
5.0
150
1,047
19Bert Jones
B. Jones
78
68
890
1,592
55.9
11,435
7.2
168.2
56
80.3
4.9
3.5
159
1,423
20Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
77
72
902
1,637
55.1
11,075
6.8
153.8
79
71.8
4.7
4.8
127
1,012
21Joe Namath
J. Namath
76
71
860
1,719
50.0
12,176
7.1
171.5
116
59.9
4.4
6.7
96
935
22Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
63
56
845
1,638
51.6
11,202
6.8
200.0
84
65.0
3.8
5.1
103
724
23Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
62
78
707
1,345
52.6
9,482
7.0
121.6
71
68.6
4.6
5.3
107
793
24Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
59
54
491
981
50.1
6,880
7.0
127.4
55
69.7
6.0
5.6
61
536
25Len Dawson
L. Dawson
55
76
780
1,344
58.0
9,608
7.1
126.4
61
75.0
4.1
4.5
154
1,334
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