Most Passing Touchdowns of the 1970s (NFL)

Fran Tarkenton recorded more passing touchdowns than any other NFL player in the 1970s, with 156, 4 clear of Roger Staubach (152). He did it in 9 seasons, with a best year of 25 in 1978. The top ten runs from 156 down to 101.

NFL leader, 1970s Fran Tarkenton 1970–1978 · 9 seasons

156 Passing Touchdowns 4 clear of Roger Staubach

#	Player	Seasons	TD	Best year
1	Fran Tarkenton	1970–1978 (9)	156	25 (1978)
2	Roger Staubach	1970–1979 (10)	152	27 (1979)
3	Ken Stabler	1970–1979 (10)	150	27 (1976)
4	Terry Bradshaw	1970–1979 (10)	147	28 (1978)
5	Bob Griese	1970–1979 (10)	140	22 (1977)
6	Jim Hart	1970–1979 (10)	137	20 (1974)
7	Ken Anderson	1971–1979 (9)	125	21 (1975)
8	Craig Morton	1970–1979 (10)	110	16 (1979)
9	Billy Kilmer	1970–1978 (9)	109	23 (1975)
10	John Hadl	1970–1977 (8)	101	22 (1970)
11	Dan Pastorini	1971–1979 (9)	96	16 (1978)
12	Joe Ferguson	1973–1979 (7)	92	25 (1975)
13	Roman Gabriel	1970–1977 (8)	92	23 (1973)
14	Steve Grogan	1975–1979 (5)	89	28 (1979)
15	Greg Landry	1970–1979 (10)	89	18 (1972)
16	Archie Manning	1971–1979 (8)	87	18 (1972)
17	Jim Plunkett	1971–1979 (8)	85	19 (1974)
18	Dan Fouts	1973–1979 (7)	82	24 (1979)
19	Bert Jones	1973–1979 (7)	78	24 (1976)
20	Brian Sipe	1974–1979 (6)	77	28 (1979)
21	Joe Namath	1970–1977 (8)	76	20 (1974)
22	Jim Zorn	1976–1979 (4)	63	20 (1979)
23	Charley Johnson	1970–1975 (6)	62	20 (1973)
24	Daryle Lamonica	1970–1974 (5)	59	22 (1970)
25	Len Dawson	1970–1975 (6)	55	15 (1971)
26	John Brodie	1970–1973 (4)	54	24 (1970)
27	Norm Snead	1970–1976 (7)	54	17 (1972)
28	Ron Jaworski	1974–1979 (6)	53	18 (1977)
29	Mike Livingston	1970–1979 (10)	52	12 (1976)
30	Mike Phipps	1970–1979 (10)	51	13 (1972)
31	Joe Theismann	1974–1979 (6)	50	20 (1979)
32	Steve Bartkowski	1975–1979 (5)	47	17 (1979)
33	Bob Berry	1970–1975 (6)	46	16 (1970)
34	James Harris	1970–1979 (9)	44	14 (1975)
35	Pat Haden	1976–1979 (4)	43	13 (1978)
36	Sonny Jurgensen	1970–1974 (5)	42	23 (1970)
37	Bill Munson	1970–1979 (10)	40	10 (1970)
38	Richard Todd	1976–1979 (4)	36	16 (1979)
39	DS Dennis Shaw	1970–1975 (6)	35	14 (1972)
40	Steve Ramsey	1970–1976 (7)	35	11 (1976)
41	Steve Spurrier	1970–1976 (7)	35	18 (1972)
42	Earl Morrall	1970–1976 (7)	33	11 (1972)
43	Bob Avellini	1975–1979 (5)	32	11 (1977)
44	Bobby Douglass	1970–1978 (9)	31	9 (1972)
45	Bill Nelsen	1970–1972 (3)	29	16 (1970)
46	Bob Lee	1970–1979 (10)	29	10 (1973)
47	Tommy Kramer	1977–1979 (3)	28	23 (1979)
48	Doug Williams	1978–1979 (2)	25	18 (1979)
49	Steve DeBerg	1978–1979 (2)	25	17 (1979)
50	Lynn Dickey	1971–1979 (7)	25	7 (1976)

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