1961 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

George Blanda led the whole NFL in yards per attempt in 1961 with 9.20, 0.06 ahead of John Brodie (9.14). It stands 21st among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Led the whole NFL in 1961 George Blanda HOO

9.20 Yards per Attempt 0.06 clear of John Brodie

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	George Blanda	HOO	9.20	14	362	3,330	36
2	John Brodie	SF	9.14	14	283	2,588	14
3	Billy Wade	CHI	9.03	13	250	2,258	22
4	Sonny Jurgensen	PHI	8.95	14	416	3,723	32
5	Bart Starr	GB	8.20	14	295	2,418	16
6	Milt Plum	CLE	8.00	14	302	2,416	18
7	Y.A. Tittle	NYG	7.97	13	285	2,272	17
8	Jim Ninowski	DET	7.78	13	247	1,921	7
9	Cotton Davidson	DAT	7.41	14	330	2,445	17
10	Jack Kemp	SD	7.38	14	364	2,686	15
11	Eddie LeBaron	DAL	7.38	14	236	1,741	14
12	Fran Tarkenton	MIN	7.13	14	280	1,997	18
13	Johnny Unitas	BAC	7.12	14	420	2,990	16
14	Butch Songin	BOS	6.74	14	212	1,429	14
15	Zeke Bratkowski	LAN	6.73	13	230	1,547	8
16	Babe Parilli	BOS	6.64	14	198	1,314	13
17	Sam Etcheverry	SLC	6.51	14	196	1,275	14
18	Norm Snead	WAS	6.23	14	375	2,337	11
19	Al Dorow	NYT	6.05	14	438	2,651	19
20	Tom Flores	OAK	5.95	14	366	2,176	15
21	GH George Herring	DEN	5.50	14	211	1,160	5
22	Frank Tripucka	DEN	4.91	14	344	1,690	10