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1962 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Passing yards per attempt

1962 quarterbacks only → All-time career leaders →

Sonny Jurgensen led the whole NFL in yards per attempt in 1962 with 8.91, 0.01 ahead of Len Dawson (8.90). It stands 38th among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Sonny Jurgensen Led the whole NFL in 1962 Sonny Jurgensen PHI
8.91 Yards per Attempt 0.01 clear of Len Dawson
Showing Yards per Attempt and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team Y/A G ATT YDS TD
1 Sonny Jurgensen Sonny Jurgensen PHI 8.91 14 366 3,261 22
2 Len Dawson Len Dawson DAT 8.90 14 310 2,759 29
3 Y.A. Tittle Y.A. Tittle NYG 8.60 14 375 3,224 33
4 Bart Starr Bart Starr GB 8.55 14 285 2,438 12
5 Norm Snead Norm Snead WAS 8.27 14 354 2,926 22
6 Charley Johnson Charley Johnson SLC 7.92 11 308 2,440 16
7 Don Meredith Don Meredith DAL 7.92 13 212 1,679 15
8 Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton MIN 7.89 14 329 2,595 22
9 Babe Parilli Babe Parilli BOS 7.86 10 253 1,988 18
10 Billy Wade Billy Wade CHI 7.70 14 412 3,172 18
11 Johnny Unitas Johnny Unitas BAC 7.63 14 389 2,967 23
12 John Brodie John Brodie SF 7.47 14 304 2,272 18
13 Milt Plum Milt Plum DET 7.32 14 325 2,378 15
14 Bobby Layne Bobby Layne PIT 7.24 13 233 1,686 9
15 Zeke Bratkowski Zeke Bratkowski LAN 7.04 13 219 1,541 9
16 Johnny Green NYT 6.75 11 258 1,741 10
17 George Blanda George Blanda HOO 6.72 14 418 2,810 27
18 Frank Tripucka Frank Tripucka DEN 6.63 14 440 2,917 17
19 John Hadl John Hadl SD 6.28 14 260 1,632 15
20 Cotton Davidson Cotton Davidson OAK 6.16 14 321 1,977 7