chargers quarterback with most passing yards per game in a season

Dan Fouts has the most passing yards per game by a San Diego Chargers quarterback in a season, with 320.3 per game in 1982.

NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
320.3
1982
9
204
330
61.8
2,883
8.7
17
11
93.3
5.2
3.3
12
94
2Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
300.1
1981
16
360
609
59.1
4,802
7.9
33
17
90.6
5.4
2.8
19
134
3Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
299.5
2015
16
437
661
66.1
4,792
7.2
29
13
93.8
4.4
2.0
40
264
4Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
297.5
1983
10
215
340
63.2
2,975
8.8
20
15
92.5
5.9
4.4
14
107
5Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
294.9
2021
17
443
672
65.9
5,014
7.5
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
6Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
294.7
1980
16
348
589
59.1
4,715
8.0
30
24
84.7
5.1
4.1
32
210
7Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
294.4
2010
16
357
541
66.0
4,710
8.7
30
13
101.8
5.5
2.4
38
227
8Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
289.1
2020
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
31
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
9Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
289.0
2011
16
366
582
62.9
4,624
7.9
27
20
88.7
4.6
3.4
30
198
10Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
288.4
2019
16
390
591
66.0
4,615
7.8
23
20
88.5
3.9
3.4
34
222
11Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
287.7
1984
13
317
507
62.5
3,740
7.4
19
17
83.4
3.7
3.4
29
228
12Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
282.2
2017
16
360
575
62.6
4,515
7.9
28
10
96.0
4.9
1.7
18
120
13Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
279.9
2013
16
378
544
69.5
4,478
8.2
32
11
105.5
5.9
2.0
30
150
14Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
278.8
2022
17
477
699
68.2
4,739
6.8
25
10
93.2
3.6
1.4
38
206
15Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
274.1
2016
16
349
578
60.4
4,386
7.6
33
21
87.9
5.7
3.6
36
188
16Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
269.3
2018
16
347
508
68.3
4,308
8.5
32
12
105.5
6.3
2.4
32
204
17Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
267.9
2014
16
379
570
66.5
4,286
7.5
31
18
93.8
5.4
3.2
36
189
18Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
265.9
2009
16
317
486
65.2
4,254
8.8
28
9
104.4
5.8
1.9
25
167
19Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
259.9
1985
14
254
430
59.1
3,638
8.5
27
20
88.1
6.3
4.7
18
135
20Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
255.1
1979
16
332
530
62.6
4,082
7.7
24
24
82.6
4.5
4.5
28
195
21Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
252.6
1986
12
252
430
58.6
3,031
7.0
16
22
71.4
3.7
5.1
21
173
22Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
250.6
2008
16
312
478
65.3
4,009
8.4
34
11
105.5
7.1
2.3
25
151
23John Hadl
J. Hadl
248.1
1968
14
208
440
47.3
3,473
7.9
27
32
64.5
6.1
7.3
24Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
241.1
2023
13
297
456
65.1
3,134
6.9
20
7
93.2
4.4
1.5
29
233
25John Hadl
J. Hadl
240.4
1967
14
217
427
50.8
3,365
7.9
24
22
74.5
5.6
5.2
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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