how many passing touchdowns did john elway throw in his rookie year

John Elway made 7 touchdown passes in his rookie season in 1983.

NAME TD SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 John Elway
J. Elway
7
1983
DEN DEN
11
123
259
47.5
1,663
6.4
151.2
14
54.9
2.7
5.4
28
218

Games

NAME DATE TD SEASON TM OPP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 John Elway
J. Elway
12/18/1983
0
1983
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
13
34
38.2
143
4.2
4
11.9
0.0
11.8
0
0
2 John Elway
J. Elway
12/11/1983
3
1983
DEN DEN
vs
BAL BAL
23
44
52.3
345
7.8
0
101.0
6.8
0.0
5
38
3 John Elway
J. Elway
12/4/1983
2
1983
DEN DEN
vs
CLE CLE
16
24
66.7
284
11.8
1
117.4
8.3
4.2
0
0
4 John Elway
J. Elway
11/27/1983
0
1983
DEN DEN
@
SD SD
14
28
50.0
147
5.3
3
26.0
0.0
10.7
4
35
5 John Elway
J. Elway
11/13/1983
0
1983
DEN DEN
@
RAI RAI
11
31
35.5
190
6.1
1
43.8
0.0
3.2
2
21
6 John Elway
J. Elway
11/6/1983
1
1983
DEN DEN
@
SEA SEA
8
15
53.3
134
8.9
0
106.0
6.7
0.0
2
17
7 John Elway
J. Elway
10/2/1983
0
1983
DEN DEN
@
CHI CHI
4
10
40.0
36
3.6
1
10.8
0.0
10.0
3
25
8 John Elway
J. Elway
9/25/1983
0
1983
DEN DEN
vs
RAI RAI
6
11
54.5
71
6.5
1
36.6
0.0
9.1
2
20
9 John Elway
J. Elway
9/18/1983
1
1983
DEN DEN
vs
PHI PHI
18
33
54.5
193
5.8
2
56.8
3.0
6.1
3
17
10 John Elway
J. Elway
9/11/1983
0
1983
DEN DEN
@
BAL BAL
9
21
42.9
106
5.0
0
58.8
0.0
0.0
3
19
11 John Elway
J. Elway
9/4/1983
0
1983
DEN DEN
@
PIT PIT
1
8
12.5
14
1.8
1
0.0
0.0
12.5
4
26
Average 0.6 11.2 23.5 47.5 151.2 6.4 1.3 54.9 2.7 5.4 2.5 19.8
Total 7 123 259 47.5 1,663 6.4 14 54.9 2.7 5.4 28 218
StatMuse has season-level data for passing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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1
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
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Sat
9/6
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@
ATL ATL
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NE NE
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Sun
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@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
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9/28
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@
BUF BUF
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9/28
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HOU HOU
1:00 PM