how many quarterbacks have thrown more than 39 touchdowns in a season

Quarterbacks made 51 touchdown passes in 1944.

POSITIONTDSEASONGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1
Quarterback
51
1944
105
383
799
47.9
5,330
6.7
50.8
72
53.6
6.4
9.0
2
Quarterback
59
1945
180
603
1,179
51.1
8,550
7.3
47.5
82
62.6
5.0
7.0
3
Quarterback
89
1946
179
673
1,409
47.8
9,998
7.1
55.9
113
59.1
6.3
8.0
4
Quarterback
152
1947
265
1,137
2,328
48.8
17,164
7.4
64.8
188
61.6
6.5
8.1
5
Quarterback
160
1948
245
1,181
2,412
49.0
16,262
6.7
66.4
173
63.2
6.6
7.2
6
Quarterback
158
1949
252
1,443
3,046
47.4
20,082
6.6
79.7
227
55.3
5.2
7.5
7
Quarterback
194
1950
248
1,758
3,769
46.6
25,280
6.7
101.9
293
53.7
5.1
7.8
8
Quarterback
183
1951
236
1,623
3,420
47.5
23,799
7.0
100.8
248
58.2
5.4
7.3
9
Quarterback
173
1952
229
1,564
3,266
47.9
21,925
6.7
95.7
225
58.9
5.3
6.9
10
Quarterback
178
1953
264
1,954
4,092
47.8
26,971
6.6
102.2
294
53.9
4.3
7.2
11
Quarterback
200
1954
269
2,094
4,130
50.7
29,579
7.2
110.0
277
62.4
4.8
6.7
12
Quarterback
173
1955
274
1,815
3,772
48.1
24,928
6.6
91.0
254
56.9
4.6
6.7
13
Quarterback
156
1956
288
1,647
3,239
50.8
22,949
7.1
79.7
231
60.3
4.8
7.1
14
Quarterback
165
1957
268
1,652
3,254
50.8
24,010
7.4
89.6
224
63.4
5.1
6.9
15
Quarterback
203
1958
273
1,932
3,883
49.8
27,635
7.1
101.2
236
65.3
5.2
6.1
16
Quarterback
188
1959
283
1,812
3,583
50.6
25,885
7.2
91.5
208
67.6
5.2
5.8
17
Quarterback
389
1960
558
3,764
7,589
49.6
52,478
6.9
94.0
474
63.3
5.1
6.2
18
Quarterback
447
1961
564
4,310
8,553
50.4
61,680
7.2
109.4
523
66.1
5.2
6.1
19
Quarterback
454
1962
521
4,308
8,386
51.4
62,399
7.4
119.8
533
67.5
5.4
6.4
20
Quarterback
482
1963
517
4,454
8,809
50.6
64,738
7.3
125.2
503
69.3
5.5
5.7
21
Quarterback
460
1964
522
4,600
9,083
50.6
64,722
7.1
124.0
489
68.4
5.1
5.4
22
Quarterback
461
1965
533
4,396
8,986
48.9
62,699
7.0
117.6
470
67.2
5.1
5.2
23
Quarterback
475
1966
662
4,960
10,012
49.5
68,675
6.9
103.7
526
65.9
4.7
5.3
24
Quarterback
505
1967
583
5,078
10,189
49.8
69,564
6.8
119.3
581
64.8
5.0
5.7
25
Quarterback
482
1968
575
4,870
9,721
50.1
67,794
7.0
117.9
535
66.5
5.0
5.5
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