how many yards per season does the average quarterback have to maintain

Quarterbacks passed for 14.4 yards per game in 1932.

Showing

Data note: Passing Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1932

	POSITION	YDS/G	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Quarterback	14.4	1932	29	28	71	39.4	417	5.9	3	4	50.0	4.2	5.6
2	Quarterback	20.5	1933	26	27	79	34.2	534	6.8	5	10	40.2	6.3	12.7
3	Quarterback	12.3	1934	22	11	38	28.9	271	7.1	3	2	61.2	7.9	5.3
4	Quarterback	14.4	1935	74	65	183	35.5	1,063	5.8	10	22	34.5	5.5	12.0
5	Quarterback	15.0	1936	33	23	83	27.7	496	6.0	6	10	36.5	7.2	12.0
6	Quarterback	29.5	1937	53	102	248	41.1	1,566	6.3	17	15	60.3	6.9	6.0
7	Quarterback	26.9	1938	76	138	304	45.4	2,048	6.7	18	22	57.6	5.9	7.2
8	Quarterback	30.3	1939	59	113	267	42.3	1,787	6.7	13	19	51.8	4.9	7.1
9	Quarterback	49.3	1940	75	252	593	42.5	3,696	6.2	18	40	45.5	3.0	6.7
10	Quarterback	47.2	1941	73	223	452	49.3	3,446	7.6	28	38	60.6	6.2	8.4
11	Quarterback	61.9	1942	55	194	408	47.5	3,407	8.4	29	46	60.6	7.1	11.3
12	Quarterback	86.3	1943	39	176	389	45.2	3,364	8.6	39	34	72.8	10.0	8.7
13	Quarterback	50.8	1944	105	383	799	47.9	5,330	6.7	51	72	53.6	6.4	9.0
14	Quarterback	47.5	1945	180	603	1,179	51.1	8,550	7.3	59	82	62.6	5.0	7.0
15	Quarterback	55.9	1946	179	673	1,409	47.8	9,998	7.1	89	113	59.1	6.3	8.0
16	Quarterback	64.8	1947	265	1,137	2,328	48.8	17,164	7.4	152	188	61.6	6.5	8.1
17	Quarterback	66.4	1948	245	1,181	2,412	49.0	16,262	6.7	160	173	63.2	6.6	7.2
18	Quarterback	79.7	1949	252	1,443	3,046	47.4	20,082	6.6	158	227	55.3	5.2	7.5
19	Quarterback	101.9	1950	248	1,758	3,769	46.6	25,280	6.7	194	293	53.7	5.1	7.8
20	Quarterback	100.8	1951	236	1,623	3,420	47.5	23,799	7.0	183	248	58.2	5.4	7.3
21	Quarterback	95.7	1952	229	1,564	3,266	47.9	21,925	6.7	173	225	58.9	5.3	6.9
22	Quarterback	102.2	1953	264	1,954	4,092	47.8	26,971	6.6	178	294	53.9	4.3	7.2
23	Quarterback	110.0	1954	269	2,094	4,130	50.7	29,579	7.2	200	277	62.4	4.8	6.7
24	Quarterback	91.0	1955	274	1,815	3,772	48.1	24,928	6.6	173	254	56.9	4.6	6.7
25	Quarterback	79.7	1956	288	1,647	3,239	50.8	22,949	7.1	156	231	60.3	4.8	7.1

Unlock 2x data

More NFL News

Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turns himself in after alleged Nashville hit-and-run

Nov 11, 2026

Falcons release veteran kicker Nick Folk and sign Jake Moody off Ravens' practice squad

Nov 11, 2026

Watson to start for Browns against Texans after sitting out with concussion, watching Sanders

Nov 11, 2026

Lopsided divisions leave 6-3 Packers in last place and 3-5 Panthers in first place

Nov 11, 2026

Vikings bring Cousins back to try to keep the season on track, putting O'Connell under scrutiny

Nov 11, 2026

Bills GM Beane takes aggressive approach in acquiring safety Amani Hooker in a trade

Nov 11, 2026

More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,546

Williams

RUSH

576

Swift

REC

644

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

26.8

7th

OPP PPG

20.4

9th

RUSH YDS/G

142.0

3rd

PASS YDS/G

256.7

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	7	2	.778
Lions	6	2	.750
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	CHI	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sat 12/19	CHI	@	BUF	8:20 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

3 - 6

Final

Bears

7 - 2

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000