most passing yds by qb 1980

Dan Fouts had the most passing yards by a quarterback in 1980, with 4,715 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
4,715
1980
16
348
589
59.1
8.0
294.7
30
24
84.7
5.1
4.1
32
210
2Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
4,132
1980
16
337
554
60.8
7.5
258.3
30
14
91.4
5.4
2.5
23
217
3Archie Manning
A. Manning
3,716
1980
16
309
509
60.7
7.3
232.3
23
20
81.8
4.5
3.9
41
311
4Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
3,582
1980
15
299
522
57.3
6.9
238.8
19
23
72.2
3.6
4.4
37
214
5Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
3,544
1980
16
257
463
55.5
7.7
221.5
31
16
88.2
6.7
3.5
35
324
6Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
3,529
1980
16
278
478
58.2
7.4
220.6
15
25
70.0
3.1
5.2
37
314
7Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
3,529
1980
16
257
451
57.0
7.8
220.6
27
12
91.0
6.0
2.7
27
213
8Doug Williams
D. Williams
3,396
1980
16
254
521
48.8
6.5
212.3
20
16
69.9
3.8
3.1
23
194
9Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
3,346
1980
16
276
488
56.6
6.9
209.1
17
20
72.3
3.5
4.1
44
341
10Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
3,339
1980
15
218
424
51.4
7.9
222.6
24
22
75.0
5.7
5.2
33
245
11Richard Todd
R. Todd
3,329
1980
16
264
479
55.1
6.9
208.1
17
30
62.7
3.5
6.3
42
326
12Danny White
D. White
3,287
1980
16
260
436
59.6
7.5
205.4
28
25
80.7
6.4
5.7
30
252
13Gary Danielson
G. Danielson
3,223
1980
16
244
417
58.5
7.7
201.4
13
11
82.4
3.1
2.6
44
338
14Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
3,202
1980
16
293
457
64.1
7.0
200.1
13
28
68.7
2.8
6.1
27
264
15Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
3,199
1980
16
240
404
59.4
7.9
199.9
30
19
89.7
7.4
4.7
23
191
16Bert Jones
B. Jones
3,134
1980
15
248
446
55.6
7.0
208.9
23
21
75.3
5.2
4.7
34
262
17Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
2,962
1980
16
262
454
57.7
6.5
185.1
17
16
75.2
3.7
3.5
31
282
18Jim Hart
J. Hart
2,946
1980
15
228
425
53.6
6.9
196.4
16
20
68.6
3.8
4.7
39
292
19Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
2,805
1980
16
251
439
57.2
6.4
175.3
20
18
74.5
4.6
4.1
13
129
20Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
2,475
1980
12
175
306
57.2
8.1
206.3
18
22
73.1
5.9
7.2
17
138
21Phil Simms
P. Simms
2,321
1980
13
193
402
48.0
5.8
178.5
15
19
58.9
3.7
4.7
36
233
22Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
2,299
1980
13
165
320
51.6
7.2
176.8
18
16
72.9
5.6
5.0
36
285
23Steve Fuller
S. Fuller
2,250
1980
14
193
320
60.3
7.0
160.7
10
12
76.4
3.1
3.8
49
348
24Craig Morton
C. Morton
2,150
1980
12
183
301
60.8
7.1
179.2
12
13
77.8
4.0
4.3
26
190
25Vince Evans
V. Evans
2,039
1980
13
148
278
53.2
7.3
156.8
11
16
66.2
4.0
5.8
26
205

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