most touchdowns thrown in a season prior to 1984

Before 1984, Y.A. Tittle and George Blanda were tied for the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 36 touchdowns.

Interpreted as:
most touchdowns thrown by a player in a season prior to 1984
NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
36
1963
13
221
367
60.2
3,145
8.6
241.9
14
104.8
9.8
3.8
2George Blanda
G. Blanda
36
1961
14
187
362
51.7
3,330
9.2
237.9
22
91.3
9.9
6.1
3Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
34
1969
14
221
426
51.9
3,302
7.8
235.9
25
79.8
8.0
5.9
11
100
4Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
33
1981
16
360
609
59.1
4,802
7.9
300.1
17
90.6
5.4
2.8
19
134
5Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
33
1962
14
200
375
53.3
3,224
8.6
230.3
20
89.5
8.8
5.3
6Lynn Dickey
L. Dickey
32
1983
16
289
484
59.7
4,458
9.2
278.6
29
87.3
6.6
6.0
40
307
7Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
32
1961
14
235
416
56.5
3,723
8.9
265.9
24
88.1
7.7
5.8
8Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
32
1959
12
193
367
52.6
2,899
7.9
241.6
14
92.0
8.7
3.8
9Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
31
1980
16
257
463
55.5
3,544
7.7
221.5
16
88.2
6.7
3.5
35
324
10Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
31
1967
14
288
508
56.7
3,747
7.4
267.6
16
87.3
6.1
3.1
11Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
31
1964
14
228
473
48.2
3,465
7.3
247.5
27
70.8
6.6
5.7
12Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
30
1981
16
297
533
55.7
3,829
7.2
239.3
23
79.2
5.6
4.3
37
287
13Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
30
1980
16
240
404
59.4
3,199
7.9
199.9
19
89.7
7.4
4.7
23
191
14Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
30
1980
16
348
589
59.1
4,715
8.0
294.7
24
84.7
5.1
4.1
32
210
15Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
30
1980
16
337
554
60.8
4,132
7.5
258.3
14
91.4
5.4
2.5
23
217
16Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
30
1967
14
220
425
51.8
3,228
7.6
230.6
20
80.8
7.1
4.7
17John Brodie
J. Brodie
30
1965
13
242
391
61.9
3,112
8.0
239.4
16
95.3
7.7
4.1
18Len Dawson
L. Dawson
30
1964
14
199
354
56.2
2,879
8.1
205.6
18
89.9
8.5
5.1
19Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
29
1983
16
276
459
60.1
3,714
8.1
232.1
11
97.0
6.3
2.4
34
242
20Danny White
D. White
29
1983
16
334
533
62.7
3,980
7.5
248.8
23
85.6
5.4
4.3
37
314
21Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
29
1981
16
300
479
62.6
3,754
7.8
234.6
10
98.4
6.1
2.1
25
140
22Norm Snead
N. Snead
29
1967
14
240
434
55.3
3,399
7.8
242.8
24
80.0
6.7
5.5
23Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
29
1967
14
204
377
54.1
3,088
8.2
220.6
19
85.9
7.7
5.0
24Frank Ryan
F. Ryan
29
1966
14
200
382
52.4
2,974
7.8
212.4
14
88.2
7.6
3.7
25Len Dawson
L. Dawson
29
1962
14
189
310
61.0
2,759
8.9
197.1
17
98.3
9.4
5.5
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