nfl most yards per reception by a player 1955

Ray Renfro averaged the most yards per reception in 1955, with 20.8 per catch.

Interpreted as:
NFL most yards per reception with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game by a player 1955
NAME AVG SEASON TM GP REC TRG REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Ray Renfro
R. Renfro
20.8
1955
CLE CLE
12
29
603
50.3
8
90
29
3.1
7.5
0
2 Johnny Carson
J. Carson
19.3
1955
WAS WAS
12
23
443
36.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
3 Harlon Hill
H. Hill
18.8
1955
CHB CHB
12
42
789
65.8
9
0
0
0.0
0
4 Kyle Rote
K. Rote
18.7
1955
NYG NYG
12
31
580
48.3
8
46
10
4.6
3.8
0
5 Elroy Hirsch
E. Hirsch
18.4
1955
LA LA
9
25
460
51.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
6 Pete Brewster
P. Brewster
18.3
1955
CLE CLE
12
34
622
51.8
6
0
0
0.0
0
7 Ray Mathews
R. Mathews
18.1
1955
PIT PIT
12
42
762
63.5
6
187
57
3.3
15.6
1
8 Bobby Walston
B. Walston
16.4
1955
PHI PHI
12
27
443
36.9
3
-3
1
-3.0
-0.3
0
9 Dante Lavelli
D. Lavelli
15.9
1955
CLE CLE
12
31
492
41.0
4
0
0
0.0
0
10 Billy Howton
B. Howton
15.8
1955
GB GB
12
44
697
58.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
11 Jim Mutscheller
J. Mutscheller
15.7
1955
BAL BAL
12
33
518
43.2
7
0
0
0.0
0
12 Billy Wilson
B. Wilson
15.7
1955
SF SF
12
53
831
69.3
7
0
0
0.0
0
13 Gary Knafelc
G. Knafelc
15.3
1955
GB GB
12
40
613
51.1
8
0
0
0.0
0
14 Hal Giancanelli
H. Giancanelli
15.2
1955
PHI PHI
12
25
379
31.6
1
385
97
4.0
32.1
2
15 Dave Middleton
D. Middleton
15.1
1955
DET DET
12
44
663
55.3
3
201
59
3.4
16.8
2
16 Bill Stribling
B. Stribling
14.9
1955
PHI PHI
12
38
568
47.3
6
0
0
0.0
0
17 Jim Doran
J. Doran
14.5
1955
DET DET
10
38
552
55.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
18 Bill McColl
B. McColl
14.3
1955
CHB CHB
12
35
502
41.8
4
0
0
0.0
0
19 Lynn Chandnois
L. Chandnois
14.3
1955
PIT PIT
8
27
385
48.1
0
353
105
3.4
44.1
5
20 Pete Pihos
P. Pihos
13.9
1955
PHI PHI
12
62
864
72.0
7
0
0
0.0
0
21 Gordie Soltau
G. Soltau
13.8
1955
SF SF
12
26
358
29.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
22 Elbie Nickel
E. Nickel
13.6
1955
PIT PIT
12
36
488
40.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
23 Frank Gifford
F. Gifford
13.2
1955
NYG NYG
11
33
437
39.7
4
351
86
4.1
31.9
3
24 Jug Girard
J. Girard
13.1
1955
DET DET
12
23
301
25.1
0
27
10
2.7
2.3
0
25 Bob Schnelker
B. Schnelker
13.0
1955
NYG NYG
12
25
326
27.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

14.0

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25.5

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84.8

30th

PASS YDS/G

208.5

21st

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TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
Browns Browns
1
3
0
.250
Ravens Ravens
1
3
0
.250
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

3 - 1 - 0

34

Final

10

CLE Browns

1 - 3 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM