nfl players with 20 interceptions thrown in a season

Johnny Gildea got intercepted 20 times in his rookie season in 1935.

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NFL players with 20 or more interceptions thrown in a season
NAMEINTSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Johnny Gildea
J. Gildea
20
1935
12
28
105
26.7
529
5.0
44.1
2
14.8
1.9
19.0
2Hugh McCullough
H. McCullough
21
1940
11
43
116
37.1
529
4.6
48.1
4
23.9
3.4
18.1
3Bud Schwenk
B. Schwenk
27
1942
11
126
295
42.7
1,360
4.6
123.6
6
25.5
2.0
9.2
4Ronnie Cahill
R. Cahill
21
1943
10
50
109
45.9
608
5.6
60.8
3
33.1
2.8
19.3
5Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
20
1943
10
50
126
39.7
699
5.5
69.9
7
37.2
5.6
15.9
6Irv Comp
I. Comp
21
1944
10
80
177
45.2
1,159
6.5
115.9
12
50.0
6.8
11.9
7John Grigas
J. Grigas
21
1944
9
50
131
38.2
690
5.3
76.7
6
31.5
4.6
16.0
8Frankie Sinkwich
F. Sinkwich
20
1944
10
58
148
39.2
1,060
7.2
106.0
12
52.0
8.1
13.5
9Frank Filchock
F. Filchock
25
1946
11
87
169
51.5
1,262
7.5
114.7
12
60.2
7.1
14.8
10Paul Christman
P. Christman
22
1947
12
138
301
45.8
2,191
7.3
182.6
17
59.0
5.6
7.3
11Paul Governali
P. Governali
22
1947
TOT
12
108
252
42.9
1,775
7.0
147.9
17
53.3
6.7
8.7
12Clyde LeForce
C. LeForce
20
1947
9
94
175
53.7
1,384
7.9
153.8
13
65.0
7.4
11.4
13Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
31
1947
12
176
323
54.5
2,712
8.4
226.0
24
67.7
7.4
9.6
14Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
23
1948
12
185
315
58.7
2,599
8.3
216.6
22
78.3
7.0
7.3
15Jack Jacobs
J. Jacobs
21
1948
12
82
184
44.6
848
4.6
70.7
5
27.9
2.7
11.4
16Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
20
1949
12
152
305
49.8
2,138
7.0
178.2
17
64.1
5.6
6.6
17Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
22
1949
12
162
312
51.9
2,658
8.5
221.5
23
76.0
7.4
7.1
18Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
24
1949
12
154
296
52.0
2,168
7.3
180.7
17
61.3
5.7
8.1
19Frankie Albert
F. Albert
23
1950
12
155
306
50.7
1,767
5.8
147.3
14
52.3
4.6
7.5
20Otto Graham
O. Graham
20
1950
12
137
253
54.2
1,943
7.7
161.9
14
64.7
5.5
7.9
21Jim Hardy
J. Hardy
24
1950
11
117
257
45.5
1,636
6.4
148.7
17
49.7
6.6
9.3
22Johnny Lujack
J. Lujack
21
1950
12
121
254
47.6
1,731
6.8
144.3
4
41.0
1.6
8.3
23George Ratterman
G. Ratterman
24
1950
12
140
294
47.6
2,251
7.7
187.6
22
64.6
7.5
8.2
24Tobin Rote
T. Rote
24
1950
12
83
224
37.1
1,231
5.5
102.6
7
26.7
3.1
10.7
25Tommy Thompson
T. Thompson
22
1950
12
107
239
44.8
1,608
6.7
134.0
11
44.4
4.6
9.2
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