nfl reciever with most yards per catch 1965

Lance Alworth had the most yards per reception by a wide receiver in 1965, with 23.2 per catch.

Interpreted as:
NFL reciever with most yards per catch with a minimum of 1.875 receptions per team game 1965
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPRECTRGREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Lance Alworth
L. Alworth
23.2
1965
14
69
1,602
114.4
14
-12
3
-4.0
-0.9
0
2Bob Hayes
B. Hayes
21.8
1965
13
46
1,003
77.2
12
-8
4
-2.0
-0.6
1
3Gary Ballman
G. Ballman
21.5
1965
14
40
859
61.4
5
46
17
2.7
3.3
3
4Ray Poage
R. Poage
19.7
1965
13
31
612
47.1
5
0
0
0.0
0
5Charley Frazier
C. Frazier
18.9
1965
12
38
717
59.8
6
10
1
10.0
0.8
0
6Jimmy Orr
J. Orr
18.8
1965
14
45
847
60.5
10
0
0
0.0
0
7Gino Cappelletti
G. Cappelletti
18.4
1965
14
37
680
48.6
9
0
0
0.0
0
8Bob Scarpitto
B. Scarpitto
18.3
1965
14
32
585
41.8
5
94
4
23.5
6.7
0
9Paul Flatley
P. Flatley
17.9
1965
14
50
896
64.0
7
0
0
0.0
0
10Don Maynard
D. Maynard
17.9
1965
14
68
1,218
87.0
14
2
1
2.0
0.1
0
11Gary Collins
G. Collins
17.7
1965
14
50
884
63.1
10
16
1
16.0
1.1
0
12Jim Colclough
J. Colclough
16.9
1965
14
40
677
48.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
13Dave Parks
D. Parks
16.8
1965
14
80
1,344
96.0
12
0
0
0.0
0
14Sonny Randle
S. Randle
16.6
1965
14
51
845
60.4
9
0
0
0.0
0
15Johnny Morris
J. Morris
16.0
1965
14
53
846
60.4
4
0
0
0.0
0
16Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
15.7
1965
14
28
440
31.4
1
26
1
26.0
1.9
0
17Bobby Joe Conrad
B. Joe Conrad
15.7
1965
14
58
909
64.9
5
0
0
0.0
0
18Tommy McDonald
T. McDonald
15.5
1965
14
67
1,036
74.0
9
0
0
0.0
0
19Art Powell
A. Powell
15.4
1965
14
52
800
57.1
12
0
0
0.0
0
20Bo Roberson
B. Roberson
15.3
1965
TOT
14
46
703
50.2
3
-4
1
-4.0
-0.3
0
21Jack Snow
J. Snow
14.7
1965
14
38
559
39.9
3
0
0
0.0
0
22Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
14.5
1965
14
60
867
61.9
6
0
0
0.0
0
23Don Norton
D. Norton
14.3
1965
14
34
485
34.6
2
-5
1
-5.0
-0.4
0
24Charley Hennigan
C. Hennigan
14.1
1965
14
41
578
41.3
4
0
0
0.0
0
25Joe Morrison
J. Morrison
14.0
1965
13
41
574
44.2
4
20
3
6.7
1.5
1
StatMuse has season-level data for receptions per team game and yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.

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