who had the lowest passing yards per attempt in a single season

Dan Darragh has the fewest passing yards per attempt in his rookie season in 1968, with 4.3 yards.

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	NAME	AVG	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dan Darragh D. Darragh	4.3	1968	BUF	11	92	215	42.8	917	83.4	3	14	33.0	1.4	6.5
2	Bobby Hoying B. Hoying	4.3	1998	PHI	8	114	224	50.9	961	120.1	0	9	45.6	0.0	4.0	35	185
3	Gary Marangi G. Marangi	4.3	1976	BUF	11	82	232	35.3	998	90.7	7	16	30.8	3.0	6.9	22	166
4	Dick Wood D. Wood	4.3	1966	MIA	14	83	230	36.1	993	70.9	4	14	30.6	1.7	6.1
5	Frank Tripucka F. Tripucka	4.3	1952	TOT	12	91	186	48.9	809	67.4	3	17	28.3	1.6	9.1
6	Parker Hall P. Hall	4.5	1941	CLE	10	84	190	44.2	863	86.3	7	19	30.5	3.7	10.0
7	Jack Jacobs J. Jacobs	4.6	1948	GB	12	82	184	44.6	848	70.7	5	21	27.9	2.7	11.4
8	Bud Schwenk B. Schwenk	4.6	1942	CHC	11	126	295	42.7	1,360	123.6	6	27	25.5	2.0	9.2
9	Davey O'Brien D. O'Brien	4.7	1940	PHI	11	124	277	44.8	1,290	117.3	5	17	39.2	1.8	6.1
10	Jameis Winston J. Winston	4.7	2026	NYG	2	25	49	51.0	229	114.5	0	1	55.6	0.0	2.0	5	19
11	Akili Smith A. Smith	4.7	2000	CIN	12	118	267	44.2	1,253	104.4	3	6	52.8	1.1	2.2	36	191
12	Joe Namath J. Namath	4.7	1976	NYJ	11	114	230	49.6	1,090	99.1	4	16	39.9	1.7	7.0	16	150
13	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	4.7	1993	WAS	12	166	319	52.0	1,514	126.2	4	10	56.3	1.3	3.1	16	87
14	Pete Beathard P. Beathard	4.8	1967	TOT	11	94	231	40.7	1,114	101.3	9	14	43.8	3.9	6.1
15	Frank Tripucka F. Tripucka	4.9	1961	DEN	14	167	344	48.5	1,690	120.7	10	21	47.3	2.9	6.1
16	Charley Trippi C. Trippi	4.9	1952	CHC	11	84	181	46.4	890	80.9	5	13	40.5	2.8	7.2
17	Archie Manning A. Manning	5.0	1975	NO	13	159	338	47.0	1,683	129.5	7	20	44.3	2.1	5.9	49	390
18	Jug Girard J. Girard	5.0	1949	GB	12	62	175	35.4	881	73.4	4	12	31.6	2.3	6.9
19	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	5.0	2004	WAS	9	118	237	49.8	1,194	132.7	7	6	63.9	3.0	2.5	15	105
20	Joe Kapp J. Kapp	5.0	1970	BOS	11	98	219	44.7	1,104	100.4	3	17	32.6	1.4	7.8	27	231
21	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	5.1	1992	CIN	12	144	278	51.8	1,407	117.3	11	15	57.0	4.0	5.4	19	150
22	Bruce Gradkowski B. Gradkowski	5.1	2006	TB	13	177	328	54.0	1,661	127.8	9	9	65.9	2.7	2.7	25	146
23	Mike Boryla M. Boryla	5.1	1976	PHI	11	123	246	50.0	1,247	113.4	9	14	53.4	3.7	5.7	29	235
24	Kyle Orton K. Orton	5.1	2005	CHI	15	190	368	51.6	1,869	124.6	9	13	59.7	2.4	3.5	30	190
25	Jim Finks J. Finks	5.1	1953	PIT	11	131	292	44.9	1,484	134.9	8	14	49.8	2.7	4.8

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Bills	3	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	.333
Jets	1	2	.333
Dolphins	0	3	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
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NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
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AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
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AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	LAR	@	DEN	8:20 PM
Mon 9/28	PHI	@	CHI	8:15 PM
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Dan Darragh has the fewest passing yards per attempt in his rookie season in 1968, with 4.3 yards.

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