most passing tds by year 1970 to 1980

Between the 1970 and 1980 seasons, Steve Bartkowski had the most passing touchdowns in a season, with 31 touchdowns in 1980.

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Most passing Tds by a player by year 1970 to 1980
NAMETDSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Steve 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
2Vince 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
3Dan 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
4Brian 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
5Danny White
D. White
28
1980
16
260
436
59.6
3,287
7.5
205.4
25
80.7
6.4
5.7
30
252
6Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
28
1979
16
206
423
48.7
3,286
7.8
205.4
20
77.4
6.6
4.7
45
341
7Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
28
1979
16
286
535
53.5
3,793
7.1
237.1
26
73.4
5.2
4.9
43
347
8Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
28
1978
16
207
368
56.3
2,915
7.9
182.2
20
84.7
7.6
5.4
21
222
9Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
27
1980
16
257
451
57.0
3,529
7.8
220.6
12
91.0
6.0
2.7
27
213
10Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
27
1979
16
267
461
57.9
3,586
7.8
224.1
11
92.3
5.9
2.4
36
240
11Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
27
1976
12
194
291
66.7
2,737
9.4
228.1
17
103.4
9.3
5.8
19
203
12Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
26
1979
16
259
472
54.9
3,724
7.9
232.8
25
77.0
5.5
5.3
24
196
13Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
26
1979
16
304
498
61.0
3,615
7.3
225.9
22
82.2
5.2
4.4
34
284
14Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
26
1974
14
178
310
57.4
2,469
8.0
176.4
12
94.9
8.4
3.9
18
141
15Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
25
1978
15
231
413
55.9
3,190
7.7
212.7
16
84.9
6.1
3.9
32
219
16Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
25
1978
16
345
572
60.3
3,468
6.1
216.8
32
68.9
4.4
5.6
27
254
17Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
25
1975
14
169
321
52.6
2,426
7.6
173.3
17
81.3
7.8
5.3
20
153
18Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
25
1975
14
273
425
64.2
2,994
7.0
213.9
13
91.8
5.9
3.1
27
245
19Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
24
1980
15
218
424
51.4
3,339
7.9
222.6
22
75.0
5.7
5.2
33
245
20Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
24
1979
16
332
530
62.6
4,082
7.7
255.1
24
82.6
4.5
4.5
28
195
21Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
24
1978
15
224
381
58.8
2,999
7.9
199.9
20
83.0
6.3
5.2
22
130
22Bert Jones
B. Jones
24
1976
14
207
343
60.3
3,104
9.0
221.7
9
102.5
7.0
2.6
29
284
23John Brodie
J. Brodie
24
1970
14
223
378
59.0
2,941
7.8
210.1
10
93.8
6.3
2.6
8
67
24Bert Jones
B. Jones
23
1980
15
248
446
55.6
3,134
7.0
208.9
21
75.3
5.2
4.7
34
262
25Archie Manning
A. Manning
23
1980
16
309
509
60.7
3,716
7.3
232.3
20
81.8
4.5
3.9
41
311
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