List of the Day: Best Passing Yardage Seasons, 1940s NFL

Sammy Baugh

TOP 10
1- Sammy Baugh, 1947 Washington Redskins
2938 yards, 210-354, 59.3 %, 25 TD, 15 INT

2- Sid Luckman, 1947 Chicago Bears
2712 yards, 176-323, 54.5 %, 24 TD, 31 INT

3- Johnny Lujack, 1949 Chicago Bears
2658 yds., 162-312, 51.9 %, 23 TD, 22 INT

4- Sammy Baugh, 1948 Washington Redskins
2599 yds., 185-315, 58.7 %, 22 TD, 23 INT

5- Sid Luckman, 1943 Chicago Bears
2194 yds., 110-202, 54.5 %, 28 TD, 12 INT

6- Paul Christman, 1947 Chicago Cardinals
2191 yds., 138-301, 45.8 %, 17 TD, 22 INT

7- Charlie Conerly, 1948 New York Giants
2175 yds., 162-299, 54.2 %, 22 TD, 13 INT

8- Bob Waterfield, 1949 Los Angeles Rams
2168 yds., 154-296, 52.0 %, 17 TD, 24 INT

9- Charlie Conerly, 1949 New York Giants
2138 yds., 152-305, 49.8 %, 17 TD, 20 INT

10-Cecil Isbell, 1942 Green Bay Packers
2021 yds., 146-268, 54.5 %, 24 TD, 14 INT


Sid Luckman


Johnny Lujack


Paul Christman

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Philadelphia Eagles: Tommy Thompson, 1948
1965 yards, 141-246, 57.3 %, 25 TD, 11 INT

New York Bulldogs: Bobby Layne, 1949*
1796 yds., 155-299, 51.8 %, 9 TD, 18 INT

Detroit Lions: Fred Enke, 1948
1328 yds., 100-221, 45.2 %, 11 TD, 17 INT

Boston Yanks: Paul Governali, 1946**
1293 yds., 83-192, 43.2 %, 13 TD, 10 INT

Pittsburgh Steelers: Johnny Clement, 1947
1004 yds., 52-123, 42.3 %, 7 TD, 9 INT

Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers: Ace Parker, 1940***
817 yds., 49-111, 44.1 %, 10 TD, 7 INT

* Bulldogs records for 1949 only
** Yanks played from 1944-48
***Brooklyn folded after 1944 season


Bob Waterfield


Charlie Conerly


Cecil Isbell