February 15, 2010

List of the Day: Best Passing Yardage Seasons, 1930s NFL


Davey O'Brien

TOP 10*
1- Davey O’Brien, 1939 Philadelphia Eagles
1324 yards, 99-201, 49.3 %, 6 TD, 17 INT

2- Arnie Herber, 1936 Green Bay Packers
1239 yards, 77-173, 44.5 %, 11 TD, 13 INT

3- Parker Hall, 1939 Cleveland Rams
1227 yards, 106-208, 51.0 %, 9 TD, 13 INT

4- Sammy Baugh, 1937 Washington Redskins
1127 yards, 81-171, 47.4 %, 8 TD, 14 INT

5- Arnie Herber, 1939 Green Bay Packers
1107 yards, 57-139, 41.0 %, 8 TD, 9 INT

6- Frank Filchock, 1939 Washington Redskins
1094 yards, 55-89, 61.8 %, 11 TD, 7 INT

7- Ace Parker, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
977 yards, 72-157, 45.9 %, 4 TD, 13 INT

8- Harry Newman, 1933 New York Giants
973 yards, 53-136, 39.0 %, 11 TD, 17 INT

9- Bernie Masterson, 1939 Chicago Bears
914 yards, 44-113, 38.9 %, 8 TD, 9 INT

10-Ace Parker, 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers
865 yards, 63-148, 42.6 %, 5 TD, 7 INT


Arnie Herber


Sammy Baugh


Frank Filchock

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Pittsburgh Pirates: Ed Matesic, 1936
850 yards, 64-138, 46.4 %, 4 TD, 16 INT

Chicago Cardinals: Pat Coffee, 1937
824 yards, 52-119, 43.7 %, 4 TD, 11 INT

Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions: Glenn Presnell, 1933
774 yards, 50-125, 40.0 %, 6 TD, 12 INT

St. Louis Gunners: Manny Rapp, 1934**
175 yards, 6-16, 37.5 %, 1 TD, 6 INT

Staten Island Stapletons: Doug Wycoff, 1932***
140 yards, 10-31, 32.3 %, 0 TD, 2 INT

Cincinnati Reds: Lew Pope, 1933 & 1934****
115 yards, 5-21, 23.8 %, 0 TD, 2 INT (1933),
115 yards, 10-42, 23.8 %, 0 TD, 10 INT (1934)


*Statistics available from 1932 on
** Gunners played three games in 1934
*** Stapletons folded after 1932 season
**** Reds played in 1933-34


Ace Parker


Glenn Presnell