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Year-by-Year Longest Pass Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Lng Teams
2009  Ryan Fitzpatrick (27) 98 BUF
2008  Gus Frerotte (37) 99 MIN
2007  Jon Kitna (35) 91 DET
2006  A.J. Feeley (29) 89 PHI
2005  Donovan McNabb (29) 91 PHI
2004  Jeff Garcia (34) 99 CLE
2003  Doug Johnson (26) 86 ATL
2002  Trent Green (32) 99 KAN
2001  Chris Chandler (36) 94 ATL
2000  Kurt Warner (29) 85 STL
1999  Billy Joe Hobert (28) 90 NOR
Troy Aikman+ (33) 90 DAL
1998  Charlie Batch (24) 98 DET
1997  Eric Zeier (25) 92 BAL
1996  Todd Collins (25) 95 BUF
1995  Brett Favre (26) 99 GNB
1994  Stan Humphries (29) 99 SDG
1993  Bobby Hebert (33) 98 ATL
1992  Chris Miller (27) 89 ATL
1991  Steve Young+ (30) 97 SFO
1990  Randall Cunningham (27) 95 PHI
1989  Bernie Kosar (26) 97 CLE
1988  Joe Montana+ (32) 96 SFO
1987  Ed Rubbert (23) 88 WAS
1986  Dan Marino+ (25) 85 MIA
Mike Tomczak (24) 85 CHI
1985  Ron Jaworski (34) 99 PHI
1984  Marc Wilson (27) 92 RAI
1983  Jim Plunkett (36) 99 RAI
1982  Steve Bartkowski (30) 86 ATL
1981  Craig Morton (38) 95 DEN
1980  Steve DeBerg (26) 93 SFO
1979  Archie Manning (30) 85 NOR
1978  Joe Ferguson (28) 92 BUF
1977  Lynn Dickey (28) 95 GNB
1976  Ken Stabler (31) 88 OAK
1975  Billy Kilmer (36) 96 WAS
1974  Joe Namath+ (31) 89 NYJ
1973  Greg Landry (27) 84 DET
1972  Jim Hart (28) 98 STL
1971  Virgil Carter (26) 90 CIN
1970  Craig Morton (27) 89 DAL
Don Horn (25) 89 GNB
1969  Roman Gabriel (29) 93 RAM
Mike Livingston (24) 93 KAN
1968  Sonny Jurgensen+ (34) 99 WAS
George Blanda+ (41) 94 OAK
1967  Billy Kilmer (28) 96 NOR
Babe Parilli (37) 79 BOS
1966  Karl Sweetan (24) 99 DET
Len Dawson+ (31) 89 KAN
1965  George Blanda+ (38) 95 HOU
Earl Morrall (31) 89 NYG
1964  Bill Munson (23) 95 RAM
Jack Kemp (29) 94 BUF
1963  George Izo (26) 99 WAS
Tom Flores (26) 93 OAK
Daryle Lamonica (22) 93 BUF
1962  Jacky Lee (23) 98 HOU
Fran Tarkenton+ (22) 89 MIN
1961  Billy Wade (31) 98 CHI
Jack Kemp (26) 91 SDG
1960  Jacky Lee (21) 92 HOU
Ed Brown (32) 91 CHI
Bart Starr+ (26) 91 GNB
1959  Ed Brown (31) 88 CHI
1958  Billy Wade (28) 93 RAM
1957  Lamar McHan (25) 83 CRD
1956  Bill McColl (26) 79 CHI
1955  Ogden Compton (23) 98 CRD
1954  Adrian Burk (27) 84 PHI
1953  Bobby Layne+ (27) 97 DET
1952  Babe Parilli (22) 90 GNB
1951  Bob Waterfield+ (31) 91 RAM
1950  Tobin Rote (22) 96 GNB
1949  Charlie Conerly (28) 85 NYG
Y.A. Tittle+ (23) 80 BCL
1948  Sammy Baugh+ (34) 86 WAS
Y.A. Tittle+ (22) 80 BCL
1947  Otto Graham+ (26) 99 CLE
Frank Reagan (28) 88 NYG
1946  Dave Ryan (23) 88 DET
Otto Graham+ (25) 79 CLE
1945  Bob Waterfield+ (25) 84 RAM
1944  Sid Luckman+ (28) 86 CHI
1943  Lou Brock (26) 86 GNB
1942  Cecil Isbell (27) 73 GNB
1941  Ray Mallouf (23) 80 CRD
1940  Sammy Baugh+ (26) 81 WAS
1939  Frank Filchock (23) 99 WAS
1938  Doug Russell (27) 98 CRD
1937  Pat Coffee (22) 97 CRD
1936  Arnie Herber+ (26) 58 GNB
1935  Arnie Herber+ (25) 83 GNB
1934  Arnie Herber+ (24) 69 GNB
1933  Roger Grove (25) 44 GNB
1932  George Corbett (24) 36 CHI