Fantasy Football Info For Serious Players
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Tidbits...since 1978 -- Part One
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Posted 7/18 by Chris Smith, Exclusive to Footballguys.com
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Running Backs
- Most rushing yards with five or fewer rushing touchdowns:
- Tony Dorsett, Dallas Cowboys, 1981: 1,646 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns
- Most rushing yards with three or fewer rushing touchdowns:
- Warrick Dunn, Atlanta Falcons, 2005: 1,416 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns
- Most rushing yards with one rushing touchdown:
- Garrison Hearst, Arizona Cardinals, 1995: 1,070 rushing yards and 1 rushing
touchdown
- Most rushing yards with no rushing touchdowns:
- Joe Washington, Baltimore Colts, 1978: 956 rushing yards and 0 rushing touchdowns
- Lowest rushing yards with 15+ rushing touchdowns:
- Karim Abdul-Jabbar, Miami Dolphins, 1997: 892 rushing yards (15 rushing
touchdowns)
- Lowest rushing yards with 12+ rushing touchdowns:
- Robb Riddick, Buffalo Bills, 1988: 438 rushing yards (12 rushing touchdowns)
- Lowest rushing yards with 8+ rushing touchdowns:
- Hank Bauer, San Diego Chargers, 1978: 28 rushing yards (8 rushing touchdowns)
Quarterbacks
- Most passing yards with 20 or fewer touchdown passes:
- Mark Brunell, Jacksonville Jaguars, 1996: 4,367 passing yards and 19 passing
touchdowns
- Most passing yards with 15 or fewer touchdown passes:
- Joe Ferguson, Buffalo Bills, 1979: 3,572 passing yards and 14 passing touchdowns
- Most passing yards with 10 or fewer touchdown passes:
- Hugh Millen, New England Patriots, 1991: 3,073 passing yards and 9 passing
touchdowns
- Most passing yards with 5 or fewer touchdown passes:
- Trent Dilfer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1995: 2,774 passing yards and 4 passing
touchdowns
- Lowest passing yards with 30+ touchdown passes:
- Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1987: 3,054 passing yards and 31 passing
touchdowns
- Lowest passing yards with 25+ touchdown passes:
- Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers, 1978: 2,915 passing yards and 28 passing
touchdowns
- Lowest passing yards with 20+ touchdown passes:
- Dave Krieg, Seattle Seahawks, 1987: 2,131 passing yards and 23 passing touchdowns
- Lowest passing yards with 15+ touchdown passes
- Mark Rypien, Washington Redskins, 1988: 1,730 passing yards and 18 passing
touchdowns
Receivers
- Most receiving yards with seven or fewer touchdown receptions:
- Jimmy Smith, Jacksonville Jaguars, 1999: 1,636 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns
- honorable mention to Torry Holt who finished with 1,635 yards and 6 touchdowns
in 2000
- Most receiving yards with five or fewer touchdown receptions:
- Tim Brown, Raiders, 1997: 1,408 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns
- Most receiving yards with three or fewer touchdown receptions:
- Keyshawn Johnson, Tampa Bay, 2001: 1,266 receiving yards and 1 touchdown
- Most receiving yards with one touchdown reception:
- Keyshawn Johnson, see above
- Most receiving yards with no touchdown receptions:
- Al Toon, New York Jets, 1991: 963 receiving yards and no touchdowns
- Lowest receiving yards with 15+ receiving touchdowns:
- Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers, 1987: 1,078 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns
- Honorable mention: Sterling Sharpe, GB, 1994: 1,119 yards and 18 touchdowns
- Lowest receiving yards with 12+ receiving touchdowns:
- Daryl Turner, Seattle Seahawks, 1985: 670 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns
- Lowest receiving yards with 10+ receiving touchdowns:
- Cris Carter, Philadelphia Eagles, 1989: 605 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns
- Most receptions with less than 1,200 yards receiving:
- Eric Metcalf, Atlanta Falcons, 1995: 104 receptions for 1,189 yards and
8 touchdowns
- Most receptions with less than 1,000 yards receiving:
- Troy Brown, New England Patriots, 2002: 97 receptions for 890 yards and
3 touchdowns
- Most receptions with less than 800 yards receiving:
- Glyn Milburn, Denver, 1994: 77 receptions for 549 yards and 3 touchdowns
Tight Ends
- There have been seventeen 1,000-yard receiving seasons at tight end:
- Kellen Winslow: 3 seasons
- Tony Gonzalez - 2 seasons
- Todd Christenson - 3 seasons
- Ozzie Newsome - 2 seasons
- Shannon Sharpe - 3 seasons
- Four others with one each (Ben Coates, Antonio Gates, Mark Bavaro, Joe Sensor)
- Tony Gonzalez is the only tight end to have caught 100 passes in a season
- Todd Christenson is the only tight end to have caught 90 passes for 1,200
yards and score 12 touchdowns in a single season
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