1945 NFL Receiving Yards per Game Leaders
Receiving yards per game played
Jim Benton led the whole NFL in receiving yards per game in 1945 with 118.6, 35.2 ahead of Don Hutson (83.4). It stands 6th among all single seasons in NFL history.
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Led the whole NFL in 1945
Jim Benton
CLR
118.6
Receiving Yards per Game
35.2 clear of Don Hutson
Showing Receiving Yards per Game and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | Y/G | G | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Jim Benton
|
CLR | 118.6 | 9 | 45 | 1,067 | 8 |
| 2 |
 Don Hutson
|
GB | 83.4 | 10 | 47 | 834 | 9 |
| 3 | Steve Bagarus | WAS | 61.7 | 10 | 34 | 617 | 5 |
| 4 |
 Frank Liebel
|
NYG | 59.3 | 10 | 22 | 593 | 10 |
| 5 |
 John Greene
|
DET | 55.0 | 10 | 26 | 550 | 5 |
| 6 |
 Ken Kavanaugh
|
CHI | 54.3 | 10 | 25 | 543 | 6 |
| 7 | Ed Rucinski | CHC | 50.0 | 8 | 23 | 400 | 2 |
| 8 |
 Jack Ferrante
|
PHI | 46.4 | 10 | 21 | 464 | 7 |
| 9 | Billy Dewell | CHC | 41.1 | 9 | 26 | 370 | 1 |
| 10 |
 Bob Margarita
|
CHI | 39.4 | 10 | 23 | 394 | 2 |
| 11 | George Wilson | CHI | 28.8 | 9 | 28 | 259 | 3 |
| 12 | Jack Matheson | DET | 26.8 | 9 | 19 | 241 | 1 |
| 13 | Steve Pritko | CLR | 25.5 | 10 | 19 | 255 | 4 |