1947 NFL Quarterback Leaders
Every 1947 board quarterbacks are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Sid Luckman led all quarterbacks in passing yards in 1947, with 2,712. Sid Luckman also led in passing touchdowns (24), yards per attempt (8.40), completion percentage (54.5%) and passing yards per game (226.0). Tommy Thompson led in passer rating (76.3) and touchdown percentage (8.0%).
Passing Every NFL passing board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 14 pass attempts per team game.
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 Sid Luckman 2,712
- 2 Paul Christman 2,191
- 3 Tommy Thompson 1,680
- 4 Clyde LeForce 1,384
- 5 Boley Dancewicz 1,203
- 6 Jim Youel 398
- 7 Jim Hardy 388
- 8 Nick Sacrinty 299
- 9 Bill Mackrides 58
- 10 Art Faircloth 30
- 1 Sid Luckman 24
- 2 Paul Christman 17
- 3 Tommy Thompson 16
- 4 Clyde LeForce 13
- 5 Boley Dancewicz 11
- 6 Nick Sacrinty 5
- 6 Jim Hardy 5
- 8 Jim Youel 3
- 9 Bill Mackrides 2
- 10 Art Faircloth 1
Passer Rating
RTG- 1 Tommy Thompson 76.3
- 2 Sid Luckman 67.7
- 3 Clyde LeForce 65.0
- 4 Paul Christman 59.0
- 5 Boley Dancewicz 46.4
- 1 Sid Luckman 8.40
- 2 Tommy Thompson 8.36
- 3 Clyde LeForce 7.91
- 4 Paul Christman 7.28
- 5 Boley Dancewicz 7.12
- 1 Sid Luckman 54.5%
- 2 Clyde LeForce 53.7%
- 3 Tommy Thompson 52.7%
- 4 Paul Christman 45.8%
- 5 Boley Dancewicz 39.1%
- 1 Sid Luckman 226.0
- 2 Paul Christman 182.6
- 3 Clyde LeForce 153.8
- 4 Tommy Thompson 140.0
- 5 Boley Dancewicz 100.3
Completions
CMP- 1 Sid Luckman 176
- 2 Paul Christman 138
- 3 Tommy Thompson 106
- 4 Clyde LeForce 94
- 5 Boley Dancewicz 66
- 6 Jim Hardy 23
- 7 Jim Youel 21
- 8 Nick Sacrinty 15
- 9 Bill Mackrides 8
- 10 Art Faircloth 3
Pass Attempts
ATT- 1 Sid Luckman 323
- 2 Paul Christman 301
- 3 Tommy Thompson 201
- 4 Clyde LeForce 175
- 5 Boley Dancewicz 169
- 6 Jim Youel 62
- 7 Jim Hardy 57
- 8 Nick Sacrinty 48
- 9 Bill Mackrides 17
- 10 John Ksionzyk 7
- 1 Tommy Thompson 8.0%
- 2 Sid Luckman 7.4%
- 3 Clyde LeForce 7.4%
- 4 Boley Dancewicz 6.5%
- 5 Paul Christman 5.6%
- 1 Sid Luckman 31
- 2 Paul Christman 22
- 3 Clyde LeForce 20
- 4 Boley Dancewicz 18
- 5 Tommy Thompson 15
- 6 Jim Hardy 7
- 7 Nick Sacrinty 3
- 7 Bill Mackrides 3
- 7 Jim Youel 3
- 10 John Ksionzyk 2
- 1 Paul Christman 7.3%
- 2 Tommy Thompson 7.5%
- 3 Sid Luckman 9.6%
- 4 Boley Dancewicz 10.7%
- 5 Clyde LeForce 11.4%
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Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Boley Dancewicz 145
- 2 Clyde LeForce 143
- 3 Sid Luckman 86
- 4 Tommy Thompson 52
- 5 Dick Todd 45
- 6 Jim Youel 44
- 7 Allie Sherman 17
- 8 Paul Christman 11
- 9 Art Faircloth 9
- 10 Nick Sacrinty 4
- 1 Paul Christman 2
- 1 Tommy Thompson 2
- 3 Boley Dancewicz 1
- 3 Sid Luckman 1
- 3 Allie Sherman 1
- 3 Bill Mackrides 1
- 3 Jim Youel 1
Rushing Attempts
ATT- 1 Boley Dancewicz 47
- 2 Tommy Thompson 23
- 3 Clyde LeForce 18
- 4 Allie Sherman 17
- 5 Sid Luckman 10
- 5 Dick Todd 10
- 5 Jim Youel 10
- 5 Art Faircloth 10
- 9 Paul Christman 8
- 10 Bill Mackrides 7