1961 AFL Yards per Attempt Leaders
Passing yards per attempt
George Blanda led the AFL in yards per attempt in 1961 with 9.20, 1.79 ahead of Cotton Davidson (7.41).
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Led the AFL in 1961
George Blanda
HOO
9.20
Yards per Attempt
1.79 clear of Cotton Davidson
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Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | Y/A | G | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 George Blanda
|
HOO | 9.20 | 14 | 362 | 3,330 | 36 |
| 2 |
 Cotton Davidson
|
DAT | 7.41 | 14 | 330 | 2,445 | 17 |
| 3 |
 Jack Kemp
|
SD | 7.38 | 14 | 364 | 2,686 | 15 |
| 4 |
 Butch Songin
|
BOS | 6.74 | 14 | 212 | 1,429 | 14 |
| 5 |
 Babe Parilli
|
BOS | 6.64 | 14 | 198 | 1,314 | 13 |
| 6 |
 Al Dorow
|
NYT | 6.05 | 14 | 438 | 2,651 | 19 |
| 7 |
 Tom Flores
|
OAK | 5.95 | 14 | 366 | 2,176 | 15 |
| 8 | George Herring | DEN | 5.50 | 14 | 211 | 1,160 | 5 |
| 9 |
 Frank Tripucka
|
DEN | 4.91 | 14 | 344 | 1,690 | 10 |