1981 NFL Yards per Attempt Leaders

Craig Morton led the NFL in yards per attempt with 8.50 in 1981, 0.05 ahead of Eric Hipple (8.45). It stands 97th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 3 times Craig Morton led in yards per attempt.

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Led the whole NFL in 1981 Craig Morton DEN

8.50 Yards per Attempt 0.05 clear of Eric Hipple

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Craig Morton	DEN	8.50	15	376	3,195	21
2	Eric Hipple	DET	8.45	16	279	2,358	14
3	Danny White	DAL	7.92	16	391	3,098	22
4	Dan Fouts	SD	7.89	16	609	4,802	33
5	Ken Anderson	CIN	7.84	16	479	3,754	29
6	Terry Bradshaw	PIT	7.80	14	370	2,887	22
7	Doug Williams	TB	7.56	16	471	3,563	19
8	Joe Ferguson	BUF	7.33	16	498	3,652	24
9	Lynn Dickey	GB	7.32	13	354	2,593	17
10	Joe Montana	SF	7.31	16	488	3,565	19
11	Bert Jones	BAC	7.26	15	426	3,094	21
12	Bill Kenney	KC	7.24	13	274	1,983	9
13	Joe Theismann	WAS	7.19	16	496	3,568	19
14	Steve Bartkowski	ATL	7.18	16	533	3,829	30
15	Jim Hart	SLC	7.03	10	241	1,694	11
16	Jim Zorn	SEA	7.02	13	397	2,788	13
17	Ken Stabler	HOO	6.98	13	285	1,988	14
18	Brian Sipe	CLE	6.84	16	567	3,876	17
19	Pat Haden	LAN	6.80	13	267	1,815	9
20	David Woodley	MIA	6.75	15	366	2,470	12
21	Ron Jaworski	PHI	6.71	16	461	3,095	23
22	Neil Lomax	SLC	6.67	14	236	1,575	4
23	Tommy Kramer	MIN	6.60	14	593	3,912	26
24	Richard Todd	NYJ	6.50	16	497	3,231	25
25	Phil Simms	NYG	6.43	10	316	2,031	11
26	Marc Wilson	OAK	6.31	13	366	2,311	14
27	Archie Manning	NO	6.24	12	232	1,447	5
28	Vince Evans	CHI	5.40	16	436	2,354	11