Dan Fouts

1973–1987 · QB · 6'3", 204 lb · b. 1951 · Oregon

Career 43,040 pass yds · 254 pass TD · 476 rush yds · 13 rush TD

Seasons leading his conference

19

13 best in the NFL 6 conference only

66 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

7 Categories led

1979 Best season

Spanning 1976–1985, peaking at 4 titles in 1979.

Led in Passing Yards for 4 straight seasons (1979–1982) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

15th Conference titles 19
19th Best in the NFL 13
15th Top-5 finishes 66

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

12th Interceptions Thrown 242
16th Yards per Attempt 7.68
21st Passing Yards 43,040
24th Pass Attempts 5,604
26th Completions 3,297
27th Passing Touchdowns 254
91st Completion Percentage 58.8%
99th Passer Rating 80.2

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL led his conference

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pass Attempts	4	1st	3 yrs (1980–1982)	1980 589 1981 609 1976 AFC 359 1982 AFC 330 1979 #2 1984 #2
Completions	4	1st	3 yrs (1979–1981)	1980 348 1981 360 1976 AFC 208 1979 AFC 332 1978 #3 1982 #2 1984 #2
Passing Yards	4	1st	4 yrs (1979–1982)	1979 4,082 1980 4,715 1981 4,802 1982 2,883 1978 #2 1984 #2
Passing Touchdowns	3	1st	3 yrs (1980–1982)	1981 33 1982 17 1980 AFC 30 1978 #2 1985 #2
Yards per Attempt	2	1st	—	1982 8.74 1985 8.46 1978 #2 1980 #2 1981 #2 1983 #2
Completion Percentage	1	1st	—	1979 62.6% 1978 #2 1982 #2 1983 #2 1984 #3 1985 #3
Passer Rating	1	1st	—	1979 AFC 82.6 1978 #2 1980 #2 1981 #2 1982 #2 1983 #3 1984 #3 1985 #3
Interceptions Thrown	—	#3	—	1979 #3 1980 #3 1982 #3 1984 #3 1986 #3

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1985	1	Y/A 8.46
1982	4	YDS 2,883 TD 17 Y/A 8.74 ATT 330
1981	4	YDS 4,802 TD 33 CMP 360 ATT 609
1980	4	YDS 4,715 TD 30 CMP 348 ATT 589
1979	4	YDS 4,082 RTG 82.6 CMP% 62.6% CMP 332
1976	2	CMP 208 ATT 359

Passing

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SK	RTG
1973	SD	AFC	10	87	194	44.9%	1,126	5.80	6	13	—	46.0
1974	SD	AFC	11	115	237	48.5%	1,732	7.31	8	13	—	61.4
1975	SD	AFC	10	106	195	54.4%	1,396	7.16	2	10	—	59.3
1976	SD	AFC	14	208	359	57.9%	2,535	7.06	14	15	—	75.4
1977	SD	AFC	4	69	109	63.3%	869	7.97	4	6	—	77.4
1978	SD	AFC	15	224	381	58.8%	2,999	7.87	24	20	—	83.0
1979	SD	AFC	16	332	530	62.6%	4,082	7.70	24	24	—	82.6
1980	SD	AFC	16	348	589	59.1%	4,715	8.01	30	24	—	84.7
1981	SD	AFC	16	360	609	59.1%	4,802	7.89	33	17	—	90.6
1982	SD	AFC	9	204	330	61.8%	2,883	8.74	17	11	—	93.3
1983	SD	AFC	10	215	340	63.2%	2,975	8.75	20	15	—	92.5
1984	SD	AFC	13	317	507	62.5%	3,740	7.38	19	17	—	83.4
1985	SD	AFC	14	254	430	59.1%	3,638	8.46	27	20	—	88.1
1986	SD	AFC	12	252	430	58.6%	3,031	7.05	16	22	—	71.4
1987	SD	AFC	11	206	364	56.6%	2,517	6.92	10	15	—	70.0
Career	—	—	181	3,297	5,604	58.8%	43,040	7.68	254	242	—	80.2

Rushing

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	1D	FL
1973	SD	AFC	10	7	32	4.57	0	—	—
1974	SD	AFC	11	19	63	3.32	1	—	—
1975	SD	AFC	10	23	170	7.39	2	—	—
1976	SD	AFC	14	18	65	3.61	0	—	—
1977	SD	AFC	4	6	13	2.17	0	—	—
1978	SD	AFC	15	20	43	2.15	2	—	—
1979	SD	AFC	16	26	49	1.89	2	—	—
1980	SD	AFC	16	23	15	0.65	2	—	—
1981	SD	AFC	16	22	56	2.55	0	—	—
1982	SD	AFC	9	9	8	0.89	1	—	—
1983	SD	AFC	10	12	-5	-0.42	1	—	—
1984	SD	AFC	13	12	-29	-2.42	0	—	—
1985	SD	AFC	14	11	-1	-0.09	0	—	—
1986	SD	AFC	12	4	-3	-0.75	0	—	—
1987	SD	AFC	11	12	0	0.00	2	—	—
Career	—	—	181	224	476	2.13	13	—	—