NFL Single-Season Yards per Attempt Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NFL single-season yards per attempt record is 10.86, set by Sid Luckman in 1943. It has stood for 82 years. The mark has been raised 2 times since 1936.
Record Holders
3 marks since 1936| Year | Player | Y/A | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |
 Sid Luckman
|
10.86 | still standing |
| 1940 |
 Sammy Baugh
|
7.72 | 3 years |
| 1936 | Arnie Herber | 7.16 | 4 years |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.