1979 National Football League Leaders
1979 National Football League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1979 National Football League Standings
Passing Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Att | Comp | Yds | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Grogan | New England Patriots | 28 | 423 | 206 | 3286 | 20 |
Brian Sipe | Cleveland Browns | 28 | 535 | 286 | 3793 | 26 |
Roger Staubach | Dallas Cowboys | 27 | 461 | 267 | 3586 | 11 |
Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 472 | 259 | 3724 | 25 |
Ken Stabler | Oakland Raiders | 26 | 498 | 304 | 3615 | 22 |
Dan Fouts | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 530 | 332 | 4082 | 24 |
Tommy Kramer | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 566 | 315 | 3397 | 24 |
Joe Theismann | Washington Redskins | 20 | 395 | 233 | 2797 | 13 |
Jim Zorn | Seattle Seahawks | 20 | 505 | 285 | 3661 | 18 |
Ron Jaworski | Philadelphia Eagles | 18 | 374 | 190 | 2669 | 12 |
Doug Williams | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 18 | 397 | 166 | 2448 | 24 |
Passing Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | Att | Comp | TD | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Fouts | San Diego Chargers | 4082 | 530 | 332 | 24 | 24 |
Brian Sipe | Cleveland Browns | 3793 | 535 | 286 | 28 | 26 |
Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3724 | 472 | 259 | 26 | 25 |
Jim Zorn | Seattle Seahawks | 3661 | 505 | 285 | 20 | 18 |
Steve DeBerg | San Francisco 49ers | 3652 | 578 | 347 | 17 | 21 |
Ken Stabler | Oakland Raiders | 3615 | 498 | 304 | 26 | 22 |
Roger Staubach | Dallas Cowboys | 3586 | 461 | 267 | 27 | 11 |
Joe Ferguson | Buffalo Bills | 3572 | 458 | 238 | 14 | 15 |
Tommy Kramer | Minnesota Vikings | 3397 | 566 | 315 | 23 | 24 |
Steve Grogan | New England Patriots | 3286 | 423 | 206 | 28 | 20 |
Rushing Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 1697 | 19 | 61 |
Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 1610 | 14 | 43 |
Ottis Anderson | St. Louis Cardinals | 1605 | 8 | 76 |
Wilbert Montgomery | Philadelphia Eagles | 1512 | 9 | 62 |
Mike Pruitt | Cleveland Browns | 1294 | 9 | 77 |
Ricky Bell | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1263 | 7 | 49 |
Chuck Muncie | New Orleans Saints | 1198 | 11 | 69 |
Franco Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1186 | 11 | 71 |
John Riggins | Washington Redskins | 1153 | 9 | 66 |
Wendell Tyler | Los Angeles Rams | 1109 | 9 | 63 |
Rushing Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | 19 | 1697 | 61 |
Pete Johnson | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 865 | 35 |
Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 14 | 1610 | 43 |
Larry Csonka | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 837 | 22 |
Clarence Williams | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 752 | 55 |
Franco Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 1186 | 71 |
Chuck Muncie | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 1198 | 69 |
Sherman Smith | Seattle Seahawks | 11 | 775 | 31 |
Tony Galbreath | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 708 | 27 |
Wilbert Montgomery | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 1512 | 62 |
Mike Pruitt | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 1294 | 77 |
John Riggins | Washington Redskins | 9 | 1153 | 66 |
Wendell Tyler | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 1109 | 63 |
Receiving Leaders
Player | Team | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Washington | Baltimore Colts | 82 | 750 | 3 | 43 |
Ahmad Rashad | Minnesota Vikings | 80 | 1156 | 9 | 52 |
Wallace Francis | Atlanta Falcons | 74 | 1013 | 8 | 42 |
Charlie Joiner | San Diego Chargers | 72 | 1008 | 4 | 39 |
Rickey Young | Minnesota Vikings | 72 | 519 | 4 | 18 |
John Stallworth | Pittsburgh Steelers | 70 | 1183 | 8 | 65 |
Steve Largent | Seattle Seahawks | 66 | 1237 | 9 | 55 |
Wes Chandler | New Orleans Saints | 65 | 1069 | 6 | 85 |
Rick Upchurch | Denver Broncos | 64 | 937 | 7 | 47 |
Freddie Scott | Detroit Lions | 62 | 929 | 5 | 50 |
Receiving Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | Rec | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Largent | Seattle Seahawks | 1237 | 66 | 9 | 55 |
John Stallworth | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1183 | 70 | 8 | 65 |
Ahmad Rashad | Minnesota Vikings | 1156 | 80 | 9 | 52 |
John Jefferson | San Diego Chargers | 1090 | 61 | 10 | 65 |
Frank Lewis | Buffalo Bills | 1082 | 54 | 2 | 55 |
Wes Chandler | New Orleans Saints | 1069 | 65 | 6 | 85 |
Tony Hill | Dallas Cowboys | 1062 | 60 | 10 | 75 |
Drew Pearson | Dallas Cowboys | 1026 | 55 | 8 | 56 |
Wallace Francis | Atlanta Falcons | 1013 | 74 | 8 | 42 |
Harold Jackson | New England Patriots | 1013 | 45 | 7 | 59 |
Receiving Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Rec | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanley Morgan | New England Patriots | 12 | 44 | 1002 | 63 |
Harold Carmichael | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 52 | 872 | 50 |
Tony Hill | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 60 | 1062 | 75 |
John Jefferson | San Diego Chargers | 10 | 61 | 1090 | 65 |
Steve Largent | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 66 | 1237 | 55 |
Ozzie Newsome | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 55 | 781 | 74 |
Ahmad Rashad | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 80 | 1156 | 52 |
Raymond Chester | Oakland Raiders | 8 | 58 | 712 | 39 |
Isaac Curtis | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 32 | 605 | 67 |
Wallace Francis | Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 74 | 1013 | 42 |
Drew Pearson | Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 55 | 1026 | 56 |
John Stallworth | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 70 | 1183 | 65 |
Interception Leaders
Player | Team | Int | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Reinfeldt | Houston Oilers | 12 | 205 | 0 | 39 |
Lemar Parrish | Washington Redskins | 9 | 65 | 0 | 23 |
Gary Barbaro | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 142 | 1 | 70 |
Tom Myers | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 127 | 1 | 52 |
Lester Hayes | Oakland Raiders | 7 | 100 | 2 | 52 |
J.C. Wilson | Houston Oilers | 6 | 135 | 1 | 66 |
Rolland Lawrence | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 120 | 0 | 38 |
Jeff Nixon | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 81 | 0 | 43 |
Joe Lavender | Washington Redskins | 6 | 77 | 0 | 27 |
Ken Stone | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 70 | 0 | 30 |
Terry Schmidt | Chicago Bears | 6 | 44 | 1 | 20 |
Dick Jauron | Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 41 | 0 | 12 |
Burgess Owens | New York Jets | 6 | 41 | 0 | 15 |
Gary Fencik | Chicago Bears | 6 | 31 | 0 | 17 |
Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 29 | 0 | 23 |
Steve Foley | Denver Broncos | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 |