1951 National Football League Leaders
1951 National Football League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1951 National Football League Standings
Passing Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Att | Comp | Yds | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Layne | Detroit Lions | 26 | 332 | 152 | 2403 | 23 |
Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 265 | 147 | 2205 | 16 |
Tobin Rote | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 256 | 106 | 1540 | 20 |
Adrian Burk | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 218 | 92 | 1329 | 23 |
Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 194 | 100 | 1725 | 11 |
Bob Waterfield | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 176 | 88 | 1566 | 10 |
Bob Celeri | New York Yanks | 12 | 238 | 102 | 1797 | 15 |
Bobby Thomason | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 221 | 125 | 1306 | 9 |
Charlie Conerly | New York Giants | 10 | 189 | 93 | 1277 | 22 |
Johnny Lujack | Chicago Bears | 8 | 176 | 85 | 1295 | 8 |
Y.A. Tittle | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 114 | 63 | 808 | 9 |
Charlie Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 191 | 88 | 1191 | 13 |
Passing Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | Att | Comp | TD | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Layne | Detroit Lions | 2403 | 332 | 152 | 26 | 23 |
Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | 2205 | 265 | 147 | 17 | 16 |
Bob Celeri | New York Yanks | 1797 | 238 | 102 | 12 | 15 |
Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | 1725 | 194 | 100 | 13 | 11 |
Bob Waterfield | Los Angeles Rams | 1566 | 176 | 88 | 13 | 10 |
Tobin Rote | Green Bay Packers | 1540 | 256 | 106 | 15 | 20 |
Adrian Burk | Philadelphia Eagles | 1329 | 218 | 92 | 14 | 23 |
Bobby Thomason | Green Bay Packers | 1306 | 221 | 125 | 11 | 9 |
Johnny Lujack | Chicago Bears | 1295 | 176 | 85 | 8 | 8 |
Charlie Conerly | New York Giants | 1277 | 189 | 93 | 10 | 22 |
Rushing Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Price | New York Giants | 971 | 7 | 80 |
Rob Goode | Washington Redskins | 951 | 9 | 33 |
Dan Towler | Los Angeles Rams | 854 | 6 | 79 |
Bob Hoernschemeyer | Detroit Lions | 678 | 2 | 85 |
Joe Perry | San Francisco 49ers | 677 | 3 | 58 |
John Dottley | Chicago Bears | 670 | 3 | 38 |
Dick Hoerner | Los Angeles Rams | 569 | 6 | 43 |
Tobin Rote | Green Bay Packers | 523 | 3 | 55 |
Charlie Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | 501 | 4 | 32 |
Dub Jones | Cleveland Browns | 492 | 7 | 43 |
Rushing Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rob Goode | Washington Redskins | 9 | 951 | 33 |
Dub Jones | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 492 | 43 |
Johnny Lujack | Chicago Bears | 7 | 171 | 22 |
Eddie Price | New York Giants | 7 | 971 | 80 |
Pat Harder | Detroit Lions | 6 | 380 | 28 |
Dick Hoerner | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 569 | 43 |
Dan Towler | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 854 | 79 |
Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 327 | 17 |
Ken Carpenter | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 402 | 30 |
George Gulyanics | Chicago Bears | 4 | 403 | 30 |
Sherman Howard | New York Yanks | 4 | 343 | 31 |
Julie Rykovich | Chicago Bears | 4 | 399 | 56 |
Zollie Toth | New York Yanks | 4 | 384 | 16 |
Charlie Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 501 | 32 |
Receiving Leaders
Player | Team | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | 66 | 1495 | 17 | 91 |
Gordie Soltau | San Francisco 49ers | 59 | 826 | 7 | 48 |
Fran Polsfoot | Chicago Cardinals | 57 | 796 | 4 | 80 |
Bob Mann | Green Bay Packers | 50 | 696 | 8 | 52 |
Dante Lavelli | Cleveland Browns | 43 | 586 | 6 | 47 |
Dan Edwards | New York Yanks | 39 | 509 | 3 | 53 |
Ray Pelfrey | Green Bay Packers | 38 | 462 | 5 | 49 |
Carl Elliott | Green Bay Packers | 35 | 317 | 5 | 33 |
Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | 35 | 544 | 12 | 33 |
Henry Minarik | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 459 | 1 | 37 |
Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | 35 | 536 | 5 | 38 |
Receiving Yardage Leaders
Player | Team | Yds | Rec | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | 1495 | 66 | 17 | 91 |
Gordie Soltau | San Francisco 49ers | 826 | 59 | 7 | 48 |
Fran Polsfoot | Chicago Cardinals | 796 | 57 | 4 | 80 |
Bob Mann | Green Bay Packers | 696 | 50 | 8 | 52 |
Dorne Dibble | Detroit Lions | 613 | 30 | 6 | 47 |
Mac Speedie | Cleveland Browns | 589 | 34 | 3 | 51 |
Dante Lavelli | Cleveland Browns | 586 | 43 | 6 | 47 |
Dub Jones | Cleveland Browns | 570 | 30 | 5 | 81 |
Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | 544 | 35 | 12 | 33 |
Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | 536 | 35 | 5 | 38 |
Receiving Touchdown Leaders
Player | Team | TD | Rec | Yds | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elroy Hirsch | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 66 | 1495 | 91 |
Leon Hart | Detroit Lions | 12 | 35 | 544 | 33 |
Bob Mann | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 50 | 696 | 52 |
Bobby Walston | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 31 | 512 | 43 |
Gordie Soltau | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 59 | 826 | 48 |
Dorne Dibble | Detroit Lions | 6 | 30 | 613 | 47 |
Dante Lavelli | Cleveland Browns | 6 | 43 | 586 | 47 |
Carl Elliott | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 35 | 317 | 33 |
Dub Jones | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 30 | 570 | 81 |
Ray Pelfrey | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 38 | 462 | 49 |
Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 35 | 536 | 38 |
Interception Leaders
Player | Team | Int | Yds | TD | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otto Schnellbacher | New York Giants | 11 | 194 | 2 | 46 |
Howard Hartley | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 69 | 0 | 23 |
Lowell Wagner | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 115 | 0 | 40 |
Emlen Tunnell | New York Giants | 9 | 74 | 0 | 30 |
Jim Cason | San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 147 | 1 | 65 |
Tom Landry | New York Giants | 8 | 121 | 2 | 55 |
S.J. Whitman | Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 102 | 0 | 31 |
Jerry Shipkey | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 113 | 1 | 58 |
Jack Butler | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 142 | 1 | 52 |
Warren Lahr | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 95 | 2 | 29 |
Ray Ramsey | Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 90 | 0 | 39 |
Harry Gilmer | Washington Redskins | 5 | 79 | 0 | 30 |
Gene Schroeder | Chicago Bears | 5 | 62 | 0 | 22 |
Bennie Aldridge | New York Yanks | 5 | 57 | 0 | 36 |
Cliff Lewis | Cleveland Browns | 5 | 46 | 0 | 20 |
Ed Salem | Washington Redskins | 5 | 26 | 0 | 21 |
Jug Girard | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 25 | 0 | 15 |