<page_title> Dan Fouts </page_title> <section_title> NFL career statistics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1979 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> G </col_header> <col_header> 1973 </col_header> <col_header> 1974 </col_header> <col_header> 1975 </col_header> <col_header> 1976 </col_header> <col_header> 1977 </col_header> <col_header> 1978 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4,082 <col_header> Passing </col_header> <col_header> TD </col_header> <row_header> 1979 </row_header> <row_header> SD </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1980 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> G </col_header> <col_header> 1973 </col_header> <col_header> 1974 </col_header> <col_header> 1975 </col_header> <col_header> 1976 </col_header> <col_header> 1977 </col_header> <col_header> 1978 </col_header> <col_header> 1979 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4,715 <col_header> Passing </col_header> <col_header> TD </col_header> <row_header> 1980 </row_header> <row_header> SD </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1981 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> G </col_header> <col_header> 1973 </col_header> <col_header> 1974 </col_header> <col_header> 1975 </col_header> <col_header> 1976 </col_header> <col_header> 1977 </col_header> <col_header> 1978 </col_header> <col_header> 1979 </col_header> <col_header> 1980 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4,802 <col_header> Passing </col_header> <col_header> TD </col_header> <row_header> 1981 </row_header> <row_header> SD </row_header> </cell> </table>
Fouts set an NFL season passing yardage record in three consecutive seasons from 1979 to 1981 with totals of 4,082, 4,715, and 4,802 yards.