Steve Young Single-Season Passer Rating Record
A 112.8 passer rating that broke Joe Montana's mark.
During his 1994 MVP season with the San Francisco 49ers, Steve Young set a new NFL single-season record with a passer rating of 112.8, breaking Joe Montana's mark. That season ended with the 49ers' win in Super Bowl XXIX, where Young threw a record six touchdown passes and was named Super Bowl MVP.
Quick Facts
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- 112.8 passer rating (1994)
Lore & Background
Young was an unusually efficient passer. He led the league in passer rating a record six times, tied with Sammy Baugh, and at his retirement his career rating of 96.8 was the highest among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 attempts.
Reader's Guide
Young won the NFL MVP award twice, in 1992 and 1994.
In 1994 he also added 289 rushing yards and seven touchdowns. With the 49ers he passed for 29,907 yards and 221 touchdowns with a 101.4 rating, the best in franchise history.
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