How many passing yards did Joe Montana have in 1990?
3,9441990 Regular Season
Joe Montana recorded 3,944 passing yards in the 1990 regular season, 3rd in the NFL.
- Joe Montana's best regular season for passing yards in 15 seasons on file.
- Up 423 from 3,521 in 1989.
- 90% of the San Francisco 49ers' passing yards that regular season.
Best of 15 regular seasons, 1979 through 1994. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  SF | 16 | 96 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 1980 | SF | 15 | 1,795 | 15 | 6.6 |
| 1981 | SF | 16 | 3,565 | 19 | 7.3 |
| 1982 | SF | 9 | 2,613 | 17 | 7.6 |
| 1983 | SF | 16 | 3,910 | 26 | 7.6 |
| 1984 | SF | 16 | 3,630 | 28 | 8.4 |
| 1985 | SF | 15 | 3,653 | 27 | 7.4 |
| 1986 | SF | 8 | 2,236 | 8 | 7.3 |
| 1987 | SF | 13 | 3,054 | 31 | 7.7 |
| 1988 | SF | 14 | 2,981 | 18 | 7.5 |
| 1989 | SF | 13 | 3,521 | 26 | 9.1 |
| 1990 | SF | 15 | 3,944 | 26 | 7.6 |
| 1992 | SF | 1 | 126 | 2 | 6.0 |
| 1993 |  KC | 11 | 2,144 | 13 | 7.2 |
| 1994 | KC | 14 | 3,283 | 16 | 6.7 |