List of National Football League annual scoring leaders

This is a list of National Football League players who have led the regular season in scoring each year.

The NFL did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season.[1]

NFL annual scoring leaders

 
LaDainian Tomlinson holds the single season points record with 186 in 2006. Notably without a single field goal kicked.
Key
Symbol Meaning
Player The player who recorded the most points in the league in the season
Points The total number of points the player scored in the season
  Pro Football Hall of Fame member
^ The player is an active player
* Set record
(#) Shows the number of times a player appears in this list

Through 2022 season.[2][3]

NFL annual scoring leaders by season
Year Player Team Position Points
1932 Clark, DutchDutch Clark  Portsmouth Spartans Back, Kicker 55*
1933 Presnell, GlennGlenn Presnell Portsmouth Spartans Halfback 64*
Strong, KenKen Strong  New York Giants Halfback, Fullback
1934 Manders, JackJack Manders Chicago Bears Halfback, Kicker 76*
1935 Clark, DutchDutch Clark  (2) Detroit Lions Back, Kicker 55
1936 Clark, DutchDutch Clark  (3) Detroit Lions Back, Kicker 73
1937 Manders, JackJack Manders (2) Chicago Bears Halfback, Kicker 69
1938 Hinkle, ClarkeClarke Hinkle  Green Bay Packers Fullback 58
1939 Farkas, AndyAndy Farkas Washington Redskins Fullback 68
1940 Hutson, DonDon Hutson  Green Bay Packers End, Kicker 57
1941 Hutson, DonDon Hutson  (2) Green Bay Packers End, Kicker 95*
1942 Hutson, DonDon Hutson  (3) Green Bay Packers End, Kicker 138*
1943 Hutson, DonDon Hutson  (4) Green Bay Packers End, Kicker 117
1944 Hutson, DonDon Hutson  (5) Green Bay Packers End, Kicker 85
1945 Van Buren, SteveSteve Van Buren  Philadelphia Eagles Halfback 110
1946 Fritsch, TedTed Fritsch Green Bay Packers Running back 100
1947 Harder, PatPat Harder Chicago Cardinals Fullback, Kicker 102
1948 Harder, PatPat Harder (2) Chicago Cardinals Fullback, Kicker 110
1949 Roberts, GeneGene Roberts New York Giants Running back 102
Harder, PatPat Harder (3) Chicago Cardinals Fullback, Kicker
1950 Walker, DoakDoak Walker  Detroit Lions Halfback, Kicker 128
1951 Hirsch, ElroyElroy Hirsch  Los Angeles Rams Halfback, Kicker, Flanker 102
1952 Soltau, GordieGordie Soltau San Francisco 49ers Wide Receiver, Kicker 94
1953 Soltau, GordieGordie Soltau (2) San Francisco 49ers Wide Receiver, Kicker 114
1954 Walston, BobbyBobby Walston Philadelphia Eagles Kicker 114
1955 Walker, DoakDoak Walker  (2) Detroit Lions Halfback, Kicker 96
1956 Layne, BobbyBobby Layne  Detroit Lions Quarterback, Kicker 99
1957 Groza, LouLou Groza  Cleveland Browns Kicker 77
Baker, SamSam Baker Washington Redskins Running back, Kicker
1958 Brown, JimJim Brown  Cleveland Browns Fullback 108
1959 Hornung, PaulPaul Hornung  Green Bay Packers Halfback, Kicker 94
1960 Hornung, PaulPaul Hornung  (2) Green Bay Packers Halfback, Kicker 176*
1961 Hornung, PaulPaul Hornung  (3) Green Bay Packers Halfback, Kicker 146
1962 Taylor, JimJim Taylor  Green Bay Packers Fullback 114
1963 Chandler, DonDon Chandler New York Giants Kicker 106
1964 Moore, LennyLenny Moore  Baltimore Colts Halfback, Wide receiver 120
1965 Sayers, GaleGale Sayers  Chicago Bears Halfback 132
1966 Gossett, BruceBruce Gossett Los Angeles Rams Kicker 113
1967 Bakken, JimJim Bakken St. Louis Cardinals Kicker 117
1968 Kelly, LeroyLeroy Kelly  Cleveland Browns Running back 120
1969 Cox, FredFred Cox Minnesota Vikings Kicker 121
1970 Cox, FredFred Cox (2) Minnesota Vikings Kicker 125
1971 Yepremian, GaroGaro Yepremian Miami Dolphins Kicker 117
1972 Marcol, ChesterChester Marcol Green Bay Packers Kicker 128
1973 Ray, DavidDavid Ray Los Angeles Rams Kicker 130
1974 Marcol, ChesterChester Marcol (2) Green Bay Packers Kicker 94
1975 Simpson, O.J.O.J. Simpson  Buffalo Bills Running back 138
1976 Linhart, ToniToni Linhart Baltimore Ravens Kicker 109
1977 Mann, ErrolErrol Mann Oakland Raiders Kicker 99
1978 Corral, FrankFrank Corral Los Angeles Rams Kicker 118
1979 Smith, JohnJohn Smith New England Patriots Kicker 115
1980 Smith, JohnJohn Smith (2) New England Patriots Kicker 129
1981 Murray, EddieEddie Murray Detroit Lions Kicker 121
Septien, RafaelRafael Septien Dallas Cowboys Kicker
1982 Allen, MarcusMarcus Allen  Los Angeles Raiders Running back 84
1983 Moseley, MarkMark Moseley Washington Redskins Kicker 161
1984 Wersching, RayRay Wersching San Francisco 49ers Kicker 131
1985 Butler, KevinKevin Butler Chicago Bears Kicker 144
1986 Franklin, TonyTony Franklin New England Patriots Kicker 140
1987 Rice, JerryJerry Rice  San Francisco 49ers Wide receiver 138
1988 Norwood, ScottScott Norwood Buffalo Bills Kicker 129
1989 Cofer, MikeMike Cofer San Francisco 49ers Kicker 136
1990 Lowery, NickNick Lowery Kansas City Chiefs Kicker 139
1991 Lohmiller, ChipChip Lohmiller Washington Redskins Kicker 149
1992 Stoyanovich, PetePete Stoyanovich Miami Dolphins Kicker 124
1993 Jaeger, JeffJeff Jaeger Los Angeles Raiders Kicker 132
1994 Carney, JohnJohn Carney San Diego Chargers Kicker 135
1995 Smith, EmmittEmmitt Smith  Dallas Cowboys Running back 150
1996 Kasay, JohnJohn Kasay Carolina Panthers Kicker 145
1997 Hollis, MikeMike Hollis Jacksonville Jaguars Kicker 134
1998 Anderson, GaryGary Anderson Minnesota Vikings Kicker 164
1999 Vanderjagt, MikeMike Vanderjagt Indianapolis Colts Kicker 145
2000 Faulk, MarshallMarshall Faulk  St. Louis Rams Running back 160
2001 Faulk, MarshallMarshall Faulk  (2) St. Louis Rams Running back 128
2002 Holmes, PriestPriest Holmes Kansas City Chiefs Running back 144
2003 Wilkins, JeffJeff Wilkins St. Louis Rams Kicker 163
2004 Vinatieri, AdamAdam Vinatieri New England Patriots Kicker 141
2005 Alexander, ShaunShaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks Running back 168
2006 Tomlinson, LaDainianLaDainian Tomlinson  San Diego Chargers Running back 186*
2007 Crosby, MasonMason Crosby* Green Bay Packers Kicker 141
2008 Gostkowski, StephenStephen Gostkowski New England Patriots Kicker 148
2009 Kaeding, NateNate Kaeding San Diego Chargers Kicker 146
2010 Akers, DavidDavid Akers Philadelphia Eagles Kicker 143
2011 Akers, DavidDavid Akers (2) San Francisco 49ers Kicker 166
2012 Gostkowski, StephenStephen Gostkowski (2) New England Patriots Kicker 153
2013 Gostkowski, StephenStephen Gostkowski (3) New England Patriots Kicker 158
2014 Gostkowski, StephenStephen Gostkowski (4) New England Patriots Kicker 156
2015 Gostkowski, StephenStephen Gostkowski (5) New England Patriots Kicker 151
2016 Bryant, MattMatt Bryant Atlanta Falcons Kicker 158
2017 Zuerlein, GregGreg Zuerlein^ Los Angeles Rams Kicker 158
2018 Fairbairn, Ka'imiKa'imi Fairbairn^ Houston Texans Kicker 150
2019 Butker, HarrisonHarrison Butker^ Kansas City Chiefs Kicker 147
2020 Carlson, DanielDaniel Carlson^ Las Vegas Raiders Kicker 144
Sanders, JasonJason Sanders^ Miami Dolphins
Koo, YounghoeYounghoe Koo^ Atlanta Falcons
2021 Carlson, DanielDaniel Carlson^ (2) Las Vegas Raiders Kicker 150
Folk, NickNick Folk^ New England Patriots
2022 Myers, JasonJason Myers^ Seattle Seahawks Kicker 132

List Of National Football League Annual Scoring Leaders Media

References

  1. "NFL's Passer Rating". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  2. "NFL Points Scored Year-by-Year Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. "NFL Yearly Points Leaders". footballdb.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.