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.
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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.
Don Hutson lead the league in a record five consecutive seasons from 1940–1944. Hutson is also tied for the most seasons leading the league in points, with five.[2]
Stephen Gostkowski lead the league in scoring five times with the New England Patriots, tying the record for most seasons leading the league in points. Gostkowski also has the second longest streak of consecutive seasons leading the league.[3]
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Jerry Rice is the most recent wide receiver to league the league, having done so in the 1987 NFL season.
Marshall Faulk is the only player to lead the league in back to back seasons without kicking a field goal. He lead the league in the 2000 and 2001 NFL seasons.[4]
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Player | The player who recorded the most points in the NFL |
| Points | The total number of points the player scored |
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Pro Football Hall of Fame member |
| ^ | The player is an active player |
| * | Set record |
| (#) | Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list |
Through 2022 season per Pro-Football-Reference and FootballDB.[5][6]
AFL annual scoring leaders
Players who lead the league in scoring from the American Football League.
| Year | Player | Team | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Gene Mingo | Denver Broncos | Running back, Kicker, kick returner | 123 |
| 1961 | Gino Cappelletti | Boston Patriots | Wide receiver, Kicker | 147 |
| 1962 | Gene Mingo (2) | Denver Broncos | Running back, Kicker, kick returner | 137 |
| 1963 | Gino Cappelletti (2) | Boston Patriots | Wide receiver, Kicker | 113 |
| 1964 | Gino Cappelletti (3) | Boston Patriots | Wide receiver, Kicker | 155 |
| 1965 | Gino Cappelletti (4) | Boston Patriots | Wide receiver, Kicker | 132 |
| 1966 | Gino Cappelletti (5) | Boston Patriots | Wide receiver, Kicker | 119 |
| 1967 | George Blanda |
Oakland Raiders | Kicker | 116 |
| 1968 | Jim Turner | New York Jets | Kicker | 145 |
| 1969 | Jim Turner (2) | New York Jets | Kicker | 129 |
AAFC annual scoring leaders
Players who lead the league in scoring from the All-America Football Conference.
| Year | Player | Team | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Lou Groza |
Cleveland Browns | Kicker | 84 |
| 1947 | Spec Sanders | New York Yankees (AAFC) | Halfback, kick returner | 114 |
| 1948 | Chet Mutryn | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) | Halfback | 96 |
| 1949 | Alan Beals | San Francisco 49ers | End | 73 |
See also
References
- "NFL's Passer Rating". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- "Don Hutson | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". pfhof. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "Player Spotlight: Stephen Gostkowski". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "Marshall Faulk | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". pfhof. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "NFL Points Scored Year-by-Year Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- "NFL Yearly Points Leaders". footballdb.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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