# 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.

## 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.*

NFL annual scoring leaders by season| Year | Player | Team | Position | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1932 | Dutch Clark† | Portsmouth Spartans | Back, Kicker | 55\* |
| 1933 | Glenn Presnell | Portsmouth Spartans | Halfback | 64\* |
| Ken Strong† | New York Giants | Halfback, Fullback |
| 1934 | Jack Manders | Chicago Bears | Halfback, Kicker | 76\* |
| 1935 | Dutch Clark† (2) | Detroit Lions | Back, Kicker | 55 |
| 1936 | Dutch Clark† (3) | Detroit Lions | Back, Kicker | 73 |
| 1937 | Jack Manders (2) | Chicago Bears | Halfback, Kicker | 69 |
| 1938 | Clarke Hinkle† | Green Bay Packers | Fullback | 58 |
| 1939 | Andy Farkas | Washington Redskins | Fullback | 68 |
| 1940 | Don Hutson† | Green Bay Packers | End, Kicker | 57 |
| 1941 | Don Hutson† (2) | Green Bay Packers | End, Kicker | 95\* |
| 1942 | Don Hutson† (3) | Green Bay Packers | End, Kicker | 138\* |
| 1943 | Don Hutson† (4) | Green Bay Packers | End, Kicker | 117 |
| 1944 | Don Hutson† (5) | Green Bay Packers | End, Kicker | 85 |
| 1945 | Steve Van Buren† | Philadelphia Eagles | Halfback | 110 |
| 1946 | Ted Fritsch | Green Bay Packers | Running back | 100 |
| 1947 | Pat Harder | Chicago Cardinals | Fullback, Kicker | 102 |
| 1948 | Pat Harder (2) | Chicago Cardinals | Fullback, Kicker | 110 |
| 1949 | Gene Roberts | New York Giants | Running back | 102 |
| Pat Harder (3) | Chicago Cardinals | Fullback, Kicker |
| 1950 | Doak Walker† | Detroit Lions | Halfback, Kicker | 128 |
| 1951 | Elroy Hirsch† | Los Angeles Rams | Halfback, Kicker, Flanker | 102 |
| 1952 | Gordie Soltau | San Francisco 49ers | Wide Receiver, Kicker | 94 |
| 1953 | Gordie Soltau (2) | San Francisco 49ers | Wide Receiver, Kicker | 114 |
| 1954 | Bobby Walston | Philadelphia Eagles | Kicker | 114 |
| 1955 | Doak Walker† (2) | Detroit Lions | Halfback, Kicker | 96 |
| 1956 | Bobby Layne† | Detroit Lions | Quarterback, Kicker | 99 |
| 1957 | Lou Groza† | Cleveland Browns | Kicker | 77 |
| Sam Baker | Washington Redskins | Running back, Kicker |
| 1958 | Jim Brown† | Cleveland Browns | Fullback | 108 |
| 1959 | Paul Hornung† | Green Bay Packers | Halfback, Kicker | 94 |
| 1960 | Paul Hornung† (2) | Green Bay Packers | Halfback, Kicker | 176\* |
| 1961 | Paul Hornung† (3) | Green Bay Packers | Halfback, Kicker | 146 |
| 1962 | Jim Taylor† | Green Bay Packers | Fullback | 114 |
| 1963 | Don Chandler | New York Giants | Kicker | 106 |
| 1964 | Lenny Moore† | Baltimore Colts | Halfback, Wide receiver | 120 |
| 1965 | Gale Sayers† | Chicago Bears | Halfback | 132 |
| 1966 | Bruce Gossett | Los Angeles Rams | Kicker | 113 |
| 1967 | Jim Bakken | St. Louis Cardinals | Kicker | 117 |
| 1968 | Leroy Kelly† | Cleveland Browns | Running back | 120 |
| 1969 | Fred Cox | Minnesota Vikings | Kicker | 121 |
| 1970 | Fred Cox (2) | Minnesota Vikings | Kicker | 125 |
| 1971 | Garo Yepremian | Miami Dolphins | Kicker | 117 |
| 1972 | Chester Marcol | Green Bay Packers | Kicker | 128 |
| 1973 | David Ray | Los Angeles Rams | Kicker | 130 |
| 1974 | Chester Marcol (2) | Green Bay Packers | Kicker | 94 |
| 1975 | O.J. Simpson† | Buffalo Bills | Running back | 138 |
| 1976 | Toni Linhart | Baltimore Ravens | Kicker | 109 |
| 1977 | Errol Mann | Oakland Raiders | Kicker | 99 |
| 1978 | Frank Corral | Los Angeles Rams | Kicker | 118 |
| 1979 | John Smith | New England Patriots | Kicker | 115 |
| 1980 | John Smith (2) | New England Patriots | Kicker | 129 |
| 1981 | Eddie Murray | Detroit Lions | Kicker | 121 |
| Rafael Septien | Dallas Cowboys | Kicker |
| 1982 | Marcus Allen† | Los Angeles Raiders | Running back | 84 |
| 1983 | Mark Moseley | Washington Redskins | Kicker | 161 |
| 1984 | Ray Wersching | San Francisco 49ers | Kicker | 131 |
| 1985 | Kevin Butler | Chicago Bears | Kicker | 144 |
| 1986 | Tony Franklin | New England Patriots | Kicker | 140 |
| 1987 | Jerry Rice† | San Francisco 49ers | Wide receiver | 138 |
| 1988 | Scott Norwood | Buffalo Bills | Kicker | 129 |
| 1989 | Mike Cofer | San Francisco 49ers | Kicker | 136 |
| 1990 | Nick Lowery | Kansas City Chiefs | Kicker | 139 |
| 1991 | Chip Lohmiller | Washington Redskins | Kicker | 149 |
| 1992 | Pete Stoyanovich | Miami Dolphins | Kicker | 124 |
| 1993 | Jeff Jaeger | Los Angeles Raiders | Kicker | 132 |
| 1994 | John Carney | San Diego Chargers | Kicker | 135 |
| 1995 | Emmitt Smith† | Dallas Cowboys | Running back | 150 |
| 1996 | John Kasay | Carolina Panthers | Kicker | 145 |
| 1997 | Mike Hollis | Jacksonville Jaguars | Kicker | 134 |
| 1998 | Gary Anderson | Minnesota Vikings | Kicker | 164 |
| 1999 | Mike Vanderjagt | Indianapolis Colts | Kicker | 145 |
| 2000 | Marshall Faulk† | St. Louis Rams | Running back | 160 |
| 2001 | Marshall Faulk† (2) | St. Louis Rams | Running back | 128 |
| 2002 | Priest Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs | Running back | 144 |
| 2003 | Jeff Wilkins | St. Louis Rams | Kicker | 163 |
| 2004 | Adam Vinatieri | New England Patriots | Kicker | 141 |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks | Running back | 168 |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson† | San Diego Chargers | Running back | 186\* |
| 2007 | Mason Crosby\* | Green Bay Packers | Kicker | 141 |
| 2008 | Stephen Gostkowski | New England Patriots | Kicker | 148 |
| 2009 | Nate Kaeding | San Diego Chargers | Kicker | 146 |
| 2010 | David Akers | Philadelphia Eagles | Kicker | 143 |
| 2011 | David Akers (2) | San Francisco 49ers | Kicker | 166 |
| 2012 | Stephen Gostkowski (2) | New England Patriots | Kicker | 153 |
| 2013 | Stephen Gostkowski (3) | New England Patriots | Kicker | 158 |
| 2014 | Stephen Gostkowski (4) | New England Patriots | Kicker | 156 |
| 2015 | Stephen Gostkowski (5) | New England Patriots | Kicker | 151 |
| 2016 | Matt Bryant | Atlanta Falcons | Kicker | 158 |
| 2017 | Greg Zuerlein^ | Los Angeles Rams | Kicker | 158 |
| 2018 | Ka'imi Fairbairn^ | Houston Texans | Kicker | 150 |
| 2019 | Harrison Butker^ | Kansas City Chiefs | Kicker | 147 |
| 2020 | Daniel Carlson^ | Las Vegas Raiders | Kicker | 144 |
| Jason Sanders^ | Miami Dolphins |
| Younghoe Koo^ | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2021 | Daniel Carlson^ (2) | Las Vegas Raiders | Kicker | 150 |
| Nick Folk^ | New England Patriots |
| 2022 | Jason Myers^ | Seattle Seahawks | Kicker | 132 |