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