List of the Day: Evolution of Individual Season FG Record

Neil Rackers

NOTE: While the NFL adopted AFL (1960-69) records retroactively at the time of the 1970 merger, I have chosen to treat the AFL as a separate entity. The NFL list reflects that distinction.

NFL
5- Dutch Sternaman, Chicago Staleys, 1921
5- Elmer Oliphant, Buffalo All-Americans, 1921

8- Paddy Driscoll, Chicago Cardinals, 1922

10- Paddy Driscoll, Chicago Cardinals, 1923

11- Paddy Driscoll, Chicago Cardinals, 1925

12- Paddy Driscoll, Chicago Bears, 1926

13- Lou Groza, Cleveland Browns, 1950
(19 att., 68.4 %)
13- Bob Waterfield, Los Angeles Rams, 1951
(23 att., 56.5 %)

19- Lou Groza, Cleveland Browns, 1952
(33 att., 57.6 %)

23- Lou Groza, Cleveland Browns, 1953
(26 att., 88.5 %)

26- Lou Michaels, Pittsburgh Steelers, 1962
(42 att., 61.9 %)

28- Bruce Gossett, Los Angeles Rams, 1966
(49 att., 57.1 %)

30- Fred Cox, Minnesota Vikings, 1970
(46 att., 65.2 %)
30- Jan Stenerud, Kansas City Chiefs, 1970
(42 att., 71.4 %)

33- Chester Marcol, Green Bay Packers, 1972
(48 att., 68.8 %)

35- Ali Haji-Sheikh, New York Giants, 1983
(42 att., 83.3 %)
35- Jeff Jaeger, Los Angeles Raiders, 1993
(44 att., 79.5 %)

37- John Kasay, Carolina Panthers, 1996
(45 att., 82.2 %)

39- Olindo Mare, Miami Dolphins, 1999
(46 att., 84.8 %)
39- Jeff Wilkins, St. Louis Rams, 2003
(42 att., 92.9 %)

40- Neil Rackers, Arizona Cardinals, 2005
(42 att., 95.2 %)


Paddy Driscoll


Lou Groza

AFL (1926)
9- Joey Sternaman, Chicago Bulls

AFL (1936-37)
6- Harry Newman, Brooklyn/Rochester Tigers, 1936

AFL (1940-41)
5- Bob Eckl, Milwaukee Chiefs, 1940

9- Phil Martinovich, New York Americans, 1941

AAFC (1946-49)
13- Lou Groza, Cleveland Browns, 1946
(29 att., 44.8 %)

15- Ben Agajanian, Los Angeles Dons, 1947
(24 att., 62.5 %)


Ben Agajanian

AFL (1960-69)
18- Gene Mingo, Denver Broncos, 1960
(28 att., 64.3 %)

27- Gene Mingo, Denver Broncos, 1962
(39 att., 69.2 %)

28- Pete Gogolak, Buffalo Bills, 1965
(46 att., 60.9 %)

34- Jim Turner, New York Jets, 1968
(46 att., 73.9 %)


Jim Turner

WFL (1974-75)
18- Grant Guthrie, Jacksonville/Birmingham, 1974

USFL (1983-85)
28- David Trout, Philadelphia Stars, 1983
(42 att., 66.7 %)

XFL (2001)
20- Jose Cortez, Los Angeles Xtreme
(25 att., 80.0 %)