NFL Career Points Scored Leaders Through 1978

These are the NFL career record holders through the 1978 season. See current points scored leaders or select another stat or year:

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Leaders through 1978

Leaders through 1978 Table
Rank Current Player (age) Pts Tm
17George Blanda20024TM
224Lou Groza1608cle
337Jim Bakken1380crd
431Jim Turner13682TM
539Fred Cox1365min
620Jan Stenerud1167kan
751Gino Cappelletti1130nwe
864Bruce Gossett10312TM
968Sam Baker9774TM
1074Lou Michaels9554TM
1157Garo Yepremian9082TM
1256Don Cockroft904cle
1386Roy Gerela8942TM
1491Bobby Walston881phi
1596Pete Gogolak8632TM
1697Errol Mann8463TM
1799Don Hutson825gnb
18109Paul Hornung760gnb
19112Jim Brown756cle
20115Tommy Davis738sfo
21120Mike Clark7243TM
22118Tom Dempsey7185TM
23121Horst Muhlmann7072TM
24130Lenny Moore678clt
25135Ben Agajanian6559TM
26138Gordie Soltau644sfo
27141Gene Mingo6295TM
28149Mike Mercer5946TM
2936Mark Moseley5773TM
30158Bob Waterfield573ram
31166Pat Summerall5633TM
32170Jim Taylor5582TM
33175Bobby Mitchell5462TM
34179Charley Taylor540was
179Leroy Kelly540cle
35187Doak Walker534det
36189Don Maynard5323TM
37191Pat Harder5312TM
38192Don Chandler5302TM
39199Lance Alworth5242TM
40202Paul Warfield5162TM
41204Joe Perry5132TM
42205Tommy McDonald5105TM
43216David Ray497ram
44217Fred Cone4942TM
45218Art Powell4925TM
46220Danny Villanueva4912TM
47222Bobby Howfield4872TM
48224Frank Gifford484nyg
224Ken Strong4842TM
224Bill Dudley4843TM
49228John Leypoldt4823TM
50233Curt Knight475was
51110Toni Fritsch4743TM
198Chester Marcol474gnb
52241Mac Percival4662TM
53242Steve Van Buren464phi
54244Fred Biletnikoff462rai
55249Bill Brown4562TM
249Bob Hayes4562TM
56John David Crow4442TM
57249O.J. Simpson4382TM
Ollie Matson4384TM
249Chuck Foreman438min
58Jim Martin4344TM
59Gary Collins420cle
60Abner Haynes4144TM
61Ward Cuff4113TM
62Raymond Berry408clt
63Elroy Hirsch4052TM
64Paddy Driscoll4022TM
65Jimmy Orr3962TM
66Toni Linhart3932TM
67Billy Cannon3923TM
68Sonny Randle3903TM
Joe Morrison390nyg
Emerson Boozer390nyj
69Bobby Joe Conrad3892TM
70148Franco Harris384pit
Timmy Brown3843TM