League Leaders Who Led?

NFL Single-Season Field Goal Percentage Record Progression

Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.

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The NFL single-season field goal percentage record is 100.0%, set by Tony Zendejas in 1991. It has stood for 34 years. The mark has been raised 8 times since 1938.

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Record Holders

9 marks since 1938
Year Player FG% Stood for
1991 Tony Zendejas Tony Zendejas 100.0% still standing
1982 Mark Moseley 95.2% 9 years
1981 Jan Stenerud Jan Stenerud 91.7% 1 year
1953 Lou Groza Lou Groza 88.5% 28 years
1951 Bill Dudley 76.9% 2 years
1947 Pat Harder Pat Harder 70.0% 4 years
1946 Bob Waterfield Bob Waterfield 66.7% 1 year
1940 Clarke Hinkle 64.3% 6 years
1938 Ward Cuff 55.6% 2 years

The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.

Every Season

94 seasons
Year Leader FG%
2025 Nick Folk 96.6%
2025 Eddy Pineiro 96.6%
2024 Nick Folk 95.5%
2023 Nick Folk 96.7%
2022 Cameron Dicker 95.5%
2021 Justin Tucker 94.6%
2020 Mason Crosby 100.0%
2020 Jason Myers 100.0%
2019 Josh Lambo 97.1%
2018 Robbie Gould 97.1%
2017 Graham Gano 96.7%
2016 Kai Forbath 100.0%
2015 Josh Brown 93.8%
2015 Dan Bailey 93.8%
2014 Adam Vinatieri 96.8%
2013 Matt Prater 96.2%
2012 Kai Forbath 94.4%
2011 Matt Bryant 93.1%
2010 Shayne Graham 100.0%
2009 Neil Rackers 94.1%
2008 Garrett Hartley 100.0%
2007 Josh Scobee 92.3%
2006 Matt Stover 93.3%
2005 Neil Rackers 95.2%
2004 Adam Vinatieri 93.9%
2003 Mike Vanderjagt 100.0%
2002 Adam Vinatieri 90.0%
2001 Olindo Mare 90.5%
2000 Jeff Wilkins 100.0%
1999 Wade Richey 91.3%
1998 Gary Anderson 100.0%
1997 Pete Stoyanovich 96.3%
1996 Cary Blanchard 90.0%
1995 Chris Boniol 96.4%
1994 Matt Stover 92.9%
1993 Norm Johnson 96.3%
1992 Nick Lowery 91.7%
1991 Tony Zendejas 100.0% new record
1990 Nick Lowery 91.9%
1989 Eddie Murray 95.2%
1988 Eddie Murray 95.2%
1987 Dean Biasucci 88.9%
1986 Morten Andersen 86.7%
1985 Nick Lowery 88.9%
1984 Jan Stenerud 87.0%
1983 Matt Bahr 87.5%
1982 Mark Moseley 95.2% new record
1981 Jan Stenerud 91.7% new record
1980 Toni Fritsch 79.2%
1979 Toni Fritsch 84.0%
1978 Garo Yepremian 82.6%
1977 Toni Fritsch 75.0%
1976 Rich Szaro 78.3%
1976 Efren Herrera 78.3%
1975 Garo Yepremian 81.3%
1974 Don Cockroft 87.5%
1973 Bruce Gossett 78.8%
1972 Don Cockroft 81.5%
1971 Tom Dempsey 70.6%
1970 Garo Yepremian 75.9%
1969 Fred Cox 70.3%
1968 Don Cockroft 75.0%
1967 Jim Bakken 69.2%
1966 Sam Baker 72.0%
1965 Jim Bakken 67.7%
1964 Bruce Gossett 75.0%
1963 Lou Groza 65.2%
1962 Jerry Kramer 81.8%
1961 Lou Groza 69.6%
1960 Bobby Walston 70.0%
1959 Pat Summerall 69.0%
1958 Paige Cothren 56.0%
1957 Bobby Walston 75.0%
1956 Bobby Layne 80.0%
1955 George Blanda 68.8%
1954 Lou Groza 66.7%
1953 Lou Groza 88.5% new record
1952 Bob Waterfield 61.1%
1951 Bill Dudley 76.9% new record
1950 Lou Groza 68.4%
1949 Ben Agajanian 61.5%
1948 Cliff Patton 66.7%
1947 Pat Harder 70.0% new record
1946 Bob Waterfield 66.7% new record
1945 Joe Aguirre 53.9%
1944 Roy Zimmerman 50.0%
1944 Ken Strong 50.0%
1944 Joe Aguirre 50.0%
1943 Ward Cuff 33.3%
1942 Bill Daddio 50.0%
1941 Clarke Hinkle 42.9%
1940 Clarke Hinkle 64.3% new record
1939 Ralph Kercheval 46.2%
1938 Ward Cuff 55.6% new record