1961 NFL Field Goal Percentage Leaders

Lou Groza led the whole NFL in field goal percentage in 1961 with 69.6%, 1.4 percentage points ahead of Paul Hornung (68.2%). It was one of 5 times Lou Groza led in field goal percentage.

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Led the whole NFL in 1961 Lou Groza CLE

69.6% Field Goal Percentage 1.4% clear of Paul Hornung

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#	Player	Team	FG%	G	FGM	FGA
1	Lou Groza	CLE	69.6%	14	16	23
2	Paul Hornung	GB	68.2%	12	15	22
3	George Blanda	HOO	61.5%	14	16	26
4	Lou Michaels	PIT	57.7%	14	15	26
5	Bobby Walston	PHI	56.0%	14	14	25
6	TD Tommy Davis	SF	54.5%	14	12	22
7	Steve Myhra	BAC	53.8%	14	21	39
8	Gino Cappelletti	BOS	53.1%	14	17	32
9	Jim Martin	DET	50.0%	13	15	30
10	GB George Blair	SD	48.1%	14	13	27
11	Danny Villanueva	LAN	48.1%	14	13	27
12	GP Gerry Perry	SLC	43.8%	13	7	16
13	MM Mike Mercer	MIN	42.9%	14	9	21
14	JH Joe Hergert	BUF	42.9%	9	6	14
15	GF George Fleming	OAK	42.3%	14	11	26
16	Roger LeClerc	CHI	41.7%	14	10	24
17	Pat Summerall	NYG	41.2%	14	14	34
18	Ben Agajanian	GB	36.4%	6	4	11
19	AG Allen Green	DAL	33.3%	14	5	15
20	DG Dick Guesman	NYT	33.3%	14	5	15
21	JH Jack Hill	DEN	33.3%	14	5	15
22	JS Jack Spikes	DAT	30.8%	6	4	13
23	JA John Aveni	WAS	17.9%	14	5	28