nfl player most points by kicker in a game 1970s

Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, Jim Bakken had the most points by a kicker in a game, with 20 points versus the Falcons on December 9, 1973.

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NFL player most points by kicker in a regular-season game 1970s
NAME PTS DATE TM OPP FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP%
1 Jim Bakken
J. Bakken
20
12/9/1973
STL STL
@
ATL ATL
7
6
85.7
2
2
100.0
2 Horst Muhlmann
H. Muhlmann
19
12/17/1972
CIN CIN
@
HOU HOU
4
4
100.0
7
7
100.0
3 Horst Muhlmann
H. Muhlmann
19
11/8/1970
CIN CIN
@
BUF BUF
5
5
100.0
4
4
100.0
4 Bruce Gossett
B. Gossett
18
9/23/1973
SF SF
@
DEN DEN
5
5
100.0
3
3
100.0
5 Bobby Howfield
B. Howfield
18
12/3/1972
NYJ NYJ
vs
NO NO
7
6
85.7
0
0
6 Tom Dempsey
T. Dempsey
18
11/12/1972
PHI PHI
@
HOU HOU
7
6
85.7
0
0
7 Fred Cox
F. Cox
18
10/18/1970
MIN MIN
vs
DAL DAL
4
4
100.0
6
6
100.0
8 Jim Bakken
J. Bakken
17
9/19/1976
STL STL
vs
GB GB
6
5
83.3
2
2
100.0
9 Charlie Durkee
C. Durkee
17
11/28/1971
NO NO
@
GB GB
6
5
83.3
2
2
100.0
10 Garo Yepremian
G. Yepremian
17
9/26/1971
MIA MIA
@
BUF BUF
6
5
83.3
2
2
100.0
11 Toni Linhart
T. Linhart
16
12/12/1976
BAL BAL
vs
BUF BUF
3
3
100.0
7
7
100.0
12 Chris Bahr
C. Bahr
16
12/12/1976
CIN CIN
@
NYJ NYJ
4
4
100.0
4
4
100.0
13 Skip Butler
S. Butler
16
10/12/1975
HOU HOU
@
CLE CLE
6
4
66.7
4
4
100.0
14 Jim Turner
J. Turner
16
12/9/1973
DEN DEN
@
SD SD
5
4
80.0
4
4
100.0
15 Curt Knight
C. Knight
16
11/18/1973
WAS WAS
vs
BAL BAL
5
5
100.0
1
1
100.0
16 Jim Turner
J. Turner
16
10/28/1973
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
4
4
100.0
4
4
100.0
17 David Ray
D. Ray
16
9/30/1973
LA LA
@
SF SF
4
4
100.0
4
4
100.0
18 Fred Cox
F. Cox
16
9/23/1973
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
6
5
83.3
1
1
100.0
19 Jan Stenerud
J. Stenerud
16
12/19/1971
KC KC
vs
BUF BUF
7
5
71.4
1
1
100.0
20 Curt Knight
C. Knight
16
10/10/1971
WAS WAS
vs
HOU HOU
7
5
71.4
1
1
100.0
21 Errol Mann
E. Mann
16
9/20/1970
DET DET
@
GB GB
5
4
80.0
4
4
100.0
22 Matt Bahr
M. Bahr
15
11/25/1979
PIT PIT
vs
CLE CLE
5
4
80.0
3
3
100.0
23 Rolf Benirschke
R. Benirschke
15
9/2/1979
SD SD
@
SEA SEA
4
4
100.0
3
3
100.0
24 Benny Ricardo
B. Ricardo
15
12/17/1978
DET DET
vs
SF SF
4
4
100.0
3
3
100.0
25 Tim Mazzetti
T. Mazzetti
15
10/30/1978
ATL ATL
vs
LA LA
5
5
100.0
0
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