Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 98
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 50 | |
| 1947 | 56 | |
| 1948 | 62 | |
| 1949 | 67 | |
| 1950 | 73 | |
| 1951 | 79 | |
| 1952 | 85 | |
| 1953 | 90 | |
| 1954 | 96 | |
| 1955 | 92 | |
| 1956 | 89 | |
| 1957 | 85 | |
| 1958 | 82 | |
| 1959 | 78 | |
| 1960 | 75 | |
| 1961 | 71 | |
| 1962 | 68 | |
| 1963 | 64 | |
| 1964 | 61 | |
| 1965 | 57 | |
| 1966 | 54 | |
| 1967 | 50 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lou Groza ranks #3 in American Football
Lou Groza ranks 3rd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1030th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 92.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 98, Honours 94, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1946–1967 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1954, which sets the Peak component at 92. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 98 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes league titles 8, career points 1608, pro bowls 9, seasons played 21.
Immediately ahead sits Jerry Rice on 94.9, a gap of 2.5 points. Directly behind is Curly Lambeau on 92.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Lou Groza GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Groza stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1954. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity98/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 98/100.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 94/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Groza comparisons
Lou Groza — frequently asked
- Is Lou Groza the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Lou Groza ranks 3rd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 92.4, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Lou Groza's GOAT Score?
- 92.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 98 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Lou Groza rank all time?
- 1030th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 3rd within American Football.
- Lou Groza vs Jerry Rice: who ranks higher?
- Jerry Rice, on 94.9 against Lou Groza's 92.4 — a margin of 2.5 points.