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The NCAA Division I FBS field goal leaders are career, single-season, and single-game leaders in field goal kicking. [1] These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons: Since 1955, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
Michigan Panthers kicker Jake Bates celebrates with teammates after kicking the winning 64-yard field goal with three seconds left on the clock to beat the St. Louis Battlehawks, 18-16, at Ford ...
Franklin finished his collegiate career breaking 18 NCAA records at the time, [3] including most career field goals (56), career kick scoring (291 points), most field goals of 50 yards or longer in a career (16), most field goals made in a three-year career (45) and longest average for field goals made in a career (39.5 yards).
A study published in the journal Chance looked at every field-goal attempt made in the 2002 and 2003 NFL seasons, including playoffs, and concluded that, for "pressure kicks", i.e., those made with three minutes or less remaining in the game or overtime period which would tie the game or put the kicking team in the lead, for attempted kicks in the 40–55 yard range, icing the kicker caused ...
Kicking coaches say they expect to see the same pattern emerge with field goals of 60 or more yards. Most don’t envision Tucker’s record having a shelf life of more than a few years.
Temple kicker Maddux Trujillo hit the longest college football field goal in years at the end of the first half on Saturday. Trujillo nailed a 64-yard kick as time expired in the second quarter ...
During a "fake field goal" attempt the holder may pick the ball up and either throw a forward pass or run with the ball (i.e., act as the quarterback would on a standard play). In addition, the holder may attempt a run or pass if the snap is botched and a successful kick is unlikely.
Amateur teams (e.g., college or high school) often do not differentiate between placekickers and punters, have different players assume different placekicking duties (for example, one person handles kicking off, another kicks long field goals, and another kicks from shorter distances), or have regular position players handle kicking duties.