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Ove Claes Johansson (March 31, 1948 – September 30, 2023) was an American football placekicker and the current holder of the record for the longest field goal ever kicked during an American football game, at 69 yards (63 m), for Abilene Christian University in their October 16, 1976 victory over East Texas State. [1]
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.
During the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl, Elliott kicked the fourth-longest field goal in bowl game history, a 54-yard attempt that sent the game into a second overtime and led to a 55–48 victory. [ 12 ] [ 15 ] In the 2015 season, he converted all 63 extra point attempts and 23 of 28 field goal attempts for a team-leading 132 points scored. [ 16 ]
Former NFL and Kansas State kicker Martin Gramatica holds the record with a 65-yard field goal that he made in 1998. The longest field goal in NCAA history is a 69-yard kick by Ove Johansson of ...
Russell Erxleben (born January 13, 1957) is an American former professional football player and investor.A highly decorated college kicker for the University of Texas, Erxleben was a three-time All-American punter (1976, 1977, and 1978) and set the record for the longest successful field goal in NCAA history at 67 yards, which is still tied today.
His game-winner set a new career-long and tied kicker Dan Bailey's record set in 2016 for the longest NFL field goal ever kicked at Heinz Field (53 yards) in its 17-year history. [54] The only longer successful attempt was in collegiate play when former Old Dominion kicker Jarod Brown made a 54-yard kick against the Pitt Panthers in 2013. [ 55 ]
Both field goals only narrowly passed through the uprights, on opposite sides from each other. [29] In Week 13, on NFL on Thanksgiving Day against the Chicago Bears, Bates missed his first career NFL field goal, which was from 45 yards. In Week 14, Bates kicked a 34-yard field goal to win a close game on Thursday Night Football against the ...
He made all 4 of his field goals attempts, including a career long 58 yard field goal and another from 55 yards. For this performance, Slye was named NFC Special Teams player of the week. [ 32 ] At the end of November 2022, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for his performance of 37 points, going 7 for 8 on extra points and 10 ...