Denver broncos kicker matt prater broke the nfl record for longest field goal, nailing a 64yarder just before halftime against the tennessee titans. Murr set a new ahsaa singleseason scoring record by scoring 1,506 points this season breaking his record of 1,442 set last season after setting the new career record earlier this season. Can you name the nfl kickers who hit field goals of at least 60 yards. Kentucky sophomore drills 60yard, free kick field goal to. What is the longest field goal ever made in the nfl.
The longest field goal return in professional football. Last night one of the longest field goals in texas hs football history was. Asus zane gonzalez sets ncaa career field goal record. This section is showing information as of the end the 201920 season. In 2010, he was a consensus college allamerican placekicker for the lsu tigers in his senior year, after leading the nation with 28 field goals. Players must meet the minimum requirements to show up on this leaderboard. This includes ncaa, naia, njcaa junior college,interscholastic high school, nfl, arena football afl, minor leagues nmlf, afa, canadian football cfl and mexican football onefa. Lions mccallum breaks cfl kicking record the globe and mail.
A list of all players with field goals of 60 yards or more. The longest field goal kick in nfl history is 64 yards, a record set by matt prater. Big ten conference career field goal percentage leaders known as. In 1948, the service was expanded to include weekly individual and team statistics rankings in all categories except interceptions, field goals, punt returns and kickoff returns. The longest successful field goal the longest field goal ever made in the nfl is 63 yards and this record is currently shared by tom dempsey from the new orleans saints 1970, jason elam from the denver broncos 1998 and sebastian janikowski from the oakland raiders 2011. The kick still stands in a tie for the ncaa record for longest field goal. With one swing of his right leg, cowboys kicker brett maher booted his way into the nfl record book on sunday. Ohio state took a 30 lead in the first quarter on a 26yard field goal by jim hague. It was the first nonaltitude assisted kick of that length since 1970. Later on the ball was made more pointed so drop kicks were nearly eliminated for field goals. The career record is, owned by sacramento states charles roberts 19972000.
Dempsey held the record for 28 years until jason elam kicked a 63 yard field goal for the denver broncos against the jacksonville jaguars on october 25, 1998. Dec 09, 20 the previous record was held by four players, each with 63yard field goals. A list of all players with field goals of 60 yards or more in. What was the longest dropkick for a field goal in american.
Watch the nfl record for longest field goal get broken the bryan bros mix things up when they take their trick shots to the football field. The record for longest field goal in football history is 63 yards. His record was tied three timesby jason elam in 1998, sebastian janikowski in 2011 and david akers in 2012 before it was broken on december 8, 20, by matt prater who hit a 64yard field goal. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 nfl section about a week before the season starts, register for a. Matt prater may have kicked the longest field goal in the nfl but his 64. Direct path to longest field goals by female kickers. Dempsey was born in milwaukee and attended high school and college in southern. Joshua norwood jasper born november 26, 1987 is an american football placekicker who is currently a free agent he set the tennessee state record for career high school field goals, with 44, and his longest field goal was 54 yards. Watch the 40yearold kick that still has wsu football in the ncaa record books. Dirk ronald borgognone born january 9, 1968 is a former national football league placekicker who currently holds the record for the longest field goal ever kicked in the history of high school football, 68 yards. A drop kicked field goal the only recorded record was.
Standard field goal protocol does not currently allow a. Big ten conference career leaders and records for field goal. Yes, vinatieris kick was impressive, but there is one more impressive kick based on my infallible logic. The longest field goal in u sports football history is 59 yards, by niko difonte of calgary dinos, playing against the ubc thunderbirds on november 11, 2017. The kick cut the titans halftime lead to only one point, 2120. The longest field goal in the history of the national league. Watch the recordbreaking 69yard field goal by ove johansson from 1976. Tom dempseys field goal is still the greatest ever. Broncos kicker matt prater now sits atop the record book after he launched a 64yard field goal today in denver, besting the record set by jason.
Extensive list of all players to kick field goals of 60 yards or more in the history of football. David akers kicked his at the time recordtying 63 yard field goal when he was almost 38 years old. An average field goal kicker has a range of about 35 yards, meaning they are expected to make anything within that range, barring unfavorable weather conditions. Wichita state kicker boots ncaa record field goal in 1978 the. Is his 8 yard field goal the record for the shortest field goal in nfl history. David akers kicked his at the time record tying 63 yard field goal when he was almost 38 years old. The 10 longest field goals in nfl history bleacher.
The previous record was 63, originally set by tom dempsey 1970 and then matched by jason elam 1998, sebastian janikowski 2011, david akers 2012, graham gano 2018, and brett maher 2019. Sep, 2014 reveiz still shares the sec record for longest field goal with a 60yard kick in 1982 against georgia tech, along with georgias kevin butler and floridas chris perkins. See results from the nfl longest field goals quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. When field goal kickers attempt kicks from 50 yards or further, even the best ones only. The longest field goal in history came in 20 when denvers matt prater kicked it 64 yards in the thin colorado air.
The former louisville wide receiver and current montreal alouettes rookie returned a missed field goal for 129 yards in sundays win over the toronto argonauts, shattering the team record. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 nfl section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. This is a list of individual national collegiate athletic association ncaa american football records, including division i fbs, and fcs, ii, and iii. Matt prater breaks record for longest nfl field goal. Sep 14, 2011 my favorite moment, though, was sebastian janikowski kicking a 63yard field goal against the broncos on monday night to tie the league record for longest field goal. Joe williams is still tied for the longest field goal kicked in a college football. Alan saunders 70yard field goal at oregonclay high school college record. What is the ncaa record for the longest field goal answers. What was the longest field goal ever attempted in nfl history. Those players he beat out for the record today were tom dempsey 1970, jason elam 1998, sebastian janikowski 2011 and david ackers 2012. Standard field goal protocol does not currently allow a kick 17 yards or shorter.
Dempsey stepped up and bested recnichnars record by 7 yards with a monstrous 63yard field goal. The nfl record for longest field goal is 63 yards and the ncaa record for longest field goal is 67 yards. During his junior season in 2009, he tied for the third longest field goal in lsu history, at 52 yards. Mcafee took to his instagram to announce the exciting news after be broke the previous record for the longest blindfolded field goal. With the kick, dempsey broke bert rechichars nfl record for longest field goal by seven yards. Lsu defeats clemson 4225 to win cfp national championship. Nfl quiz, date, field, goal, hit, kicker, least, longest, team, yard. Weve got your david akers jersey tom dempsey kicked the first sixtythree yard field goal in nfl history for the new orleans saints in 1970. The question going into the season never was if arizona states zane gonzalez would set the ncaa career field goal record. Watch the nfl record for longest field goal get broken. List of national football league records individual. Sep 25, 2012 the former louisville wide receiver and current montreal alouettes rookie returned a missed field goal for 129 yards in sundays win over the toronto argonauts, shattering the team record. Field goals records updated through the 2007 season.
Nov 27, 2014 watch the nfl record for longest field goal get broken the bryan bros mix things up when they take their trick shots to the football field. With a 33yard field goal in the third quarter, vinatieri broke mike vanderjagts record for consecutive field goals made with 43. I do not own the music and the footage used in this video. Reveiz still shares the sec record for longest field goal with a 60yard kick in 1982 against georgia tech, along with georgias kevin butler and floridas chris perkins. Combined yardage records updated through the 2007 season. It was a truly exciting moment since dempseys kick came with two seconds left. Top 5 longest field goal in nfl history world most. In early 1920s cornell had players build a hill of dirt and more than one. At that time both schools were in the naia but now they are members of the lone star conference which participates in ncaa dii athletics. Though dempseys kick has been surpassed in the record books, theres no doubt it will live on as one of the nfl s classic moments. Tom dempsey, nfl kicker who set a record for the longest field goal.
On that date, one nfl player who made goal from 45 yards was wilbur pete henry from canton bulldogs. History of michigan wolverines football in the oosterbaan. Michigan was a member of the big ten conference during the oosterbaan years and played its home games at michigan stadium. The previous record was held by four players, each with 63yard field goals. Michigan took the lead in the second quarter on a 92yard drive culminating with a 44yard touchdown pass from ortmann to harry allis. The goal posts were moved to the back of the end zone in 1974. Ove claes johansson born march 31, 1948 is a former american football placekicker and the current holder of the record for the longest field goal ever kicked during an. High school, college and most professional football leagues offer only a. He made a 62yard kick against the edmonton eskimos on oct. Justin tuckers quest for the 70yard field goal the ringer.
Nfl quiz, field, goal, kicker, longest, team, yard. Dec 08, 20 denver broncos kicker matt prater broke the nfl record for longest field goal with his 64yard conversion sunday. Eagles win on recordlong field goal as time expires martin frank, the news journal published 4. Cowboys kicker drills second longest field goal in nfl history. Oct 09, 2016 the question going into the season never was if arizona states zane gonzalez would set the ncaa career field goal record.
This record isnt an easy one to break but i think i have it in me. Build your own custom leaderboards with the play index view current leaderboard. The field goal was the final and winning play of the 81st hardy cup. My favorite moment, though, was sebastian janikowski kicking a 63yard field goal against the broncos on monday night to tie the league record for longest field goal.
The 41yearold mccallum already holds the cfl record for the longest field goal. The longest field goal kick in nfl history is 64 yards, a record set by matt prater on december 8, 20. What was the shortest kicked nfl football field goal. Read about the history of numerical scoring, puntouts, dropkicks and triple threats. A field goal fg is a means of scoring in gridiron football. The field goal in the national football league is a very unique part of the game. He had no idea what the record of the longest field goal was at the time, which was set by the colts bert recnichnar with a 56yarder in 1953. High schooler oneups nfl field goal record profootballtalk.
Longest field goal ever made in the nfl american kicker. Watch them beat the nfl record for longest field goal with the help of a golf club. The actual longest field goal in organized football was kicked by. Sebastian janikowski ties nfls longest field goal record. The greatest remains unchanged with a great chance to remain so indefinitely. The longest field goal in nfl history is 64 yards by matt prater of the. These records are not listed in the nfl record and fact book.
Borgognone left college early to pursue an nfl career as a kickoff specialist. The kick followed a fumble recovery by jack lininger after an errant lateral by chuck ortmann. Another notable kick was george blandas 49 yard field goal when he was 47 years old, way back in 1974. College football player stats longest made field goal. First longest field goal in nfl history was recorded in december 10, 1922.
Colts pat mcafee sets guinness world record for longest. Jared zirkels 59 yard field goal is one for the record books, and one he. Tom dempsey, jason elam, sebastian janikowski, and david akers are all tied for the record of longest field goal in an nfl game. The history of michigan wolverines football in the oosterbaan years covers the history of the university of michigan wolverines football program during the period from the promotion of bennie oosterbaan as head coach in 1948 through his firing after the 1958 season. In 1970 tom dempsey of the new orleans saints kicked a 63 yard field goal. Nov, 2007 a drop kicked field goal the only recorded record was. Feb 26, 2018 this record isnt an easy one to break but i think i have it in me. On september 9, 2012, akers tied the nfl record for the longest field goal by kicking a 63yard field goal off the crossbar against the green bay packers at lambeau field, tying the overall, and now nonaltitude assisted, record. Glenn presnell broke the record for his team, detroit lions. Most consecutive games scoring 360 morten andersen, new orleans, 19831994.
Eagles win on recordlong field goal as time expires. He broke the record of 4,555 points set by parkway christians jeremy monceaux from 19982002, according to the ahsaas online record book. The ncaa record for longest field goal without a tee and with the. Sep 24, 2017 eagles win on record long field goal as time expires martin frank, the news journal published 4. Unless a hurricane force wind is behind the kicker, a 100 yard field goal would be pretty. Here is a list of the records in the national football league set by individual players. Ove johannson 69yard field goal at abilene christian the. Field goal range is the part of the field in american football where there is a good chance that a field goal attempt will be successful a field goal is normally 17 yards 7 yards in canadian football longer than the distance of the line of scrimmage to the goal line, as it includes the end zone 10 yards and 7 yards to where the holder places the ball.
Its not a steadfast rule applying to every kick that follows, but it does manage to span generations. Denver broncos kicker matt prater broke the nfl record for longest field goal with his 64yard conversion sunday. Coachup nation the longest field goals in nfl history. We got a new longest field goal in nfl history on sunday. Ove claes johansson born march 31, 1948 is a former 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. Dec 10, 20 we got a new longest field goal in nfl history on sunday. Anything outside of that, and its more of a gamble. The first longest field goal was broken in october 7, 1934.
As reported by the ashland independent, the johnson central high paintsville, ky. Vinatieri, 43, has played 21 seasons in the nfl, dating back to. Barring injury, he was a lock to add at least 16 field goals to the 73 he. The longest recorded kick with a 2 tee was 72 yards.
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