High school kid kicks longer field goal than the NFL record

snow scorpion

The longest field goal in NFL history is 63 yards (8 November 1970 by Tom Dempsey.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLwmOU7exlA

skeleton_boy

Was posted in the weird and wacky thread. I read during the week it wasn't even a school record. Amazing how the nfl record has stood that long but situation football means more often than not 60+ yard field goals aren't attempted.

snow scorpion

skeleton_boy wrote: »

Was posted in the weird and wacky thread. I read during the week it wasn't even a school record. Amazing how the nfl record has stood that long but situation football means more often than not 60+ yard field goals aren't attempted.

There's a weird and wacky thread? Where? Sounds like something I would really like.

ReacherCreature

Didn't he have a kicking tee that significantly aided the kick?

bruschi

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Didn't he have a kicking tee that significantly aided the kick?

well the clip shown shows it as a normal snap and hold kick. no tee on that 67 yarder.

Son Of A Vidic

That's some kick and if the kid in that video keeps it up, then he has a very lucrative career in front of him.

SixtyTwo

Talking about kickers on a Coaches forum and one of the coaches pointed me towards this website. Its interesting to see if any of the guys who kicked a long kick in high School or College ever made the Pros. Very few actually did. And one of the coaches actually made a good point that very few of the kicker with canon legs generally always lack accuracy apart from the likes of Seabass who is just exceptional all round.

http://www.luckyshow.org/football/field%20goals%20of%2060%20yards%20or%20more.htm

Here is an example of the site 65+ kicks:

College in black, NFL blue, Interscholastic purple, Junior College
in blue-green, CFL in red, Arena Football Lg. in green, semi-pro/minor
league in brown, All other indoor football leagues in yellow-brown, Mexican college (ONEFA) in maroon.
College- NCAA Division I/IA unless noted.
*69 yards Ove Johansson, Abilene Christian (W 17-0) v East Texas St., 10/16/1976
(2" tee) Shotwell Stadium, Abilene. NAIA

*68 yards Dirk Borgognone, Reno High School (W 34-14) v Sparks HS (Nevada), 9/27/1985
*68 yards Fabrizio Scaccia, St. Lucie Bobcats (W 54-24) at South Brevard Rams, 3/28/2009 (Florida Football Alliance)

*67 yards Russell Erxleben, Texas (W 72-15) v Rice, 10/1/1977 (2" tee)
*67 yards Steve Little, Arkansas (L 9-13) v Texas, 10/15/1977 (2" tee)
*67 yards Joe Williams, Wichita State (W 33-7) v Southern Illinois, 10/21/1978 (2" tee)
67 yards Russell Cowsert, Dallas Christian HS (W 67-0) v Fort Worth Nolan HS (Texas), 1987
*67 yards Tom Odle, Fort Hayes State (W 22-14) v Washburn, 11/5/1988 (2" tee), NCAA Division II
67 yards Lonny Calicchio, Plantation HS (Florida) [year?] (1988-1990)
67 yards Rusty Curry, Duluth HS (W 13-6) v Norcross HS (Georgia), 9/3/1999
{Curry's was a free kick after fair-catch}
{67 yards Graham Gano, Tate HS (Cantoment) v. ?, 2004? (Fla.) [Wiped out by penalty]}
* 67 yards Kip Smith, Legacy HS (Broomfield) (W 29-7) Mountain Range HS, 9/4/2009 (n.) (Colorado) [Free kick after fair catch on punt]
67 yards Carson Wiggs, Purdue Spring Black & Gold scrimmage, 4/9/2011 [Spring Scrimmage Game]
* 67 yards Austin Rehkow, Central Valley HS (W 62-55[SIZE=-1]O.T.) Shadle Park, 10/18/2012 (Washington) [Kick tied game at the gun.]

66 yards Fabrizio Scaccia, St. Lucie Bobcats (W 20-0) at Muck City Starrs, 2/14/2009 (Florida Football Alliance)

*65 yards John Triplett Haxall, Princeton (L 1g,1s-2g,2t,1s) v Yale. 11/30/1882 (w/out tee)
The Polo Grounds, 5th Avenue at 110th Street, New York City.
*65 yards J.P. Ross, Birmingham A.C. (W 5-4) v Alabama, 11/12/1892 (drop-kick)
*65 yards Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (W 24-0) v Baylor, 10/16/1976 (2" tee) [after
Johansson's 69]
*65 yards Martin Gramatica, Kansas State (W 73-7) v Northern Illinois, 9/12/1998 (w/out tee)
*65 yards Luke Roberts, Deer Creek HS (Edmund, Ok.) (L 10-14) v Seminole HS (Oklahoma), 11/24/2001
[Class 3A Playoff semi-finals, at Broken Arrows HS Memorial Field] {Free kick after fair catch}
65 yards Carlo Mosnia, Belton High Spring Game, Spring 2010 (Texas) [Spring Game]]
65 yards Ola Kimrin, Denver Broncos (W 31-0) v Seattle Seahawks, 8/29/2002
[Pre-season game. He was released following the game.]
*65 yards Daniel Austin, Mt. Zion HS v Champaign-Centennial HS (Illinois), 9/10/2002
*65 yards Graham Gano, Tate HS (L 23-42) v Fort Walton Beach HS, 9/19/2004 (Fla.) 9/16?
[State record longest]
*65 yards Steve Purviance, Gulf High at Newport Richey, 2004 (Florida)
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BizzyC

It's a completely different ball, much easier to kick.

I'm not saying that it wasn't impressive, the kid could go pro, but I'd be suprised if there aren't a few kickers in the NFL capable of making that kick with a high school football.

weirdear

BizzyC wrote: »

It's a completely different ball, much easier to kick.

I'm not saying that it wasn't impressive, the kid could go pro, but I'd be suprised if there aren't a few kickers in the NFL capable of making that kick with a high school football.

That's 61 Metres. Ive seen out halfs kick from a dead ball situation 60 metres how does the Rugby ball compare to the American Football? is it easier to kick does it go further etc. etc.?

BizzyC

They tend to be more round and larger, which makes it much easier to get a clean strike.

An NFL grade ball has a very small sweet spot in comparison for a kicker to hit and as it's lighter wont travel as far when kicked.
They're designed to move faster and further when thrown with a tight spiral, not spinning end over end...

Red Crow

When you factor in the football and the pressure in the NFL you can see why there is a difference. It's still spectacular feat.