In American football how far is the longest ever successful field kick in yards?
Field goal range 35 and 40 yard lines (closer in a crosswind) often will go for the more risky fourth down conversion rather than risk either the touchback or the missed field goal. The longest field goal in recorded football history was 69 yards, set by collegiate kicker Ove Johansson, who was born in Sweden, in a 1976 Abilene Christian University football game against East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce) at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene. The longest successful field goal in the NFL was 64 yards and was completed by Matt Prater in 2013. The NCAA record is 67 yards held
Field goal 23, 2012. In NCAA college football, only five missed field goals returns for touchdowns have ever been returned 100 yards or more: In U Sports football, like in the CFL, the longest possible missed field goal return is 129 yards, and this has occurred three times. Field goal A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in American football and Canadian football. To score a field goal the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar. American football requires that a field