Has Jonathan Garribe hit the longest field goal in college football history?
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Jack NicoleNovember 14, 2021
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Jonathan Garibay makes headlines after throwing for 62 yards in college football game between Texas Tech and Iowa State, but longest in college football history Is it a field goal?
Texas Tech and Iowa State were 38-38 with three seconds left in the game.
The game is likely to end in a tie, as Texas is more than 60 yards away from the pivot needed to secure the win.
Step forward, Jonathan Garribe – Texas kicker.
He kicked a 62-yard monster between the posts for a 41-38 victory from Lone Star State.
But is this the longest field goal in college football history? How does it compare to the longest player on the NFL pro team?
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What is the longest field goal in college football?
Senior Garibal’s 62-yard field goal in the final seconds of the game wasn’t the longest field goal in college football history.
The honor goes to Sweden’s Ove Johansson, who played for Abilene Christian University back in the 1970s.
In October 1973 against East Texas State University, Johansson kicked a 69-yard mammoth to help ACU win.
The clock is at 63m. It was the longest field goal in organized football history.
That’s one yard longer than Dirk Borgognone’s high school record for longest field goal in 1985.
Putting Garribe’s 62-yard kick in context, there have been five similar distance kicks in the NFL.
What is the longest field goal in the NFL?
While Garibal’s 62 yards doesn’t become the longest field goal in college football, and some others match it in the NFL, how does it compare to the pros?
The longest field goal in NFL history came in September 2021, courtesy of Justin Tucker.
The Baltimore Ravens star narrowly beat the Detroit Lions for 66 yards.
66 yards equals 60.3m.
In 2008, Sebastian Janikovsky attempted a 76-yard free-kick against the San Diego Chargers, setting an absolute record for the longest field goal.
Needless to say, this wasn’t one of the Oakland Raiders’ best attempts at star…
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