The eagerly-anticipated Blue Through and Through initial Top 25 college football rankings are out, and by virtue of their heartstopping win over Ohio State, the Oregon Ducks sit atop the throne. Unlike the AP and Coaches polls, this ranking thoroughly examines each team's body of work and never loses track of important wins and bad losses. And also unlike the aforementioned polls, a team will never be ranked behind one they beat on the field if their records are the same. A bad loss is much worse than a team not having an impressive win, though each game is carefully analyzed and tougher schedules are considered.
Oregon has the most impressive wins of the contenders, exciting wins over both #7 Boise State and #10 Ohio State so is the easy choice for #1. Penn State has a nice win over #12 Illinois, but has to take a back seat to #2 BYU, who has defeated both #11 SMU and #18 Kansas State for the second-best body of work among the unbeatens. There is no other way to logically rank the Top Two other than #1 Oregon and #2 BYU.
Several polls have Texas #1, but their biggest win is over #30 Oklahoma--impressive wins will always top wins over non-Top 25 teams among teams with the same record, and as one can plainly see, wins over two Top 25 teams is always going to be more impressive than a single win over the #30 team. On the flip side, several polls have Notre Dame ranked high, but they lost to Northern Illinois, a very damaging loss at this point in the season.
And, pollsters are not using logic when they have Georgia ranked ahead of Alabama. The two have identical 5-1 records and similar losses (Alabama to South Carolina and Georgia to Kentucky) and Alabama defeated Georgia earlier this year.
Logic also tells us that Ohio State and Iowa State should be near each other and that the Cyclones should be ahead. The biggest win for both teams was over Iowa, and Ohio State had the loss to Oregon. Until the Buckeyes own a more-impressive win than Iowa State or until the Cyclones lose, Ohio State is and should always be ranked behind them.
Of the one-loss teams, Boise State and Ohio State logically have to be at the top, since the only loss by either was to the #1 team in the land. The Broncos get the nod this week as their biggest win was over a team also being considered (Washington State) while Ohio State's biggest win is over Iowa. The next-best one-loss team is SMU, whose only loss is to #2 BYU. A loss to a team ranked that high is not going to hurt you, and the Mustangs also own a win over #35 Louisville, another team considered for the Top 25.
Miami of Florida is not ranked higher because, although they are unbeaten, their biggest win is over Florida, a team not even considered. Army, Navy, and Liberty also have the same story--they just haven't beaten anyone of note yet. However, all are ranked ahead of teams like Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and Tennessee, as those four SEC teams all have bad losses, but behind Missouri, Clemson, Kansas State and Texas A&M, who don't have impressive wins either yet, and whose only losses were to ranked teams. Again, a loss to a ranked team doesn't hurt as much as a bad loss. And all of those unbeatens: Army, Navy, and Liberty--will be ranked ahead of those four one-loss teams until they suffer a worse loss, or unless the one-loss teams pile up 2 or 3 wins over ranked teams.
Further, one-loss teams Washington State and Nebraska also have to be ranked ahead of those four mentioned above (Missouri, Clemson, Kansas State and A&M) as their only loss was to a ranked team, not the bad losses of the four behind them.
The overriding problem with today's polls is that they excuse losses by some teams and not others. A loss is a loss and it is never as good as a win. Teams with losses should never be ranked ahead of undefeated teams unless the unbeaten team has no impressive wins, and even then, only after considering each of the games on the respective teams' schedules.
One-loss teams such as Boise State, Washington State and Texas Tech are going to be ranked ahead of unbeaten teams that don't own wins over teams that are considered for the Top 25--that's logic. Of the unbeatens, Oregon, BYU, Penn State, Indiana and Texas all have impressive wins, while Iowa State, Navy, Miami of Florida, Pittsburgh, Army, and Liberty do not and, using logic, should always be ranked ahead of them. And among unbeatens, the teams are going to be ranked based on the quality wins and the number of those quality wins, as you can clearly see.
Iowa and Oklahoma are the best of the two-loss teams--both lost to two Top 25 ranked teams.
Texas A&M has a nice win over Missouri, but the Aggies are held back because they lost to Notre Dame.
Without further ado, here is the Top 25!
1. Oregon 6-0 (Impressive Wins: Beat #7 Boise State and #10 Ohio State, Losses: None, Bad Losses: None)
2. BYU 6-0 (Impressive Wins: Beat #11 SMU and #18 Kansas State, Losses: None, Bad Losses: None)
3. Penn State 6-0 (Impressive Wins: Beat #12 Illinois, Losses: None, Bad Losses: None)
Blue Football Through and Through broke the news on Monday that Boise State's game with UCF was the third time in NCAA history (154 years) that opposing players kicked field goals of 55+ yards in the same game. This information has come directly from the 133 Media Relations departments of the current FBS schools. Out of the tens of thousands of college football games, Saturday's game was the third which featured such historic results.
(Russell Erxlerben of Texas, left, Steve Little of Arkansas, right)
Prior to the Bronco game, in which both Jonah Dalmas of Boise State (56 yards) and Colton Boomer of UCF (55 yards) there were only two times in which the feat was achieved. This article not only gives the background for the first such time in NCAA history (Texas's Russell Erxlerben's 58-yarder followed by Arkansas's Steve Little's 67-yarder on October 15, 1977), but shows the prowess and determination that field kickers from Texas had to be distance-dominant.
(Lucas Havrisik of Arizona and WSU's Erik Powell, above)
The Washington State-Arizona game in 2017, which featured a 57-yard field goal by Lucas Havrisik of Arizona and a 56-yarder from WSU's Erik Powell, was the second time in which opposing kickers booted field goals of 55 yards or longer in the same game.
An astounding 67 of the 363 field goals of 55+ (18.5%) have been made by kickers from Texas colleges. There are also several oddities unearthed by our research. This includes 18 by kickers from the University of Texas,14 by kickers from Texas A&M, 10 by UTEP placekickers and 6 by Texas Tech.
So difficult is a 55-yard field goal that Erxlerben (9), Tony Franklin of Texas A&M (6) Colorado's Mason Crosby (6) and Jason Hanson of Washington State (4) are the only players in NCAA history to accomplish the feat more than three times in a major college football game.
Here are the all-time longest collegiate including all divisions:
1. 69 yards--Ove Johansson (Abilene Christian) vs. East Texas State, 1976
2. 67 yards--Russell Erxlerben (Texas) vs. Rice, 1977
2. 67 yards--Steve Little (Arkansas) vs. Texas, 1977
2. 67 yards--Joe Williams (Wichita State) vs. Southern Illinois, 1978
2. 67 yards--Tom Odle (Fort Hays State) vs. Washburn, 1988
6. 65 yards--John Haxall (Princeton) vs. Yale, 1882
6. 65 yards--Tony Franklin (Texas A&M) vs. Baylor, 1976
6. 65 yards--Martin Gramatica (Kansas State) vs. Northern Illinois, 1998
9. 64 yards--Tony Franklin (Texas A&M) vs. Baylor, 1976
9. 64 yards--Russell Erxlerben (Texas) vs. Oklahoma, 1977
9. 64 yards--Jose Martinez (UTEP) vs. UCF, 2008
12. 63 yards--Joe Duren (Arkansas State) vs. McNeese State, 1974
12. 63 yards--Clark Kemble (Colorado State) vs. Arizona, 1975
12. 63 yards--Morten Anderson (Michigan State) vs. Ohio State, 1981
12. 63 yards--Tim Foley (Georgia Southern) vs. James Madison, 1987
12. 63 yards--Scott Roper (Arkansas State) vs. North Texas, 1987
12. 63 yards--Bill Gramatica (South Florida) vs. Austin Peay, 2000
In the 136-year history of Notre Dame football, its longest field goal is 54 yards. In the 133-year history of Army football, its longest field goal is 53 yards. In the 144-year history of football at Navy, its longest field goal is 54 yards. Louisville and Northwestern of the Big Ten Conference also do not have any field goals of 55 yards or longer.
Powerhouse USC, in its 135 years of playing football, has one field goal of 55 yards+ (Don Shafer's 60-yarder in 1986), compared to Boise State's two total and one in 27 years as a major college football team. Boston College and North Carolina of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Rutgers of the Big Ten (which has been playing football for 154 years, longer than any other college), Arkansas of the SEC and BYU and UCF of the Big 12 all are represented once on this list, the same as Boise State.
We have organized the list first chronologically to show the history of the 55-yard field goal and highlight the three instances of opposing 55-yard field goals in the same game in NCAA history, then also reveal the list to show the kicks in order of distance. Finally, we show the list organized by school, which brings home the point made in the above paragraph. All of this information is brought to you exclusively by Blue Football Through and Through--you won't see it anywhere else.
The chronological list shows us that very few 55-yard field goals were made in college football's early days. John Haxall of Princeton, after discovering the football traveled farther when kicked on its end than in the middle, sailed one through the uprights from 65 yards, a record which stood for 77 years. According to The Daily Princetonian in December of 1915, "Later in the game Haxall tried another goal from 90 yards but the ball fell barely two feet short of the mark."
Some kickers drop-kicked the ball, meaning they kicked it right as the ball hit the ground. You will note that Pat O'Dea's kick in 1898 specifically states that it was a drop kick. Others from that era may or may not have been.
Following those five early kicks, 62 years passed (1904-1966) before another college football player was able to make the distance.
There have been a total of 363 recorded field goals of 55 yards or longer in major college football games, or an average of a little over two per year. Field goal kickers were greatest in the 80's, when 82 of the 363 in the list were made (average of 8.2) and the 70's, when 81 of the 363 were made (average of 8.1).
Field goals 55 yards and over dropped to just 51 in the 90's and 47 in the 00's before increasing to 56 in the 2010's and numbering 35 in the 2020's.
More field goals of 55+ were made in 1977 than any other year (23), during the heyday of the long-distance field goal. There were 17 in 1975 while1982 featured 13 from 55 or beyond.
In addition to the three games in NCAA history in which opposing players kicked field goals of 55 yards+ in the same game, we also note the eight instances in which the same player kicked two 55-yard+ field goals. There were also a few select instances in which a player kicked a 55-yarder or longer against an opponent whose roster included another player who kicked one that same year but not in the same game.
Although our list is only made up of kickers who achieved the feat in a major college football game, we also show those players below major college level who have achieved the feat, including Ove Johansson of Abilene Christian (pictured above), whose 69-yard field goal is the longest ever kicked in a college football game. Coincidentally, Tony Franklin of Texas A&M made his 65-yard field goal (one of two kicked against Baylor) on the same day as Johansson.
Here are the complete lists of major college football games in which a 55-yard field goal was made, organized in the manner described above.
55-Yard Field Goals in Chronological Order:
1882: John Haxall (Princeton) 65 yards vs. Yale
1891: J.E. Duffy (Michigan) 55 yards vs. Cornell
1898: Pat O'Dea (Wisconsin) 62 yards vs. Northwestern (drop kick)
1899: Pat O'Dea (Wisconsin) 57 yards vs. Illinois
1904: Fred Bennion (Utah) 55 yards vs. Utah State
1966: Gary Cairns (Ohio State) 55 yards vs. Illinois
*Skladamy of Ohio State kicked his 59-yard field goal against Illinois. On the opposing sideline was Dan Beaver, who didn't kick a 55-yarder in that game but did (a 57-yarder) against Purdue that same year.
*Chris Bahr of Penn State kicked a 55-yarder against Temple while Don Bitterlick of the Owls was on the other sideline. While Bitterlick didn't kick any field goals 55 yards or longer in that game, he did boot a 56-yarder against Akron that same year.
*Bahr booted another 55-yarder vs. Syracuse. Dave Jacobs was on the opposing sideline. Jacobs didn't kick any field goals of 55 or longer in that game, but he hit a 58-yarder against Boston College that same year.
*Franklin's 57-yard field goal against Texas was made with elite kicker Russell Erxlerben on the opposing sideline. Erxlerben didn't boot one 55 yards or longer on that day, but he did of course kick many others on different days, including a 57-yarder against SMU that same year.
*Erxlerben's field goals of 58 and 64 yards against Oklahoma were made with Oklahoma's Uwe von Schamann on the opposing sideline. Von Schamann's only field goal of 55 yards or longer was made not on that day but against Oklahoma State that season.
*Gerger's kick of 57 yards for Oregon was against Paul Watson and Washington State. Though Watson didn't kick any field goals of 55 yards on that day, he did hit a 57-yarder against Idaho that same year.
*Bill Adams' field goal of 57 yards for Texas Tech in 1977 was made in front of Russell Exlerben of Texas who of course nailed numerous kicks of 55 yards and longer, including 6 that season, but not in the Texas Tech game.
*Steve Mormon's 56-yard field goal for TCU in 1977 was against Oregon. Rex Gerger of Oregon kicked a 57-yarder against Washington State that same year, but none of 55+ against TCU.
*Miller's kick of 55 yards for Miami of Florida against Florida was while Brian Clark was on the opposing sideline. Clark booted his 55-yarder against Kentucky that same year, but none of that distance in the Miami game.
*Fuad Reveiz of Tennessee hit a 60-yard field goal against Georgia Tech in 1982 with Ron Rice on the opposing sideline. Rice didn't hit his 55-yarder on that day, but rather against The Citadel that same season.
*Mark Fleetwood's 58-yard kick for South Carolina was made with Georgia's Kevin Butler on the sidelines. Butler obviously had ample leg but did not attempt any 55+ field goals on that day. Butler made his 59-yarder vs. Mississippi that same year.
*Luis Zendejas of Arizona State kicked his 55-yarder against Oregon State with Chris Mangold of the Beavers watching from the other sideline. Mangold connected on his 58-yarder not against Zendejas and Arizona State but versus San Jose State that same year.
*Andre Guardi's field goal of 55 yards against Colorado State in 1985 came while Steve DeLine of the Rams was looking on. DeLine didn't get any 55+ field goals that day, but his 60-yarder against Air Force led all kickers that year.
*The Missouri-Colorado matchup in 1986 was a great opportunity for the nation to see two 55+ field goals from opposing players for a second time. Both Tom Whelihan of Missouri and Colorado's Dave DeLine had the ability. Whelihan hit a 62-yarder on that day, but DeLine had to wait until the Nebraska game to make his from 56 yards.
*When Michigan faced off against Michigan State in 1999, two long distance phenoms were on opposing sidelines. Hayden Epstein of Michigan was successful on a 56-yard attempt that day, but Paul Edinger of Michigan State booted his 55-yarder not versus Michigan but against Wisconsin that same year.
*When Kevin Kerr of Ohio connected on a 55-yard field goal try against Toledo, there was another opportunity for history. But Todd France of Toledo didn't make a field goal of 55+ that afternoon. France kicked his 55-yarder against Western Michigan.
*In 2006, Alexis Serna of Oregon State booted a 58-yarder vs. California. Reagan Schneider didn't kick a 55+ field goal that night, but he did hit a 55-yarder against Stanford that same season.
*Goessling's national best kick of 58 yards for Fresno State in 2008 came against Chris Ulinski of Utah State. Ulinski hit his 56-yard try against New Mexico State that season, not in the game vs. Fresno State.
*Marshall Koehn of Iowa hit a 57-yarder against Pittsburgh in 2015. Chris Blewitt of Pittsburgh did not hit a field goal of 55+ that afternoon but did connect on a 56-yard attempt vs. Georgia Tech that season.
*Matt Gay's field goal of 56 yards in 2017 came against Washington State, which also featured a long distance phenom, Erik Powell. Powell didn't hit on 55+ that evening, but saved his best (56 yards) for the Arizona game, one of only three in NCAA history to include field goals of 55+ from opposing players in the same game.
55-Yard Field Goals By Distance (All Divisions)
1976: Ove Johansson (Abilene Christian) 69 vs. East Texas State
1977: Steve Little (Arkansas) 67 vs. Texas
1977: Russell Erxlerben (Texas) 67 vs. Rice
1978: Joe Williams (Wichita State) 67 vs. Southern Illinois
1988: Tom Odle (Fort Hays State) 67 vs. Washburn
1882: John Haxall (Princeton) 65 yards vs. Yale
1976: Tony Franklin (Texas A&M) 65 yards vs. Baylor
1976: Tony Franklin (Texas A&M) 65 yards vs. Baylor (2 in same day)
1998: Martin Gramatica (Kansas State) 65 vs. Northern Illinois
1977: Russell Erxlerben (Texas) 64 vs. Oklahoma
2008: Jose Martinez (UTEP) 64 vs. UCF
1974: Joe Duren (Arkansas State) 63 vs. McNeese State
1975: Clark Kemble (Colorado State) 63 vs. Arizona
1981: Morten Anderson (Michigan State) 63 vs. Ohio State
1987: Scott Roper (Arkansas State) 63 vs. North Texas
1987: Tim Foley (Georgia Southern) 63 vs. James Madison
2000: Bill Gramatica (South Florida) 63 vs. Austin Peay
1898: Pat O'Dea (Wisconsin) 62 yards vs. Northwestern (drop kick)
1975: Dave Lawson (Air Force) 62 vs. Iowa State
1977: Tony Franklin (Texas A&M) 62 vs. Florida
1977: Dan Christopoulos (Wyoming) 62 vs. Colorado State
1977: Iseed Khony (North Texas) 62 vs. Richmond
1986: Tom Whelihan (Missouri) 62 vs. Colorado
1986: John Diettrich (Ball State) 62 vs. Ohio
1986: Chip Lohmiller (Minnesota) 62 vs. Iowa
1991: Jason Hanson (Washington State) 62 vs. UNLV
1999: Terence Kitchens (Texas A&M) 62 vs. Southern Mississippi
2019: Zach Hintze (Wisconsin) 62 vs. Purdue
2021: Jonathan Garibay (Texas Tech) 62 vs. Iowa State
1975: Wayne Latimer (Virginia Tech) 61 vs. Florida State
1982: Ralf Mojsiejenko (Michigan State) 61 vs. Illinois
1988: Mark Porter (Kansas State) 61 vs. Nebraska
1991: Dan Eichloff (Kansas) 61 vs. Ball State
1994: Kyle Bryant (Texas A&M) 61 vs. Southern Mississippi
1998: Garrett Courtney (North Texas) 61 vs. Idaho
2010: Matt Szymaniski (SMU) 61 vs. Texas Tech
2012: Spencer Benton (Clemson) 61 vs. Ball State
2022: Joshua Karty (Stanford) 61 vs. California
1973: Tony DiRienzo (Oklahoma) 60 vs. Kansas
1975: Bubba Hicks (Baylor) 60 vs. Rice
1977: Russell Erxlerben (Texas) 60 vs. Texas Tech
1982: Fuad Reveiz (Tennessee) 60 vs. Georgia Tech
1984: Chris Perkins (Florida) 60 vs. Tulane
1984: Kevin Butler (Georgia) 60 vs. Clemson
1985: Steve DeLine (Colorado State) 60 vs. Air Force
1986: Don Shafer (USC) 60 vs. Notre Dame
1988: David Cool (Georgia Southern) 60 vs. James Madison
1991: Joe Nedney (San Jose State) 60 vs. Wyoming
1995: John Hall (Wisconsin) 60 vs. Minnesota
2004: Mason Crosby (Colorado) 60 vs. Iowa State
2007: Gary Cismesia (Florida State) 60 vs. Florida
2012: Andrew Furney (Washington State) 60 vs. Eastern Washington
2014: John Lunsford (Liberty) 60 vs. Richmond
2015: Ka'imi Fairbairn (UCLA) 60 vs. California
2021: Everett Hayes (Oregon State) 60 vs. Colorado
1969: Cloyce Hinton (Mississippi) 59 vs. Georgia
1971: Marv Bateman (Utah) 59 vs. Utah State
1972: Dave Strock (Virginia Tech) 59 vs. Southern Mississippi.
1973: Rod Genova (Stanford) 59 vs. USC
1974: Don Bockhorn (Baylor) 59 vs. SMU
1974: Clark Kemble (Colorado State) 59 vs. BYU
1975: Tom Skladamy (Ohio State) 59 vs. Illinois
1975: Tony Franklin (Texas A&M) 59 vs. Rice
1978: Russell Erxlerben (Texas) 59 vs. Texas A&M
1980: Barry Childers (Marshall) 59 vs. Western Carolina
1981: Mark Harmon (Stanford) 59 vs. Purdue
1982: Kevin Butler (Georgia) 59 vs. Mississippi
1983: Ralf Mojsiejenko (Michigan State) 59 vs. Purdue
1983: Alan Smith (Texas A&M) 59 vs. Arkansas State
1986: Dene Garner (Utah State) 59 vs. New Mexico State
2001: Johnny Beck (Kansas) 59 vs. Colorado
2002: Jared Siegal (Oregon) 59 vs. UCLA
2002: Keith Robinson (UTEP) 59 vs. Rice
2009: Carson Wiggs (Purdue) 59 vs. Toledo
2016: Zane Gonzalez (Arizona State) 59 vs. Colorado
2022: Jake Moody (Michigan) 59 vs. TCU in FBS Playoffs
1970: Cloyce Hinton (Mississippi) 58 vs. Houston
1971: Jeff Ireland (Baylor) 58 vs. Rice
1975: Dave Lawson (Air Force) 58 vs. UCLA
1975: Dave Jacobs (Syracuse) 58 vs. Boston College
1976: Allan Leavitt (Georgia) 58 vs. Vanderbilt
1977: Russell Erxlerben (Texas) 58 vs. Arkansas
1977: Russell Erxlerben (Texas) 58 vs. Oklahoma
1977: Uwe von Schamann (Oklahoma) 58 vs. Oklahoma State
1979: Alex Giffords (Iowa State) 58 vs. Oklahoma
1980: Stu Crum (Tulsa) 58 vs. Southern Illinois
1981: Jerry Hamilton (Colorado) 58 vs. Iowa State
1981: Scott Wedell (UTEP) 58 vs. Wyoming
1982: Chris Mangold (Oregon State) 58 vs. San Jose State
1982: Mark Fleetwood (South Carolina) 58 vs. Georgia
1982: Jeff Heath (East Carolina) 58 vs. Texas-Arlington
1983: Alan Smith (Texas A&M) 58 vs. Oklahoma State
1983: Tony Zendejas (Nevada) 58 vs. Boise State
1985: Dene Garner (Utah State) 58 vs. San Jose State
1986: Steve DeLine (Colorado State) 58 vs. Wyoming
1989: Jason Hanson (Washington State) 58 vs. BYU
1990: Dan Eichloff (Kansas) 58 vs. Kansas State
1990: Jason Hanson (Washington State) 58 vs. Arizona State
1991: Ty Stewart (Iowa State) 58 vs. Oklahoma State
1991: Ty Stewart (Iowa State) 58 vs. Missouri
1994: Jon Bacon (Cincinnati) 58 vs. Miami of Ohio
1998: Tim Douglas (Iowa) 58 vs. Illinois
2001: Damon Fine (Nevada) 58 vs. UNLV
2005: Mason Crosby (Colorado) 58 vs. Miami of Florida
2005: Brandon Coutu (Georgia) 58 vs. Louisiana-Monroe
2006: Alexis Serna (Oregon State) 58 vs. California
2008: Kevin Goessling (Fresno State) 58 vs. Utah State
2011: Michael Barbour (East Carolina) 58 vs. Marshall
2012: Aaron Jones (Baylor) 58 vs. Oklahoma
2014: Griffin Oakes (Indiana) 58 vs. Maryland
2020: Alex Kessman (Pittsburgh) 58 vs. Boston College
1899: Pat O'Dea (Wisconsin) 57 yards vs. Illinois
1971: Dick Herron (Western Kentucky) 57 vs. Middle Tennessee
1972: Fred Lima (Colorado) 57 vs. Iowa State
1973: Gary Homer (Ohio) 57 vs. Penn State
1974: Randy Maddox (Texas A&M) 57 vs. Arkansas
1974: Rafael Septien (Louisiana) 57 vs. Lamar
1975: Rade Savich (Central Michigan) 57 vs. Ball State
1975: Dan Beaver (Illinois) 57 vs. Purdue
1976: Neil O'Donoghue (Auburn) 57 vs. Tennessee
1976: Vince Fusco (Duke) 57 vs. Clemson
1976: Russell Erxlerben (Texas) 57 vs. SMU
1976: Tony Franklin (Texas A&M) 57 vs. Texas
1977: Lee Pistor (Arizona) 57 vs. Iowa
1977: Obed Ariri (Clemson) 57 vs. Wake Forest
1977: Iseed Khony (North Texas) 57 vs. UTEP
1977: Rex Gerger (Oregon) 57 vs. Washington State
1977: Jimmy Gaylor (Tennessee) 57 vs. Kentucky
1977: Russell Erxlerben (Texas) 57 vs. Boston College
1977: Tony Franklin (Texas A&M) 57 vs. Houston
1977: Bill Adams (Texas Tech) 57 vs. Texas A&M
1977: Steve Cox (Tulsa) 57 vs. Arkansas
1977: Paul Watson (Washington State) 57 vs. Idaho
1979: Paul Rogind (Minnesota) 57 vs. Illinois
1980: Rex Robinson (Georgia) 57 vs. South Carolina
1980: Rex Robinson (Georgia) 57 vs. Georgia Tech
1980: Morten Anderson (Michigan State) 57 vs. Michigan
1981: Danny Miller (Miami of Florida) 57 vs. Florida State
1981: Jim Gallery (Minnesota) 57 vs. Indiana
1982: David Hardy (Texas A&M) 57 vs. Texas-Arlington
1982: Stu Crum (Tulsa) 57 vs. Oklahoma State
1982: Scott Wedell (UTEP) 57 vs. BYU
1982: Kelly Potter (Middle Tennessee) 57 vs. Tennessee Tech
1983: Bruce Kallmeyer (Kansas) 57 vs. Iowa State
1983: Jesse Garcia (Louisiana Monroe) 57 vs. Nicholls State
1984: Kevin Butler (Georgia) 57 vs. Georgia Tech
1984: Mark Harmon (Stanford) 57 vs. Illinois
1984: Andy Weiler (New Mexico State) 57 vs. UNLV
1985: Van Tiffin (Alabama) 57 vs. Texas A&M
1985: Max Zendejas (Arizona) 57 vs. Arizona State
1985: James Hamrick (Rice) 57 vs. Texas Tech
1985: Brandy Bramlee (SMU) 57 vs. Texas Tech
1985: Jeff Ward (Texas) 57 vs. Texas A&M
1986: Dave DeLine (Colorado) 57 vs. Nebraska
1987: Matt Stover (Louisiana Tech) 57 vs. Texas A&M
1988: Bryan Owen (Mississippi) 57 vs. Tulane
1987: Tim Foley (Georgia Southern) 57 vs. Western Kentucky
1990: Chris Gardocki (Clemson) 57 vs. Appalachian State
1995: Jon Prasuhn (Arizona) 57 vs. Pacific
1996: Michael Reader (TCU) 57 vs. UTEP
1997: Rian Lindell (Washington State) 57 vs. Boise State
1999: Chris Chambers (Georgia Southern) 57 vs. Oregon State
2000: Mark Wright (Appalachian State) 57 vs. Troy
2001: Hayden Epstein (Michigan) 57 vs. Michigan State
2001: Jason Ball (North Texas) 57 vs. Arkansas State
2003: Philip Yost (Auburn) 57 vs. Western Kentucky
2005: Mason Crosby (Colorado) 57 vs. Iowa State
2007: Jose Martinez (UTEP) 57 vs. Houston
2008: Alex Henery (Nebraska) 57 vs. Colorado
2009: Jacob Branstetter (Kansas) 57 vs. Oklahoma
2009: Philip Welch (Wisconsin) 57 vs. Fresno State
2010: Grant Mahoney (Iowa State) 57 vs. Nebraska
2010: Dakota Warren (UTEP) 57 vs. Memphis
2011: Michael Barbour (East Carolina) 57 vs. Marshall
2012: Cairo Santos (Tulane) 57 vs. Rice
2014: Brad Craddock (Maryland) 57 vs. Ohio State
2014: John Lunsford (Liberty) 57 vs. Bryant
2015: Marshall Koehn (Iowa) 57 vs. Pittsburgh
2015: Michael Badgley (Miami of Florida) 57 vs. Georgia Tech
2015: Jaden Oberkrom (TCU) 57 vs. West Virginia
2015: John Lunsford (Liberty) 57 vs. Southern Illinoi
2015: John Lunsford (Liberty) 57 vs. Tennessee Tech
2017: Lucas Havrisik (Arizona) 57 vs. Washington State
2018: Tucker McCann (Missouri) 57 vs. South Carolina
2019: James McCourt (Illinois) 57 vs. Eastern Michigan
2019: Jordan Stout (Penn State) 57 vs. Pittsburgh
2019: Cameron Dicker (Texas) 57 vs. Rice
2020: Cade York (LSU) 57 vs. Florida
2020: Jose Borregales (Miami of Florida) 57 vs. Louisville
2020: Quinn Nordin (Michigan) 57 vs. Alabama in Citrus Bowl
2021: Lucas Havrisik (Arizona) 57 vs. Utah
2023: Griffin Kell (TCU) 57 vs. Nicholls State
1967: Don Martin (Washington) 56 vs. Air Force
1971: Steve Buettner (Oregon) 56 vs. Air Force
1974: Mike Dean (Texas) 56 vs. TCU
1974: Joe Duren (Arkansas State) 56 vs. McNeese State
1975: Tony DiRienzo (Oklahoma) 56 vs. Oklahoma State
1975: Don Bitterlick (Temple) 56 vs. Akron
1977: Dave Jacobs (Syracuse) 56 vs. Illinois
1977: Steve Mormon (TCU) 56 vs. Oregon
1977: Paul Engle (Virginia Tech) 56 vs. Virginia
1979: Ken Maber (Stanford) 56 vs. UCLA
1981: Larry Roach (Oklahoma State) 56 vs. Kansas
1982: Jesse Garcia (Louisiana Monroe) 56 vs. McNeese State
1983: Gehad Youssef (Bowling Green) 56 vs. Western Michigan
1983: Tom Nicholl (Iowa) 56 vs. Michigan
1984: Jason Staurovsky (Tulsa) 56 vs. Southern Illinois
1984: Ken Stadlin (Virginia) 56 vs. Virginia Tech
1984: Mike Prindle (Western Michigan) 56 vs. Northern Illinois