Temple kicker drills 64-yard field goal for second longest in modern FBS history
Maddux Trujillo's kick is the longest in Lincoln Financial Field history
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kickers are ridiculously good nowadays, even at the college level.
As NFL kickers continue to put on a show by being all but automatic regardless of distance, it's clear the future of kicking may be in even better hands.
Temple kicker Maddux Trujillo drilled a 64-yard field goal, with plenty of room to spare, Saturday, making history.
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Temple Owls banners covering the end zone seating at Lincoln Financial Field before a game against the Villanova Wildcats. (Bill Streicher/USA Today Sports)
Trujillo's field goal was the eighth longest in NCAA history, but the second longest in modern FBS history. Yahoo Sports notes that kickers were able to use a tee until 1989. The longest made kick was 69 yards in 1976.
Ex-NFL kicker Martin Gramatica still holds the modern-day record by a yard, a feat he accomplished in 1998 with Kansas State.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Trujillo's kick is the longest successful field goal since 2008, and it was the longest field goal in Lincoln Financial Field history, beating Jake Elliott's 61-yard boot in 2017 when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants as time expired.
The field goal changed the momentum of the game , cutting the Owls' deficit against Utah State to 21-17 entering halftime.
A Temple Owls pylon prior to a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Lincoln Financial Field Sept. 17, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Temple scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to take a 38-21 lead.
Utah State attempted a comeback with a touchdown and two-point conversion late in the fourth, but Temple responded with a touchdown roughly a minute later to make sure it wouldn't squander its comeback. In the end, it was a 49-25 win for Temple, which earned its first win of the season.
Lincoln Financial Field before a game between the Temple Owls and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. (Derik Hamilton/USA Today Sports)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Owls quarterback Evan Simon threw four touchdowns, including a 91-yarder to Dante Wright, and ran for another score in the big victory.
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