NCAA Division I FBS field goal leaders explained

The NCAA Division I FBS field goal leaders are career, single-season, and single-game leaders in field goal kicking.^[1] These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since 1955, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
• The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
• Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.^[2] Players who have played since then often have an extra game each year to accumulate statistics.
• In recent decades, starting with the Southeastern Conference in 1992, FBS conferences have introduced their own championship games, which have always counted fully toward single-season and career statistics.
• The NCAA ruled that the 2020 season, heavily disrupted by COVID-19, would not count against the athletic eligibility of any football player. This gave every player active in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.

Only seasons in which a team was considered to be a part of the Football Bowl Subdivision are included in these lists. In particular, Cole Tracy kicked 97 field goals across his career, which would be tied for the career record, but 68 of them were at Division III Assumption, and only 29 in the FBS. All records are current through the end of the 2023 season.

Career

	Player	FG	Years	School
1	Christopher Dunn	97	style=		align=left style=
2	Zane Gonzalez	96	style=		align=left style=
3	Daniel Carlson	92	style=		align=left style=
4	Dustin Hopkins	88	style=		align=left style=
5	Billy Bennett	87	style=		align=left style=
6	Harrison Mevis	86	style=		align=left style=
7	Kai Forbath	85	style=		align=left style=
	Andre Szmyt	85	style=		align=left style=
9	Andy Phillips	84	style=		align=left style=
	Will Reichard	84	style=		align=left style=
11	Leigh Tiffin	83	style=		align=left style=
	Brandon Talton	83	style=		align=left style=
13	Jake Elliott	81	style=		align=left style=
	Jonathan Barnes	81	style=		align=left style=
15	Jeff Jaeger	80	style=		align=left style=
	Nick Novak	80	style=		align=left style=
	Jeremy Ito	80	style=		align=left style=
	Alexis Serna	80	style=		align=left style=
	Matt Weller	80	style=		align=left style=
	Rodrigo Blankenship	80	style=		align=left style=
	Nick Sciba	80	style=		align=left style=
	Jonah Dalmas	80	style=		align=left style=
23	John Lee	79	style=		align=left style=
	Jason Elam	79	style=		align=left style=
	Jaden Oberkrom	79	style=		align=left style=
	Anders Carlson	79	style=		align=left style=
	Matthew Trickett	79	style=		align=left style=
28	Luis Zendejas	78	style=		align=left style=
	Philip Doyle	78	style=		align=left style=
	Kevin Kelly	78	style=		align=left style=
	Ross Martin	78	style=		align=left style=
	Joey Slye	78	style=		align=left style=
	Blake Grupe	78	style=		align=left style=

Single Season

	Player	FG	Year	School
1	Billy Bennett	31	style=		align=left style=
2	Leigh Tiffin	30	style=		align=left style=
	Josh Lambert	30	style=		align=left style=
	Matt Gay	30	style=		align=left style=
	Andre Szmyt	30	style=		align=left style=
6	John Lee	29	style=		align=left style=
	John Sullivan	29	style=		align=left style=
	Randy Bullock	29	style=		align=left style=
	Louie Zervos	29	style=		align=left style=
	Cole Tracy	29	style=		align=left style=
	Keith Duncan	29	style=		align=left style=
	Matthew Trickett	29	style=		align=left style=
	Jake Moody	29	style=		align=left style=
	Bert Auburn	29	style=		align=left style=
15	Paul Woodside	28	style=		align=left style=
	Luis Zendejas	28	style=		align=left style=
	Nick Browne	28	style=		align=left style=
	Justin Medlock	28	style=		align=left style=
	Kai Forbath	28	style=		align=left style=
	Josh Jasper	28	style=		align=left style=
	Quinn Sharp	28	style=		align=left style=
	Daniel Carlson	28	style=		align=left style=
	Christopher Dunn	28	style=		align=left style=
25	Fuad Reveiz	27	style=		align=left style=
	Sebastian Janikowski	27	style=		align=left style=
	Drew Dunning	27	style=		align=left style=
	Gary Cismesia	27	style=		align=left style=
	Dan Bailey	27	style=		align=left style=
	Roberto Aguayo	27	style=		align=left style=
	Greg Huegel	27	style=		align=left style=
	Rodrigo Blankenship	27	style=		align=left style=
	Alex Hale	27	style=		align=left style=
	Graham Nicholson	27	style=		align=left style=

Single Game

	Player	FG	Date	School
1	Mike Prindle	7	style=		align=left style=
	Dale Klein	7	style=		align=left style=
8	6 – many times

References and notes

Web site: Career Leaders and Records for Passing Yards. 2021-12-23. NCAA.

• Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 53. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
• Career Leaders and Records for Field Goals Made. Retrieved 2013-01-06.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Career Leaders and Records. 2022-09-04. NCAA.
2. Web site: NCAA changes policy on football stats. 2002-08-28. 2014-09-11. ESPN.com. AP.