The NCAA Division I FBS field goal leaders are career, single-season, and single-game leaders in field goal kicking. 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. 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. Since 2018, players have been allowed to participate in as many as four games in a redshirt season; previously, playing in even one game "burned" the redshirt. Since 2024, postseason games have not counted against the four-game limit. These changes to redshirt rules have given very recent players the opportunity for several extra games to accumulate statistics. 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.
Legend Active FBS Player
All statistics are current through the completion of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
Field goals Career
# Player FGM Seasons 1 Christopher Dunn 97 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 NC State 2 Zane Gonzalez 96 2013 2014 2015 2016 Arizona State 3 Jonah Dalmas 93 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Boise State 4 Daniel Carlson 92 2014 2015 2016 2017 Auburn 5 Harrison Mevis 89 2020 2021 2022 2023 Missouri 6 Dustin Hopkins 88 2009 2010 2011 2012 Florida State 7 Billy Bennett 87 2000 2001 2002 2003 Georgia 8 Kai Forbath 85 2007 2008 2009 2010 UCLA Andre Szmyt 85 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Syracuse 10 Andy Phillips 84 2013 2014 2015 2016 Utah Will Reichard 84 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Alabama 12 Leigh Tiffin 83 2006 2007 2008 2009 Alabama Brandon Talton 83 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Nevada 14 Jake Elliott 81 2013 2014 2015 2016 Memphis Jonathan Barnes 81 2014 2015 2016 2017 Louisiana Tech
# Player FGM Seasons 16 Jeff Jaeger 80 1983 1984 1985 1986 Washington Nick Novak 80 2001 2002 2003 2004 Maryland Jeremy Ito 80 2004 2005 2006 2007 Rutgers Alexis Serna 80 2004 2005 2006 2007 Oregon State Matt Weller 80 2009 2010 2011 2012 Ohio Rodrigo Blankenship 80 2016 2017 2018 2019 Georgia Nick Sciba 80 2018 2019 2020 2021 Wake Forest 23 John Lee 79 1982 1983 1984 1985 UCLA Jason Elam 79 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Hawaii Jaden Oberkrom 79 2012 2013 2014 2015 TCU Anders Carlson 79 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Auburn Matthew Trickett 79 2018 2019 2020 Kent State ᛫ 2021 2022 Minnesota 28 Luis Zendejas 78 1981 1982 1983 1984 Arizona State Philip Doyle 78 1987 1988 1989 1990 Alabama Kevin Kelly 78 2005 2006 2007 2008 Penn State Ross Martin 78 2012 2013 2014 2015 Duke Joey Slye 78 2014 2015 2016 2017 Virginia Tech Blake Grupe 78 2018 2019 2020 2021 Arkansas State ᛫ 2022 Notre Dame
Single season Under NCAA rules in 1984, bowl game statistics were not counted toward a player's season totals. John Lee, the placekicker for the 1984 UCLA Bruins, finished that season with 29 field goals in the regular season. He then kicked three field goals in the 1985 Fiesta Bowl, but those were excluded from his official total. If his Fiesta Bowl performance were included under modern NCAA statistical rules, Lee's 32 field goals would make him the outright single-season FBS field goal leader.
# Player FGM Season 1 Billy Bennett 31 2003 Georgia Lucas Carneiro 31 2025 Ole Miss 3 Leigh Tiffin 30 2009 Alabama Josh Lambert 30 2014 West Virginia Matt Gay 30 2017 Utah Andre Szmyt 30 2018 Syracuse 7 John Lee 29 1984 UCLAJohn Sullivan 29 2007 New Mexico Randy Bullock 29 2011 Texas A&M Louie Zervos 29 2016 Ohio Cole Tracy 29 2018 LSU Keith Duncan 29 2019 Iowa Matthew Trickett 29 2019 Kent State Jake Moody 29 2022 Michigan Bert Auburn 29 2023 Texas
# Player FGM Season 16 Paul Woodside 28 1982 West Virginia Luis Zendejas 28 1983 Arizona State Nick Browne 28 2003 TCU Justin Medlock 28 2006 UCLA Kai Forbath 28 2009 UCLA Josh Jasper 28 2010 LSU Quinn Sharp 28 2012 Oklahoma State Daniel Carlson 28 2016 Auburn Christopher Dunn 28 2022 NC State Kenneth Almendares 28 2024 Louisiana 26 Fuad Reveiz 27 1982 Tennessee Sebastian Janikowski 27 1998 Florida State Drew Dunning 27 2003 Washington State Gary Cismesia 27 2007 Florida State Dan Bailey 27 2010 Oklahoma State Roberto Aguayo 27 2014 Florida State Greg Huegel 27 2015 Clemson Rodrigo Blankenship 27 2019 Georgia Alex Hale 27 2023 Oklahoma State Graham Nicholson 27 2023 Miami (OH) Kansei Matsuzawa 27 2025 Hawai'i
Single game
# Player FGs Date School 1 Mike Prindle 7Sep. 29, 1984 Western Michigan Dale Klein 7Oct. 19, 1985 Nebraska 3 6 – many times
Field goal percentage
Career Minimum 50 field goal attempts.
# Player Seasons 1 Brett Baer 90.0% 2009–2012 Louisiana 2 Nick Sciba 89.9% 2018–2021 Wake Forest 3 Alex Henery 89.5% 2007–2010 Nebraska 4 Jeff Budzien 88.9% 2010–2013 Northwestern 5 Roberto Aguayo 88.5% 2013–2015 Florida State 6 Peyton Woodring 88.1% 2023–2025 Georgia 7 Lucas Carneiro 87.9% 2022–2025 Ole Miss 8 Chris Manfredini 87.7% 2003–2007 TCU 9 Dom Dzioban 86.8% 2020–2025 Miami (OH) 10 Mason Shipley 86.4% 2022–2025 Texas Nate Freese 86.4% 2010–2013 Boston College Matthew McCrane 86.4% 2014–2017 Kansas State Louie Sakoda 86.4% 2005–2008 Utah 14 Matt Gay 86.2% 2017–2018 Utah 15 Jonah Dalmas 86.1% 2020–2024 Boise State 16 Andres Borregales 86.0% 2021–2024 Miami (FL) 17 Daniel Gutierrez 85.9% 2017–2022 UNLV John Lee 85.9% 1982–1985 UCLA 19 Brandon Pace 85.3% 2003–2006 Virginia Tech 20 Kenneth Almendares 85.2% 2018–2024 Louisiana 21 Jonathan Ruffin 85.1% 2000–2002 Cincinnati 22 Joshua Karty 85.0% 2020–2023 Stanford Zack Long 85.0% 2019–2022 Tulsa Evan McPherson 85.0% 2018–2020 Florida Aidan Schneider 85.0% 2014–2017 Oregon 26 Matt Bosher 84.9% 2007–2010 Miami (FL) 27 Clayton Hatfield 84.7% 2015–2018 Texas Tech Quinn Sharp 84.7% 2009–2012 Oklahoma State 29 Tate Sandell 84.6% 2022–2025 Oklahoma Scott Secor 84.6% 2011–2014 Ball State Single season Many players have made 100% of their field goals in a single season, but Cairo Santos holds the FBS record with 21 field goals without a miss, set while playing for Tulane during the 2012 season.
Minimum 15 field goals made. # Player Season 1 Cairo Santos 100.00% 21 2012 Tulane 2 Nate Freese 100.00% 20 2013 Boston College 3 Joshua Karty 100.00% 18 2022 Stanford 4 Austin Lopez 100.00% 17 2012 San Jose State Gabe Brkic 100.00% 17 2019 Oklahoma 6 Mason Shipley 100.00% 15 2023 Texas State
References and notes
Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 53. Retrieved 2013-01-05. Career Leaders and Records for Field Goals Made. Retrieved 2013-01-06.