College Kicks of the Week, Week 2: Caden Buhr Wins the Cy-Hawk
By FKS Journal · Published · 4 min read
For the third year in a row, a kicker from an Iowa high school decided the Cy-Hawk game. This time it was Caden Buhr, a walk-on from Bettendorf, who hit a 42-yarder with 15 seconds left to give No. 21 Iowa a 16-13 win over Iowa State at Kinnick Stadium. His three field goals were nine of Iowa's 16 points.
Kick of the Week: Caden Buhr, 42 yards, Iowa over Iowa State
This was a low-scoring, field-goal game. Iowa State's Kyle Konrardy, who beat Iowa with his leg in 2024 and 2025, made a 29-yarder and a 51-yarder. Caden Buhr answered with a 45-yarder before halftime, tied it from 32 with 6:22 left, and then lined up a 42-yarder with the game tied at 13 and 15 seconds on the clock. Ike Speltz snapped, Tanner Philpott held, and it was good.
Caden Buhr, 42 yards · Iowa vs. Iowa StateMoment Walk-off winnerClock at the snap Q4 0:15Score before TiedFinal Iowa won 16-13Operation Snap: Ike Speltz · Hold: Tanner PhilpottConditions Outdoors, 76°F, wind 3 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
A replay review put one second back on the clock for Iowa State, but the Cyclones had no timeouts and no time to run a play. College kickers made 827 of 1,217 tries from 41 to 43 yards over the five seasons before this one, 68%, and our model gave Buhr's kick 72%. Hank Brown ran for the only touchdown the Iowa Hawkeyes scored.
Runner-up: Collin Rogers, 60 yards, Florida Atlantic vs. Navy
Collin Rogers, 60 yards · Florida Atlantic vs. NavyClock at the snap Q2 0:00Score before Florida Atlantic up 21Final Florida Atlantic won 38-30Conditions Outdoors, 81°F, wind 2 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Collin Rogers hit a 60-yarder as the first half ended, putting FAU up 24. College kickers made 12 of 36 tries from 59 to 61 yards over the previous five seasons, and our model gave this one 41%. Navy came back to make it 38-30.
Third: Lucas Carneiro, 57 yards, Ole Miss vs. Charlotte
Lucas Carneiro, 57 yards · Ole Miss vs. CharlotteClock at the snap Q2 4:32Score before Ole Miss up 21Final Ole Miss won 41-9Operation Snap: Caleb Blankenship · Hold: Oscar BirdConditions Outdoors, 80°F, wind 0 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Fourth: Drew Klein, 56 yards, North Dakota State at Air Force
Drew Klein, 56 yards · North Dakota State vs. Air ForceClock at the snap Q4 1:58Score before North Dakota State up 10Final North Dakota State won 38-32Operation Snap: CJ Anderson · Hold: Aaron BickertonConditions Outdoors, 62°F, wind 4 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Drew Klein of FCS North Dakota State hit a 56-yarder with 1:58 left at Air Force to make it a 13-point game. NDSU won 38-32. Klein was 5-for-5 in Week 1, too.
Fifth: Nico Cavanillas Alti, 56 yards, Coastal Carolina vs. Fordham
Nico Cavanillas Alti, 56 yards · Coastal Carolina vs. FordhamClock at the snap Q3 0:15Score before Coastal Carolina up 28Final Coastal Carolina won 45-7Operation Snap: Mitch Weisenborn · Hold: Roland PodestaConditions Outdoors, 81°F, wind 3 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Nico Cavanillas Alti hit a 56-yarder with 15 seconds left in the third quarter of a 45-7 Coastal Carolina win.
The one that got away
Garrison Rippa, 38 yards · Jacksonville State vs. OhioClock at the snap Q4 0:03Score before TiedFinal Ohio won 29-27Operation Snap: Dixon Musgrove · Hold: Caleb NixConditions Outdoors, 76°F, wind 2 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Jacksonville State and Ohio were tied at 24 when Garrison Rippa lined up a 38-yarder with three seconds left. College kickers made 77% of their tries from 37 to 39 yards over the last five seasons. It was no good. The game went to overtime, and Ohio won 29-27.
Syracuse's Tripp Woody missed a 46-yarder with 1:35 left that would have tied California, and the Orange lost 21-18.
The week in numbers
The week in numbers table
Stat
This week
Field goals made
159 of 203 (78.3%)
Expected makes for those kicks
155.0
50+ yards
17 of 27
55+ yards
5 of 7
Under 40 yards
101 of 114
Walk-off field goals
1
Longest make
60 yards, Collin Rogers (Florida Atlantic)
MAKE leader for the week
Nolan Hauser (Clemson), 5-5, MAKE +1.26
Every field goal try of 50+ yards, College Week 2 Made MissedEach mark sits where the ball was held; the goalposts are on the right. Marks at the same distance are spread out so they don't overlap.
How we pick the Kicks of the Week
Every made field goal gets a Kick Score: how unlikely it was (one minus the make chance, times 10), plus 0.15 for each yard past 45, plus the moment: 8 for a walk-off winner, 4 for a go-ahead kick, 3 for a tying kick, 1 for any other fourth-quarter or overtime kick in a one-score game. The moment counts in full on kicks with a make chance of 60% or less and shrinks on chip shots, so a long bomb can outrank a short winner. Make chances come from the same distance and conditions model behind the MAKE Rankings. A kicker can appear at most twice. College numbers cover every game with an FBS team in it. Next week: College Kicks of the Week, Week 3: Cooper Helmke's Record 58 at K-State.
Data: CollegeFootballData.com play-by-play; make chances, Kick Scores and MAKE by FKS.
43%Houston Texans, the highest share (174 of 404 points)
22%Buffalo Bills, the lowest share (105 of 481 points)
Kicker points are 3 per field goal and 1 per extra point, divided by each team’s points in the same games. A high share can mean a great kicker, or an offense that often stalls before the end zone, so read it next to MAKE.
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