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College Kicks of the Week, Week 5: Tony Sterner Ends It for Louisiana

By FKS Journal · Published · 4 min read

Tony Sterner kicked three field goals against Arkansas State on Saturday night: one to cut the lead, one to tie it with 5:38 left, and a 37-yarder on the last play to win it. Louisiana 23, Arkansas State 20, in the Sun Belt opener for both teams. Sterner hasn't missed a field goal this season.

Kick of the Week: Tony Sterner, 37 yards, final play

We couldn't find a 2026 video of this game from Louisiana, the Sun Belt or ESPN on YouTube, so this week the field graphic tells it.

Tony Sterner, 37-yard field goal: goodSnapped from the opponent 20-yard line and held at the 27; the goalposts are 37 yards away. Make chance before the kick: 79%.404050504040303020201010LINE: OPP 2037 YARDSTSTONY STERNER · LOUISIANAGOODMAKE CHANCE 79%
Tony Sterner, 37 yards · Louisiana vs. Arkansas StateMoment Walk-off winnerClock at the snap Q4 0:00Score before TiedFinal Louisiana won 23-20Conditions Outdoors, 79°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.

Solomon Baggett's touchdown run put Arkansas State up three in the fourth quarter, and Tony Sterner answered with a 25-yarder that tied it at 20 with 5:38 left. Louisiana then drove 72 yards in 13 plays and used the final 3:54. Lunch Winfield's 14-yard completion to Kristion Brooks with 24 seconds left set up a 37-yarder. It was good as time expired.

A 37-yarder isn't hard by college standards: kickers made 946 of 1,213 tries from 36 to 38 yards over the last five seasons, 78%, and our model gave this one 79%. It tops the list because it was the last play and because nothing else this week combined a hard kick with a big moment. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are 4-1.

Runner-up: David Olano, 57 yards, Texas A&M vs. Arkansas

David Olano, 57-yard field goal: goodSnapped from the opponent 40-yard line and held at the 47; the goalposts are 57 yards away. Make chance before the kick: 46%.404050504040303020201010LINE: OPP 4057 YARDSDODAVID OLANO · TEXAS A&MGOODMAKE CHANCE 46%
David Olano, 57 yards · Texas A&M vs. ArkansasClock at the snap Q2 0:02Score before Texas A&M up 14Final Texas A&M won 34-7Operation Snap: Shea Freibaum · Hold: Tyler WhiteConditions Outdoors, 77°F, wind 6 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.

David Olano hit a 57-yarder with two seconds left in the first half, putting the Aggies up 17 at halftime of what became a 34-7 win. College kickers made 54 of 123 tries from 56 to 58 yards over the last five seasons, 44%. Olano is 7-for-7 this season.

Third: Ethan Moczulski, 54 yards, Illinois vs. Purdue

Ethan Moczulski, 54-yard field goal: goodSnapped from the opponent 37-yard line and held at the 44; the goalposts are 54 yards away. Make chance before the kick: 51%.404050504040303020201010LINE: OPP 3754 YARDSEMETHAN MOCZULSKI · ILLINOISGOODMAKE CHANCE 51%
Ethan Moczulski, 54 yards · Illinois vs. PurdueClock at the snap Q4 8:15Score before Illinois down 9Final Purdue won 24-17Operation Snap: Patrick Mahoney III · Hold: Lars RauConditions Outdoors, 72°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.

Illinois was down nine with 8:15 left when Ethan Moczulski hit from 54 to make it a one-score game. Purdue held on 24-17.

Fourth: Michael Petro, 53 yards, UTSA at Rice

Michael Petro, 53-yard field goal: goodSnapped from the opponent 36-yard line and held at the 43; the goalposts are 53 yards away. Make chance before the kick: 52%.404050504040303020201010LINE: OPP 3653 YARDSMPMICHAEL PETRO · UTSAGOODMAKE CHANCE 52%
Michael Petro, 53 yards · UTSA vs. RiceClock at the snap Q1 8:41Score before UTSA up 3Final UTSA won 16-14Operation Snap: William Hodges · Hold: Caile HoganConditions Outdoors, 87°F, wind 9 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.

Michael Petro hit a 53-yarder in the first quarter at Rice. UTSA won by two, 16-14.

Fifth: Stone Harrington, 52 yards, Texas Tech at Colorado

Stone Harrington, 52-yard field goal: goodSnapped from the opponent 35-yard line and held at the 42; the goalposts are 52 yards away. Make chance before the kick: 53%.404050504040303020201010LINE: OPP 3552 YARDSSHSTONE HARRINGTON · TEXAS TECHGOODMAKE CHANCE 53%
Stone Harrington, 52 yards · Texas Tech vs. ColoradoClock at the snap Q1 7:05Score before Texas Tech down 7Final Texas Tech won 29-7Operation Snap: Jason Llewellyn (TE) · Hold: Will KarollConditions Outdoors, 79°F, wind 7 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.

Stone Harrington hit a 52-yarder in the first quarter of a 29-7 Texas Tech win in Boulder.

The one that got away

John Love, 36-yard field goal: no goodSnapped from the opponent 19-yard line and held at the 26; the goalposts are 36 yards away. Make chance before the kick: 81%.404050504040303020201010LINE: OPP 1936 YARDSJLJOHN LOVE · VIRGINIA TECHNO GOODMAKE CHANCE 81%
John Love, 36 yards · Virginia Tech vs. PittsburghClock at the snap Q4 0:02Score before Virginia Tech down 2Final Pittsburgh won 35-33Operation Snap: Christian Epling · Hold: Nathan TottenConditions Outdoors, 70°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.

Virginia Tech trailed Pittsburgh 35-33 with two seconds left when John Love lined up a 36-yarder. College kickers made 940 of 1,184 from 35 to 37 yards over the last five seasons, 79%. This one was no good, and Pitt won. It's his only miss in eight tries this season.

Kent State's Sean Leonard missed a 32-yarder with 10 seconds left that would have tied Ohio, and the Golden Flashes lost 13-10.

The week in numbers

The week in numbers table
StatThis week
Field goals made136 of 175 (77.7%)
Expected makes for those kicks133.3
50+ yards13 of 27
55+ yards1 of 3
Under 40 yards85 of 95
Walk-off field goals1
Longest make57 yards, David Olano (Texas A&M)
MAKE leader for the weekDavid Olano (Texas A&M), 2-2, MAKE +0.96
Every field goal try of 50+ yards, College Week 513 made of 27: Kyle Cunanan 52 missed; Towns McGough 51 missed; Ilya Uvaydov 52 made; Philippe Laforge 51 missed; Michael Petro 53 made; Jack Stevens 50 made; Nico Cavanillas Alti 51 made; Stephen Rusnak 53 missed; Blake Craig 50 missed; Blake Craig 50 made; Blake Craig 52 made; Luca Lombardo 52 made; Max Gilbert 55 missed; David Olano 57 made; David Olano 50 made; Nolan Bartley 50 missed; Jackson Kleather 50 made; Jackson Kleather 50 missed; Brock Taylor 58 missed; Derek Morris 54 missed; Travis Kenner 52 missed; Ethan Moczulski 54 made; Jake Weinberg 50 made; Nico Gramatica 52 missed; Stone Harrington 52 made; Stone Harrington 51 missed; Elliot Arnold 52 missed40405050404030302020101013 OF 27 MADE
Every field goal try of 50+ yards, College Week 5 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 6: Tate Sandell Topples No. 1 Texas.

Data: CollegeFootballData.com play-by-play; make chances, Kick Scores and MAKE by FKS.

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2025 Points Scored by Kickers

Field goals are worth 3 points and extra points 1. Share is the kicker's points divided by his team's points in the games he kicked in.

Share of His Team's Points

Teams with at least three-quarters of the typical team's points
1Ka'imi Fairbairn HOU45.5% 160 of 352
2Blake Grupe NO40.9% 112 of 274
3Cameron Dicker LAC40.2% 148 of 368
4Joey Slye TEN40.1% 110 of 274
5Will Reichard MIN37.8% 130 of 344
6Nick Folk NYJ36.3% 106 of 292
7Harrison Butker KC35.9% 130 of 362
8Jason Myers SEA35.4% 171 of 483
9Riley Patterson MIA33.9% 115 of 339
10Chase McLaughlin TB33.7% 128 of 380
11Brandon McManus GB33.5% 104 of 310
12Brandon Aubrey DAL32.9% 155 of 471
13Ryan Fitzgerald CAR31.8% 99 of 311
14Tyler Loop BAL31.6% 134 of 424
15Eddy Pineiro SF31.6% 118 of 374

How Much of the Scoreboard Is the Kicker?

32.0%of all NFL points came from kicking
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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