College Kicks of the Week, Week 9: McAteer Answers Minnesota's 60 With His Own
By FKS Journal · Published · 4 min read
Minnesota's Luke Drzewiecki made a 60-yard field goal with 19 seconds left to take a 16-13 lead at No. 4 Indiana. Indiana's Paddy McAteer answered with a 60-yarder of his own as regulation ended, and the Hoosiers won 23-16 in overtime. Our model gave each kick a 42% chance, and the two are the Kick of the Week and the runner-up.
Kick of the Week: Paddy McAteer, 60 yards, Indiana vs. Minnesota
The game was tied at 13 when, with 19 seconds left at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Luke Drzewiecki hit a 60-yarder that put Minnesota up 16-13. Indiana needed a kick of its own, and Paddy McAteer made it, a 60-yarder as time expired that tied the game at 16. In our data Indiana's other four tries of the day belonged to Nico Radicic. The No. 4 Hoosiers won in overtime when Grant Wilson threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker on the first play and the defense stopped Minnesota.
Paddy McAteer, 60 yards · Indiana vs. MinnesotaMoment Game-tying kickClock at the snap Q4 0:00Score before Indiana down 3Final Indiana won 23-16Conditions Outdoors, 64°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.
From 59 to 61 yards, college kickers made 12 of 36 tries over the last five seasons, 33%, and our model put each of these at 42% on a 64-degree day with a 4 mph wind. McAteer's came with no time left to answer: if he missed, Indiana lost. It is the only 60-yarder of his season so far, and he is 2 of 4 overall. Yahoo Sports called it the first time in the modern era of college football that opposing kickers each hit a 60-yard field goal in the same game.
Runner-up: Luke Drzewiecki, 60 yards, Minnesota
Luke Drzewiecki, 60 yards · Minnesota vs. IndianaMoment Fourth quarter, one-score gameClock at the snap Q4 0:19Score before TiedFinal Indiana won 23-16Operation Snap: Alan Soukup · Hold: Tom WestonConditions Outdoors, 64°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.
Drzewiecki's 60 was a career long, with Alan Soukup snapping and Tom Weston holding. It came with the game tied and 19 seconds on the clock at the snap, and it gave Minnesota the lead until McAteer's kick. He also made a 51-yarder in the fourth quarter and has made all 15 of his tries this season, 3 for 3 from 50 or more. He ranked second in MAKE for the week, at +1.23, behind Clemson's Nolan Hauser.
Third: Kyle Konrardy, 34 yards, Iowa State
Kyle Konrardy, 34 yards · Iowa State vs. Oklahoma StateMoment Walk-off winnerClock at the snap Q4 0:00Score before Iowa State down 1Final Iowa State won 51-49Conditions Outdoors, 59°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.
Kyle Konrardy won it as time expired. Iowa State trailed Oklahoma State by one when he hit a 34-yarder, and the Cyclones won 51-49 at Jack Trice Stadium. The kick was an 84% chance on our model, and he also made a 39-yarder before halftime and a 29-yarder with 2:56 left, with Iowa State up three. Konrardy is 12 of 14 this season.
Fourth: Matthias Dunn, 45 yards, BYU
Matthias Dunn, 45 yards · BYU vs. Arizona StateMoment Go-ahead kickClock at the snap Q4 12:08Score before TiedFinal BYU won 27-20Operation Snap: Ty Smith · Hold: Fuller ShurtzConditions Outdoors, 56°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.
Matthias Dunn broke a tie with a 45-yarder early in the fourth quarter, with 12:08 on the clock at the snap. Ty Smith snapped and Fuller Shurtz held. College kickers made 65.5% from 44 to 46 yards over the last five seasons. BYU beat Arizona State 27-20, and Dunn is 7 of 8 this season.
Fifth: Will Stone, 57 yards, UCF
Will Stone, 57 yards · UCF vs. BaylorClock at the snap Q2 0:00Score before UCF down 17Final Baylor won 41-9Conditions Outdoors, 77°F, wind 5 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.
Will Stone made a 57-yarder as the first half expired, a 46% kick, with UCF down 17. College kickers made 54 of 123 from 56 to 58 yards over the last five seasons. UCF lost 41-9 to Baylor, but Stone was 3 for 3 and is 1 for 1 from 50 or more this season.
The week in numbers
The week in numbers table
Stat
This week
Field goals made
151 of 197 (76.6%)
Expected makes for those kicks
149.6
50+ yards
13 of 22
55+ yards
3 of 4
Under 40 yards
96 of 108
Walk-off field goals
3
Longest make
60 yards, Paddy McAteer (Indiana)
MAKE leader for the week
Nolan Hauser (Clemson), 5-5, MAKE +1.55
College kickers made 1.4 more field goals than the model expected, 13 of 22 from 50 or more, and both of the week's 60-yard tries.
Every field goal try of 50+ yards, College Week 9 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. Last week: College Kicks of the Week, Week 8: Dawson Jones Walks Off Tulsa From 50. College numbers cover every game with an FBS team in it.
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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Army's Dawson Jones hit a 50-yarder on the final play to beat Tulsa, one of four walk-off field goals in college Week 8. Field graphics and make chances.
