2012 College Field Goal Percentage Leaders

Field goal percentage is field goals made divided by attempts. It is the most familiar kicking number, but it treats a 25-yarder and a 55-yarder the same, so it flatters kickers who mostly attempt short kicks.

Compare it with MAKE, which adjusts for distance and weather, before deciding who kicked best. In 2012, Cairo Santos (100.0%) led college football kickers in field goal percentage, ahead of Austin Lopez (100.0%) and Jeremy Shelley (100.0%). 109 kickers qualify (minimum 10 field goal attempts). The median qualified kicker had 75.0%.

Final 2012 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	FG%	FG	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Cairo Santos	Tulane	100.0%	21-21	57	1-1	+4.98
2	Austin Lopez	San José State	100.0%	15-15	45	0-0	+3.13
3	Jeremy Shelley	Alabama	100.0%	11-11	38	0-0	+1.94
4	Ross Martin	Duke	94.7%	18-19	50	1-1	+3.51
5	Jeff Budzien	Northwestern	94.4%	17-18	44	0-1	+3.77
6	Chandler Catanzaro	Clemson	94.1%	16-17	50	1-1	+3.01
7	Dylan Mulder	Eastern Michigan	90.9%	10-11	43	0-0	+1.67
8	Nate Freese	Boston College	90.0%	18-20	45	0-1	+3.02
9	Caleb Sturgis	Florida	88.5%	23-26	51	3-3	+3.28
10	Kaleb Patterson	Miami (OH)	88.2%	15-17	45	0-0	+1.80
11	Brendan Gibbons	Michigan	87.5%	14-16	52	1-1	+1.50
12	Trevor Romaine	Oregon State	87.5%	14-16	45	0-0	+2.01
13	Ty Long	UAB	87.5%	14-16	54	2-4	+2.74
14	Dustin Hopkins	Florida State	85.7%	24-28	56	5-5	+4.99
15	Anthony Cantele	Kansas State	85.7%	18-21	42	0-0	+1.15
16	Nolan Kohorst	UNLV	85.7%	12-14	43	0-0	+0.96
17	Brett Baer	Louisiana	85.0%	17-20	52	0-0	+0.98
18	Carey Spear	Vanderbilt	85.0%	17-20	52	2-3	+2.94
19	Brian Davis	Arkansas State	84.2%	16-19	47	0-0	+0.64
20	Steven Schott	Ball State	82.8%	24-29	52	2-4	+2.81
21	Brandon McManus	Temple	82.4%	14-17	50	1-1	+1.77
22	John Wallace	Louisville	82.4%	14-17	45	0-1	+1.54
23	Cody Journell	Virginia Tech	81.8%	18-22	42	0-0	+1.89
24	Jon Mora	Arizona State	81.8%	9-11	39	0-0	−0.35
25	Shawn Moffitt	UCF	81.8%	9-11	49	0-1	−0.34
26	Justin Haig	Marshall	81.3%	13-16	45	0-0	+0.66
27	Warren Harvey	East Carolina	81.3%	13-16	54	0-1	−0.10
28	Carlos Lopez	Middle Tennessee	81.0%	17-21	44	0-0	−0.45
29	Mike Meyer	Iowa	81.0%	17-21	50	1-1	+1.15
30	Will Scott	Troy	81.0%	17-21	52	1-2	+0.76
31	Chris Boswell	Rice	80.8%	21-26	57	6-7	+4.08
32	Jeremiah Detmer	Toledo	80.8%	21-26	47	0-1	+1.12
33	Quinn Sharp	Oklahoma State	80.6%	25-31	51	2-5	+3.13
34	Matt Hogan	Houston	80.0%	20-25	52	3-3	+1.36
35	Michel Chapuseaux	South Alabama	80.0%	20-25	53	2-2	+0.09
36	Drew Basil	Ohio State	80.0%	8-10	52	1-2	+0.12
37	Jake Wieclaw	Miami	79.2%	19-24	39	0-0	−1.02
38	Casey Barth	North Carolina	78.9%	15-19	48	0-0	+1.10
39	Michael Hunnicutt	Oklahoma	78.9%	15-19	45	0-0	+0.81
40	Ryan Bustin	Texas Tech	78.9%	15-19	50	1-2	+0.33
41	Cody Parkey	Auburn	78.6%	11-14	46	0-0	+1.45
42	Patrick Clarke	Buffalo	78.6%	11-14	49	0-0	+0.15
43	Quentin Breshears	Fresno State	78.6%	11-14	43	0-0	+0.58
44	Maikon Bonani	South Florida	78.3%	18-23	50	1-3	+2.38
45	David Harman	Central Michigan	77.8%	14-18	51	1-1	+0.41
46	Mathew Sims	Northern Illinois	77.8%	14-18	54	0-0	−0.09
47	Garrett Schwettman	Western Kentucky	76.9%	10-13	42	0-0	−0.29
48	Nick Sloan	Navy	76.9%	10-13	41	0-1	−0.53
49	Sean Ianno	UTSA	76.9%	10-13	51	0-0	−1.09
50	Brett Maher	Nebraska	76.0%	19-25	54	3-5	+2.04
51	Trey Farquhar	Idaho	75.0%	18-24	55	5-9	+1.90
52	Mitch Ewald	Indiana	75.0%	15-20	46	0-1	+0.16
53	Tony Miliano	Cincinnati	75.0%	15-20	47	0-0	+1.21
54	Will Johnson	Texas State	75.0%	12-16	54	2-4	+1.96
55	Michael Palardy	Tennessee	75.0%	9-12	38	0-0	−0.37
56	Robert Stein	Akron	75.0%	9-12	46	0-0	+0.68
57	Kyle Brindza	Notre Dame	74.2%	23-31	52	1-1	−0.44
58	Freddy Cortez	Kent State	73.9%	17-23	48	0-1	+0.29
59	Matt Weller	Ohio	73.3%	22-30	49	0-0	−0.44
60	Adam Yates	South Carolina	73.3%	11-15	51	1-2	+0.29
61	Edwin Arceo	Iowa State	73.3%	11-15	51	2-4	+2.08
62	Zach Olen	North Texas	73.3%	11-15	48	0-1	−0.37
63	Kevin Harper	Pittsburgh	73.1%	19-26	45	0-1	+0.17
64	Nick Diaz	Utah State	72.7%	8-11	53	0-1	+0.19
65	Drew Alleman	LSU	71.4%	20-28	49	0-3	−1.37
66	Steven Valadez	UTEP	71.4%	10-14	45	0-0	−1.70
67	Dan Conroy	Michigan State	71.0%	22-31	50	3-3	+1.07
68	Matt Nelson	Louisiana Tech	70.6%	12-17	45	0-0	−1.01
69	Michael Frisina	Boise State	70.6%	12-17	30	0-0	−1.88
70	Jaden Oberkrom	TCU	70.4%	19-27	50	1-3	+0.94
71	Andrew Baggett	Missouri	70.0%	14-20	46	0-0	−0.24
72	Andrew Furney	Washington State	70.0%	14-20	60	1-2	−0.06
73	John Bonano	Arizona	70.0%	14-20	46	0-0	−1.89
74	Ka'imi Fairbairn	UCLA	70.0%	14-20	48	0-1	−1.00
75	Stuart Williams	Wyoming	70.0%	7-10	42	0-0	−1.41
76	Vincenzo D'Amato	California	69.6%	16-23	52	1-1	−0.90
77	Justus Adams	New Mexico	69.2%	9-13	42	0-1	−0.99
78	Corey Acosta	Southern Miss	68.8%	11-16	51	2-2	−0.05
79	Tyler Hadden	Hawai'i	68.4%	13-19	49	0-2	−0.75
80	Bryson Rose	Ole Miss	68.0%	17-25	53	1-5	−0.61
81	Chad Christen	UConn	66.7%	14-21	50	1-3	−0.79
82	Sam Ficken	Penn State	66.7%	14-21	38	0-0	−2.32
83	Niklas Sade	NC State	66.7%	12-18	50	1-3	−1.84
84	Andre Heidari	USC	66.7%	10-15	41	0-0	−0.59
85	Chance Marden	San Diego State	66.7%	8-12	46	0-0	−0.82
86	Craig McIntosh	Kentucky	66.7%	8-12	47	0-2	−1.28
87	Drew Jarrett	Virginia	66.7%	8-12	46	0-0	−0.41
88	Daniel Schwarz	Tulsa	64.7%	11-17	45	0-0	−2.22
89	Jack Griffin	Florida International	64.3%	9-14	45	0-1	−1.04
90	Chase Hover	SMU	64.0%	16-25	52	0-3	−2.69
91	Travis Coons	Washington	63.6%	7-11	45	0-0	−0.49
92	Devon Bell	Mississippi State	63.2%	12-19	47	0-0	−1.66
93	Andrew Haldeman	Western Michigan	62.5%	10-16	52	1-1	−1.26
94	Brad Craddock	Maryland	62.5%	10-16	52	1-1	−1.11
95	Daniel Grochowski	Army	62.5%	10-16	46	0-1	−1.36
96	Kyle French	Wisconsin	62.5%	10-16	46	0-0	−1.08
97	Ross Krautman	Syracuse	61.9%	13-21	47	0-1	−3.35
98	Coleman Petersen	Utah	61.5%	8-13	48	0-1	−1.15
99	Marshall Morgan	Georgia	61.5%	8-13	52	2-4	−0.42
100	Nick Jordan	Texas	61.5%	8-13	38	0-0	−1.35
101	Tyler Bitancurt	West Virginia	61.1%	11-18	52	1-4	+0.49
102	Zach Hocker	Arkansas	61.1%	11-18	46	0-1	−2.53
103	Jordan Williamson	Stanford	60.0%	15-25	48	0-2	−2.64
104	Aaron Jones	Baylor	59.3%	16-27	58	2-2	−3.30
105	Taylor Bertolet	Texas A&M	59.1%	13-22	54	3-4	−2.93
106	Jordan Wettstein	Minnesota	57.9%	11-19	48	0-3	−1.66
107	Alex Garoutte	Arizona State	54.5%	6-11	43	0-1	−2.02
108	Kyle Federico	Rutgers	54.5%	6-11	51	1-2	−1.75
109	Mitch Anderson	Florida Atlantic	50.0%	7-14	53	1-1	−1.72

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