2017 College 40-49 Yard Field Goal Percentage Leaders

The share of field goals from 40 to 49 yards that a kicker made. Splitting percentage by distance shows where a kicker is strong or weak, which one overall percentage hides.

Only kickers with enough attempts in this range are ranked. In 2017, Louie Zervos (88.9%) led college football kickers in 40-49 yard field goal percentage, ahead of Trevor Moore (81.8%) and Tyler Bass (81.8%). 18 kickers qualify (minimum 8 attempts from 40 to 49 yards). The median qualified kicker had 60.4%.

Final 2017 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.

Rk	Player	Team	40-49 %	FG	FG%	LNG	50+	MAKE
1	Louie Zervos	Ohio	88.9%	15-17	88.2%	46	0-2	+3.07
2	Trevor Moore	North Texas	81.8%	19-21	90.5%	48	0-0	+3.62
3	Tyler Bass	Georgia Southern	81.8%	15-19	78.9%	48	0-0	+1.90
4	Canon Rooker	Middle Tennessee	77.8%	14-17	82.4%	51	2-2	+2.86
5	Austin MacGinnis	Kentucky	75.0%	21-27	77.8%	53	2-5	+3.07
6	Alex Kessman	Pittsburgh	66.7%	11-19	57.9%	56	2-4	−0.86
7	Emmit Carpenter	Minnesota	62.5%	14-20	70.0%	49	0-1	−0.03
8	Jimmy Camacho	Fresno State	62.5%	21-26	80.8%	50	1-2	+2.17
9	Morgan Hagee	Ball State	62.5%	9-16	56.3%	47	0-2	−1.91
10	Cole Murphy	Syracuse	58.3%	20-27	74.1%	53	2-4	+1.05
11	Matt Anderson	California	58.3%	20-27	74.1%	52	1-1	+1.72
12	Brandon Ruiz	Arizona State	55.6%	18-25	72.0%	52	2-5	+1.37
13	Evan Pantels	UNLV	55.6%	17-22	77.3%	53	1-2	+0.80
14	Jake Verity	East Carolina	55.6%	16-25	64.0%	52	2-5	−0.72
15	Andy Pappanastos	Alabama	50.0%	15-19	78.9%	46	0-0	+0.43
16	Josh Williams	SMU	50.0%	13-19	68.4%	46	0-1	−0.65
17	Nick Rice	Old Dominion	50.0%	15-20	75.0%	48	0-0	+0.03
18	Parker White	South Carolina	30.0%	12-22	54.5%	47	0-2	−2.62

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