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Watch: Temple's Maddux Trujillo makes 64-yard field goal

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Sep 21, 2024 5:01 PM ET

Kickers are better than they have ever been at every level of football. That has been obvious at the NFL level for about a decade now, and we are even starting to see it in the college ranks where kickers have been notoriously unreliable. We had another reminder of that on Saturday afternoon when Temple kicker Maddux Trujillo nailed a 64-yard field goal at the end of the half against Utah State.

Was it even a question ⁉️

Maddux Trujillo (@MadduxTrujillo) NAILS a 64-yard field goal to break the record for longest field goal at Lincoln Financial Field! #TempleTUFF pic.twitter.com/jwDdBH5N9u
— Temple Football (@Temple_FB) September 21, 2024

That is an incredible kick. Not only for the distance but also because it was not perfect weather conditions in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Even more noteworthy is that kick set a new record for the longest field goal ever kicked at Lincoln Financial Field. That record previously belonged to Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott, who had previously kicked a 61-yard field goal.

That field goal brought Temple to within one point going into the half.

The Owls eventually took the lead coming out after halftime.

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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