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'It's a new era': How college football kickers are setting records this season

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Temple 's Maddux Trujillo's 64 -yard field goal is the longest made field goal at the FBS level in 16 years .

Kickers have already hit 129 50-yarders through Week 10 , just one shy of last year's total across FBS .

This is a stark shift at a position that was once more likely to be the butt of jokes than a cause for celebration.

SMU 's Collin Rogers has already booted seven field goals of 50 yards or more this season .

SMU kicker Collin Rodgers is one shy of tying Tennessee 's Fuad Reveiz , who made eight in 1982 .

Coach Brian Egan says personalized training and skill-specific training has allowed kickers to advance by leaps and bounds.

This year , college kickers are on pace to attempt 368 kicks of 50 yards or more.

The number of fourth -down conversion attempts has increased by 60% from 2004 to 2023 .

Analytics threatened to eliminate the most exciting part of the job, kickers fought back.

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