When Reno (Nev.) kicker Dirk Borgognone boomed a national record 68-yard field goal on Sept. 27, 1985 against Sparks, little did he know it would be his last as a high school player. Thirty-five years later, Borgognone's kick is still a national record, highlighting our list of the longest field goal from all 50 states.
Borgognone was a high school All-American in 1985 and held the previous state record with a 55-yard field goal during his junior season when he kicked 10 through the uprights. He kicked one field goal entering the game against Sparks before making five of six field goals in that game, including the final kick from 68 yards out.
However Borgognone missed the next eight attempts he took the remainder of the season, nearly all of them greater than 50 yards in length. He still managed to earn a spot on the Bally High School All-American Team. Borgognone had a brief NFL career, playing one season for the Green Bay Packers in 1995.
Borgognone's record kick is one of 27 field goals on the list of 60 yards or more and. Among the other highlights from the list include:
* Todd Sauerbrun is the most accomplished kicker on the list, although he made the All-Pro team four times in the NFL as a punter. He has the longest field goal in New York state history while at Ward Melville at 63 yards.
* Jeff Hall of Franklin County in Tennessee is the co-holder of the state record of 62 yards with himself. He booted his first 62-yarder as a junior and kicked the second one just under 11 months later during his senior year.
* At least five of the longest field goals on the list were converted on a free kick after a fair catch. Kip Smith of Legacy (Colo.) has the longest field goal on a free kick of 67 yards.
* Although not on the list, Corey Lewis of Diamond Ranch Academy (Utah) is the only high school kicker with more than one 60-yard field goal in a game as he kicked a 62-yarder and a 60-yarder against Monticello on Oct. 9, 2015.
* Graham Gano might be the best kicker not on the list. A Pro Bowl kicker currently with the New York Giants, Gano played at Tate (Cantonment, Fla.) and had a 67-yard field goal wiped out by a penalty. He connected on attempts of 65 and 64 yards at the prep level. The Sunshine State native has a 63-yarder to his credit in the NFL.
* The state record in Oregon is held by the No. 1 pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, Adley Rutschman. He led Oregon State to the NCAA title in 2018 and was the College World Series MVP. He kicked a 63-yard field goal in 2015 while at Sherwood (Ore.).
* The first high school 60-yard field goal (not on a drop kick) is believed to be scored by Dick Hartman of Washington (Milwaukee, Wis.) in 1946. On the opening kickoff from the 40-yard line, Hartman booted the ball through the uprights, which were situated on the goal line and not on the back of the end zone as most high schools of that time. According to NFHS rules at that time, a field goal on a kickoff was allowed. Hartman then nearly did it again on the next kickoff, missing by only a few inches, according to the Capital Times.
Sources for the list include P.S. Luchter's website Luckyshow.org, state association websites and research via newspapers.com.
Two months prior to this playoff game, Noe Ruelas kicked the longest field goal in Connecticut history.
File photo by Jonathan Bloom
Alabama
61 — Sage Ledbetter,
Auburn (Ala.), Oct. 23, 2015 *
Alaska
56 — Josh Rolston,
Chugiak (Alaska), Oct. 13, 2020
Arizona
63 — Jeff Locke,
Mountain Ridge (Glendale, Ariz.), Aug., 31, 2007
Arkansas
57 — Andrew Miller,
Hackett (Ark.), 1998
California
64 — Eric Aftholter,
Oak Park (Calif.), Oct. 16, 1982
Colorado
67 — Kip Smith,
Legacy (Broomfield, Colo.), Sept, 4, 1999 *
Connecticut
56 — Noe Ruelas,
Hall (West Hartford, Conn.), Sept. 13, 2019
Delaware
57 — James Ohliger,
Tatnall (Wilmington, Del.), Nov. 13, 2003
Florida
67 — Lonnie Callichio,
South Plantation (Plantation, Fla.), 1990 **
Georgia
67 — Rusty Curry,
Duluth (Ga.), Sept. 3, 1999 *
Hawaii
58 — Harry Hill,
Konawaena (Hawaii), Sept. 23, 2017 *
Idaho
58 — John McClusky,
Twin Falls (Idaho), Sept. 10, 1993
Illinois
65 — Daniel Austin,
Mt. Zion (Ill.), Sept. 10, 2002
Indiana
61 — Jerry Spicer,
Hobart (Ind.), Oct. 31, 1975; Brian Robertson,
Seymour (Ind.), Oct. 29, 1999
Iowa
63 — Todd Sievers,
Ankeny (Iowa), Oct. 10, 1997
Kansas
57 — Mike Ross,
Blue Valley (Stilwell, Kan.), Oct. 8, 1993; Sean Simoneau,
Shawnee Mission West (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), Oct. 7, 1994
Kentucky
60 — Tyler Pack,
Johnson Central (Paintsville, Ky.), Oct. 11, 2013
Louisiana
59 — Keith Andrews,
Ouachita Christian (Monroe, La.), Sept. 28, 2001; Lucas Murphy,
St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.), Sept. 1, 2000
Maine
No known field goal over 50 yards.
Maryland
59 — Shane West,
Havre de Grace (Md.), Oct. 10, 2003
Massachusetts
53 — Glenn Allen,
Canton (Mass.), Oct. 7, 2006
Michigan
59 — Doug Kochanski,
Warren Woods-Tower (Warren, Mich.), Oct. 28, 1994
Minnesota
57 — Fabian Kleinschumacher,
Polk County West [Climax/Fisher] (Climax, Minn.), Oct. 14, 2003
Mississippi
59 — Lemeko Williams,
Clarksdale (Miss.), Nov. 10, 1994
Missouri
63 — Jeremy Flores,
Willard (Mo.), Nov. 5, 1997
Montana
63 — Travis Dorsch,
Bozeman (Mont.), Oct. 4, 1997
Nebraska
59 — Chris McClanthan,
Millard South (Omaha, Neb.), Nov. 9, 1999
Nevada
68 — Dirk Borgognone,
Reno (Nev.), Sept. 27, 1985
New Hampshire
55 — Jeff Beckley,
Plymouth (N.H.), 1989 **
New Jersey
58 — Kevin Mills,
Shore Regional (West Long Branch, N.J.), Sept. 22, 1984
New Mexico
59 — Louis Reagon,
Tucumcari (N.M.), Oct. 23, 1981
New York
63 — Todd Sauerbrun,
Ward Melville (East Setauket, N.Y.), Oct. 27, 1990
North Carolina
61 — Clint Ingle,
Burns (Lawndale, N.C.), Sept. 1, 2000
North Dakota
58 — Emmett Kenney,
Shanley (Fargo, N.D.), Sept. 19, 2020
Ohio
61 — Kevin Harper,
Mentor (Ohio), Sept. 7, 2007; Carey Spear,
Mayfield (Ohio), Nov. 14, 2009 *
Oklahoma
65 — Luke Roberts,
Deer Creek (Edmond, Okla.), Nov. 24, 2001 *
Oregon
63 — Adley Rutschman,
Sherwood (Ore.), Nov. 13, 2015
Pennsylvania
64 — Gerry McGroarty,
Bishop Hoban (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), Sept. 27, 2003
Rhode Island
53 — Paul Boulanger, Warren, 1989 **
South Carolina
64 — Richard Jackson,
Riverside (Greer, S.C.), Oct. 14, 2005
South Dakota
58 — Kevin Hansen,
Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 1998 **
Tennessee
62 — Jeff Hall,
Franklin County (Winchester, Tenn.), Nov. 19, 1991 and Oct. 16, 1992
Texas
67 — Russell Cowsert,
Dallas Christian (Mesquite, Texas), Oct. 2, 1987
Utah
62 — Justin Sorenson,
Bingham (South Jordan, Utah), Sept. 7, 2007
Vermont
57 — Robert Kelly,
Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans, Vt.), Sept. 5, 2014
Virginia
60 — Dillon Christopher,
Menchville (Newport News, Va.), Nov. 5, 2011
Washington
67 — Austin Rehkow,
Central Valley (Spokane Valley, Wash.), Oct. 18, 2012
West Virginia
59 — Corey Smith,
Musselman (Inwood, W. Va.), Sept. 14, 2007
Wisconsin
61 — Jack Hintze,
St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac, Wis.), Oct. 31, 2014
Wyoming
* Free kick
** Date uncertain
