Pegram?
Lawrence?
McSchnazly?

Kyle Bryant

Tony Franklin!

Tony Franklin IMO (esp. since he had an NFL career). But, not sure of stats regarding PK during tenure at A&M (i.e., A&M career only).

Tony Franklin

Tony Franklin is a good choice, but he got to kick with a tee.

Terrence Kitchens was great too. My first game as a student at Kyle Field, he kicked a 62 yard field goal. At the time it was the second longest in NCAA history without a tee. Anybody know if that still stands?

Kyle Bryant

Terry Venetoulias - with a name like that how can you pick anyone else?!

Although Tony Franklin's stats are pretty good.


BEST SEASON PERCENTAGE, UNDER 40 YARDS: Scott Slater, 1.000 (16-16), 1986


BEST CAREER PERCENTAGE, UNDER 40 YARDS: Terry Venetoulias, .882 (30-34), 1990-93


BEST SEASON PERCENTAGE, OVER 40 YARDS: Kyle Bryant, .700 (7-10), 1996


BEST CAREER PERCENTAGE, OVER 40 YARDS: Scott Slater, .591 (13-22), 1985-88


MOST FIELD GOALS OVER 40 YARDS, GAME: 5, Alan Smith vs. Arkansas State, 1983


MOST FIELD GOALS OVER 60 YARDS, GAME: 2, Tony Franklin vs. Baylor, 1976


MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED OVER 60 YARDS, SEASON: 2, Tony Franklin, 1976


MOST FIELD GOALS MADE OVER 60 YARDS, SEASON: 2, Tony Franklin, 1976


MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED OVER 60 YARDS, CAREER: 11, Tony Franklin, 1976-79


MOST FIELD GOALS MADE OVER 60 YARDS, CAREER: 2, Tony Franklin, 1976-79


MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED OVER 50 YARDS, CAREER: 38, Tony Franklin, 1976-79


MOST FIELD GOALS MADE OVER 50 YARDS, CAREER: 16, Tony Franklin, 1976-79


B. King
A-Co BQ '02

how did Franklin attempt 11 60 yard kicks if he never attempted more than 2 in a season?

Franklin is the best we've had.
It is because of him the rules changed. After he made those two 60 + field goals against bu Grant T was so pis*** that he pushed through a rules change where the ball came back to the point it was kicked if missed.
Up to then if you missed it the ball came out to the 20 just like a punt if it had gone through the end zone.
He held the NCAA longest field goal record for about 30 minutes when the tu kicker made a longer one that same day.

It wasn't the tu kicker (Erxleban or something like that) it was a foreign kicker from ACC (now ACU) that kicked a 69 yarder just a few minutes after Franklin's 66...

74Ag,
Not that it really matters but I believe it was a kicker from Abilene Christian that beat Tony's kick(s) that day.

I was a ball boy for the football team beginning in 1974 and when Tony kicked the second one he spraigned (sp) his ankle. It was a cold, rainy and dreary day. When he came off the field he stood there on the sideline with his ankle in an bucket of ice water. Sorry, just ramblin'. Have a great day Ag's!

How about punters? Can anyone rival Lechler?

There is no way Franklin was better than Bryant. Franklin had chock job written accross his helmet.

Looks like there were more accurate kickers, but Franklin could hit the long ones.

Lechler is far and away the best punter at A&M ever.....we've really missed him since he left.

CUwhenitburns04, how many years did Bryant played in the NFL?

Mosley at Sam Houston State is the kicker that bested Franklin that day.

I was at a Howard Payne/Sul Ross game at the time the announcements came over the PA, what seemed like just a few minutes apart.

the nfl wasn't bryan's goal.

KB..without a doubt

My bad. Your right about that. For some reason I was thinking it was him. It was just bad timing to have the record that only last about 30 minutes.

it was the kid from Abilene Christian...Ove Johannson or something like that...69 yards with a lot of wind behind him.

Also, Tony Franklin was the best, period. What many fail to remember is that he had an outstanding pro career as well, went to a Pro Bowl.
The rules were different then, sure, but he had a really strong leg...kicked a 59 yarder in the pros as well.

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All using 2: tees.

1) 69 yards: Ove Johansson, Abilene Christian (W 17-0) v East Texas State, 10/16/1976

2-5)67 yards including Russell Erxleben, Texas (W 72-15) v Rice, 10/1/1977

6-9) 65 yards including Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (W 24-0) v Baylor, 10/16/1976 (after Johansson's 69-yarder)
64 yards - Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (W 24-0) v Baylor, 10/16/1976 (before Johansson's 69-yarder).



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Lechler is far and away the best punter EVER.....we've really missed him since he left.

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hth

TK was the best at hitting is O-Line in the back of the head!

Although you guys are FACTUALLY correct, let me shed a bit more light....

When Franklin kicked those FG's against bu, Steve Little from Arkansas, on the same day, kiicked a 66-yarder, only to be eclipsed by the guy from abilene christian....

back then, in the ole SWC, there was Erxleben from tu, Steve Little from arkansas, and Franklin for the Ags....Little later was in a auto accident and was paralyzed from the waist down (I think that's correct).....

there ya go....

I watched Franklin during pre-game of the tu game kick a 60, 65, 70 and 72 yarder- before missing. With each kick, more and more of the sip players began watching the kicks instead of warming up.

ComeOutRoll...good work. Though only 14, I remember that day like it was yesterday. The record kept falling but Johanssen walked away with the prize.

Those were halcyon days for kickers.

Tony then Kyle

Overall: Kyle Bryant

If you wanted a long one: Franklin

Punter is Lechler without a doubt.

Wow,
I had no idea about the rule that a missed FG ended up like a touchback on a punt. That might not be a bad rule to bring back. It might actually encourage some more long FG attempts....and likewise the chance for blocks. Nowadays, with no tee and many fields on grass, a FG attempt over 50 is RARE.

Your memories do not go back far enough. Think Yale Lary when discussing A&M punters. Back in the 50s, punters had to display other skills too.

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Yale Lary

Date of birth: November 29, 1930
Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas
Position(s): Defensive back, Punter
College Texas A&M
NFL Draft: 1952 / Round 3/ Pick 34
Career Highlights
Pro Bowls: 9
Honors: NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1979

Team: 1952-1964 Detroit Lions


Robert Yale Lary was a football player.

He played attended Texas A&M University where he was a standout in football and baseball, and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round in 1952. He would help lead the Lions to three NFL championships.

He played right safety, a position which gradually became free safety, for the Lions from 1952 to 1964. He had 50 career interceptions, an outstanding figure for that era. He was a Pro Bowl selection for nine years. He also returned kickoffs in 1952, 1953, and 1956. He missed the 1954-1955 seasons for military service.

He was also an outstanding punter, winning punting titles in 1959, 1961. and 1963. He was noted for hang time, and in 1960 opponents averaged returns of less than one yard per punt. His career average was 43 yards per punt, in 503 attempts. According to Paul Hornung in 2004 he was the best punter ever.

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Any questions?

Nice find, fossil.

Plimpton also talks about him in Paper Lion.

Terrence Kitchens...the only Aggie football player to hail from Lumberton High School, therefore I am obligated to vote this way.

Hey Nav .... Find? I watched Yale Lary in action beginning in about '49.

Kyle MF Bryant!