A field goal is a general term used in some sports wherein a goal may be scored either during general play ("from the field") or via some sort of free shot. In American football, some rugby games and some basketball shots of certain distance, a field goal is worth three points or one point.
The term may refer to:
- Field goal (American and Canadian football), a kick used to score points in American and Canadian football
- Field goal (rugby), a kick used to score points in rugby league football and rugby union football
- Field goal (basketball), a shot used to score points in basketball
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Miner's Cup - Recent Contests - 2007
... quarterback, to Keith White, while the Wildcats' scoring came on a 32 yard field goal, a 79 yd pass from Buddy Rivera to Fred Wells, a 35 yard pass from Rivera to ... This field goal was the longest of his career, and only 3 yards away from NMU's record ...
... quarterback, to Keith White, while the Wildcats' scoring came on a 32 yard field goal, a 79 yd pass from Buddy Rivera to Fred Wells, a 35 yard pass from Rivera to ... This field goal was the longest of his career, and only 3 yards away from NMU's record ...
Colts–Patriots Rivalry - Notable Games
... Patriots closed to a 7-6 fourth-quarter score on two Gino Cappelletti field goals ... points in the fourth off Colt turnovers and the game-winning Adam Vinatieri field goal came in the final thirty seconds ... However, thanks to a leap in field position due to a pass interference call, Colts RB Joseph Addai scored a touchdown on a four-yard run with 223 left to make the score 34-28 ...
... Patriots closed to a 7-6 fourth-quarter score on two Gino Cappelletti field goals ... points in the fourth off Colt turnovers and the game-winning Adam Vinatieri field goal came in the final thirty seconds ... However, thanks to a leap in field position due to a pass interference call, Colts RB Joseph Addai scored a touchdown on a four-yard run with 223 left to make the score 34-28 ...
Turnover On Downs
... ten yards (an event called a "first down") or cross the goal line for a score ... then punt the ball, offering the opposing team possession, or attempt to kick a field goal if close enough ... to gain a first down A team is close to, but not within field goal range The game's end is near, and if the team surrenders possession of the ball, they may not have another chance to score ...
... ten yards (an event called a "first down") or cross the goal line for a score ... then punt the ball, offering the opposing team possession, or attempt to kick a field goal if close enough ... to gain a first down A team is close to, but not within field goal range The game's end is near, and if the team surrenders possession of the ball, they may not have another chance to score ...
List Of Virginia Tech Hokies Bowl Games - Game Capsules - 2012 Sugar Bowl
... the its first possession into on a field goal ... Virginia Tech added another field goal in the second quarter, but Michigan scored a touchdown in the final minute to take a 7–6 lead, and then recovered a Virginia ... Michigan kicked a field goal as time expired in the first half to take a 10–6 lead ...
... the its first possession into on a field goal ... Virginia Tech added another field goal in the second quarter, but Michigan scored a touchdown in the final minute to take a 7–6 lead, and then recovered a Virginia ... Michigan kicked a field goal as time expired in the first half to take a 10–6 lead ...
September 2008 In Sports - 21 September 2008 (Sunday)
23 The Bills score 17 points in the final 8 minutes, capped off by a field goal from Rian Lindell as time expires ... deficit in the final 4 minutes of regulation against his former team, with Matt Bryant's field goal securing the win in overtime ... New York Giants 26, Cincinnati Bengals 23 (OT) John Carney's field goal in overtime sends the Giants to 3–0 for the first time since 2000 ...
23 The Bills score 17 points in the final 8 minutes, capped off by a field goal from Rian Lindell as time expires ... deficit in the final 4 minutes of regulation against his former team, with Matt Bryant's field goal securing the win in overtime ... New York Giants 26, Cincinnati Bengals 23 (OT) John Carney's field goal in overtime sends the Giants to 3–0 for the first time since 2000 ...
Famous quotes containing the words goal and/or field:
“The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment: these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se.”
—June Jordan (b. 1939)
“She is as in a field a silken tent
At midday when a sunny summer breeze
Has dried the dew and all its ropes relent,”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
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