Gopher Field Goal Trajectory & Collegiate Kick Simulator

PEACOCK • NBC SPORTS SEASON OPENER SPECIAL

Game Recap Anchored: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Eastern Illinois • Season-opening field goal is GOOD! 🙌 (Official broadcast: Peacock & NBCSN)

NCAA Hash Width: 40 ft • Post Width: 18 ft 6 in

Dual-Perspective Ballistic Arena (Sideline Arc + NCAA Uprights)

Apex: -- Dist: 36 yds Wind: 8 mph L

Flight:

Field Goal Presets

Ball Placement & Geometry

Collegiate Hash Mark Right (+20 ft)

NCAA hashes are 40 ft apart (20 ft left/right of center line).

Total Kick Distance 36 yards

LOS 19-yd line + 10-yd end zone + 7-yd snap/hold offset.

Launch Elevation Angle 32.5°

Initial Velocity (Foot Speed) 68 mph

Crosswind Vector 8 mph (Push Left)

Negative = Leftward drift, Positive = Rightward drift.

FIELD GOAL IS GOOD! 🙌

Cleared crossbar by +11.4 ft • Center margin: +4.2 ft inside right post

Crossbar Clearance

+11.4 ft

Target height: 10.0 ft crossbar

Lateral Post Margin

4.2 ft inside

Uprights: 18 ft 6 in (9.25 ft half)

Hang Time

1.62 s

Snap-to-crossbar plane flight time

Trajectory Apex

38.9 ft

Maximum vertical arc elevation

NCAA Division I Historical Field Goal Conversion Benchmarks

Empirical collegiate kicking conversion probabilities across Division I FBS football. Current kick distance highlighted.

Distance Category	NCAA FBS Conversion Rate	Historical Relative Difficulty	Active Kick Context
Under 30 Yards (< 30 yds)	94.2%	Routine PAT / Short Chip Shot	--
30 to 39 Yards (Minnesota Opener Tier)	81.6%	High Expectation Starting Tier	• Current Kick (36 yds)
40 to 49 Yards	68.3%	Contested Tactical Range	--
50+ Yards (Long Range)	46.1%	Clutch Distance / Specialist Tier	--

Export telemetry, coordinate data, and flight vectors for sports physics analysis.