field goal
noun
1
: a score of three points in football made by drop-kicking or placekicking the ball over the crossbar from ordinary play
2
: a goal in basketball made while the ball is in play
Examples of field goal in a Sentence
He kicked a 20-yard field goal.
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Gronowski was South Dakota State’s quarterback when the Jackrabbits lost 7-3 at Iowa in the 2022 season opener, with the Hawkeyes’ points coming from two safeties and a field goal.
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John Bohnenkamp, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
That included a 58-yard field goal against California to tie the school record.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
A couple legs up Senior kicker Gabriel Plascencia made a 23-yard field goal on the opening drive.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Across seven drives over the first half of the scrimmage when tackling was allowed, the defense gave up points on just two drives — the Toney touchdown and a 25-yard field goal by FAU transfer Carter Davis as time expired.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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John Bohnenkamp, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
That included a 58-yard field goal against California to tie the school record.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
A couple legs up Senior kicker Gabriel Plascencia made a 23-yard field goal on the opening drive.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Across seven drives over the first half of the scrimmage when tackling was allowed, the defense gave up points on just two drives — the Toney touchdown and a 25-yard field goal by FAU transfer Carter Davis as time expired.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Field goal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20goal. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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