Don't ask me why I came up with this, but it was after the whole 1 point safety thing.

What would the ruling be if you kicked a field goal backwards and it went through the other teams uprights?

I assume it's a safety.

Would anything be different in college vs. the NFL?

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That is pretty dumb.

I'm 99 percent sure it would be a safety in either leagues.

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What about the CFL?

Gonna have to ask the Bears next head coach on that.

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http://static.nfl.com/static/content/pu ... 20Book.pdf

Interesting that the rules permit you to attempt the kick from the line of scrimmage... I imagine that would be blocked fairly easily.

So this covers the issue of it touching your equipment, but not of it going through your own uprights or out of the end zone...

Section 11-4-2 applies to missed field goals specifically... Exception #2 addresses a blocked kick not going past the line of scrimmage, but in this case, we assume the kick is not blocked...

Also interesting, section 11-4-1 indicates that if you kicked a field goal and it went through the uprights, but the wind blew it back through the uprights and it landed short, it would not be considered a field goal.

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Thanks newper.

What if the ball landed in the end zone. Could the defense pick it up for a touchdown? I know you can return a field goal attempt, but would it be a dead ball in the end zone?

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In college you can receive two points for returning a blocked pat. In high school and pros, ball is dead as soon as defense touches the ball.

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Is Purdue planning their special teams for next year?

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Last year they were one of the only teams in the country to have a dedicated kicking coach!

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Coach whistle didn't mess around.

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