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Watch: Florida State kicker Ryan Fitzgerald boots 59-yard field goal to tie game at half
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Ryan Fitzgerald looks to have a case of "the luck of the Irish," and Florida State football is surely happy to be on the receiving end of it.
Trailing 14-11 in the final seconds of the first half vs. Georgia Tech in Saturday's Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Florida State looked to be heading into halftime with a deficit.
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That was until Fitzgerald, who two years ago was struggling to keep his spot on the roster, showed off his leg as he hit a new career-long 59-yard field goal to tie the game and cap off a back-and-forth first half between both ACC programs. His previous career long was 53 yards back in 2021. Fitzgerald also hit a 52-yarder earlier in the half.
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Watch: FSU kicker Ryan Fitzgerald hit 59-yard field goal in Dublin
Here's a look at the 59-yard field goal from Fitzgerald to send the Seminoles into halftime tied with Georgia Tech at 14-14 in Dublin:
Who is FSU kicker Ryan Fitzgerald?
FSU's kicker is Ryan Fitzgerald, a redshirt senior who hails from Coolidge, Georgia. He is in his fourth season as the Seminoles starting kicker.
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Per his FSU player profile page, Fitzgerald entered the 2024 season ranked ninth in program history with 299 points scored. He is also the only player in Seminoles program history with multiple seasons of at least 57 made PATs.
Here's a breakdown of Fitzgerald stats during his career at FSU entering this season:
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Career stats:Made 45 of 61 field goals attempted (73.77%) and 164 PATs
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU kicker Ryan Fitzgerald hits 59-yard field goal to tie opener at half
