VIDEO: We Just Saw One of the Worst Missed Field Goals Ever in Charlotte-Buffalo Bahamas Bowl
By Chris Russo
Charlotte 49ers kicker Jonathan Cruz will hopefully remember the nice weather when he reminisces about the Bahamas Bowl, and not this kick. College football fans may have seen one of the worst field goal tries in the history of bowl season.
This one landed in the states... ?pic.twitter.com/VcbIJaxnjF
— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) December 20, 2019
In the Bahamas Bowl against Buffalo, Cruz could not have hooked his 33-yard try much more, but we can certainly blame it on the 30 MPH winds in the Bahamas. Strangely enough, Cruz has actually been pretty good this year. He entered the game 9-of-11 on field goal tries, and even made a 53-yarder in September in a game against UMass.
Last season, he went 17-of-22 as a freshman. In 2018, he also had three games where he converted field goal tries of 50 yards or more, including a 56-yarder to win the regular season finale against Florida Atlantic.
A 56-YARD FIELD GOAL TO SEAL THE DEAL FOR @CharlotteFTBL pic.twitter.com/Em6qBLnDvR
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) November 25, 2018
So yeah, let's chalk this one up to bad weather conditions.