Pete Stoyanovich
Encyclopedia
Peter Stoyanovich and is an American football
placekicker
of Macedonian
descent who played with the Miami Dolphins
, Kansas City Chiefs
and briefly the St. Louis Rams
in the NFL
. He attended college at Indiana University.
A first-team all-pro in 1992, Stoyanovich finished his career in the top 35 in NFL history in all kicking categories. He led the NFL in scoring in 1992. His game-tying 58-yard field goal
in a 1991 Wild Card playoff remains the longest field goal in NFL playoff history.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
placekicker
Placekicker
Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...
of Macedonian
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
descent who played with the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
and briefly the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
in the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He attended college at Indiana University.
A first-team all-pro in 1992, Stoyanovich finished his career in the top 35 in NFL history in all kicking categories. He led the NFL in scoring in 1992. His game-tying 58-yard field goal
Field goal
A field goal is a general term used in some sports wherein a goal may be scored either during general play or via some sort of free shot...
in a 1991 Wild Card playoff remains the longest field goal in NFL playoff history.
Career statistics
Field Goals | P.A.T. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Made | ATT | PCT | Made | ATT | Points |
1989 | Miami Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
19 | 26 | 73.1 | 38 | 39 | 95 |
1990 | Miami | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 37 | 37 | 100 |
1991 | Miami | 31 | 37 | 83.8 | 28 | 29 | 121 |
1992 | Miami | 30 | 37 | 81.1 | 34 | 36 | 124 |
1993 | Miami | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 37 | 37 | 109 |
1994 | Miami | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 35 | 35 | 107 |
1995 | Miami | 27 | 34 | 79.4 | 37 | 37 | 118 |
1996 | Kansas City Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
17 | 24 | 70.8 | 34 | 34 | 85 |
1997 | Kansas City | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 35 | 36 | 113 |
1998 | Kansas City | 27 | 32 | 84.4 | 34 | 34 | 115 |
1999 | Kansas City | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 45 | 45 | 108 |
2000 | Kansas City | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 15 | 15 | 21 |
2000 | St. Louis St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
3 | 5 | 60.0 | 11 | 11 | 20 |
Total | 272 | 342 | 79.5 | 420 | 425 | 1236 |