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One of the most emotional games ever at Stanford Stadium. Stay until the end, I promise it will be worth it.

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Since we have lots of time on our hands, I figured this begs the question:  Was this the greatest field goal in Stanford football history?  Undoubtedly the most memorable in the short life of Stanford Stadium 2.0.

I go back a ways, and these are the dramatic ones I recall:

1972 Rose Bowl.  Rod Garcia stuns Michigan 13-12 after the ridiculous safety call on James Ferguson by the Big-10 ref.  I admit I only saw this on TV (was a freshman in HS).  And there was some time left on the clock, so it wasn't the end of the game.
1974 Big Game.  Guy Benjamin has 26 seconds and gives Mike Langford a 50 yard attempt.
1975 at USC.  Mike Langford hits a 37 yarder in the Coliseum as time expires.  John McKay comes up 2,003 points short of beating Stanford in his last chance.  And I saw this in person!  I can still visualize someone on the field behind the goalposts, in a blue shirt, raising both arms as the ball traveled past him.
1979 vs. UCLA.  A freshman named John Elway gives Ken Naber a 56 yard attempt.  It scrapes the left upright, but on the inside.  
1990 Big Game.  Please clear the field, the game is not over!
2010 vs. USC.  Nate Whitaker atones for his missed extra point.  Don't get hurt in the celebration!
2012 at Oregon.  On national TV.  A Rose Bowl becomes real.  And thousands of green and yellow shirts declaring "We Want Bama" become an instant embarrassment.

I still have to favor Ukropina's 45 yarder, I'll admit.  It was fun shaking Bill Ukropina's hand as I was going onto the field.  Believe me, I was not the only one.  And I did read this tidbit later - that Bill told Conrad that this was a moment he'd never have again in his life, and he should enjoy it to the fullest.  Conrad didn't make it back to the locker room for an hour.

Any other FG I missed?

1988 Tuan Van Le blocks the field goal to preserve the tie game and keep the Axe

https://apnews.com/fe3eee601c7024da86e2182de4b8b049

[82lsju]

One of the most emotional games ever at Stanford Stadium. Stay until the end, I promise it will be worth it.

[twitter]https://twitter.com/CFBONFOX/status/1254827779914268672[/twitter]

Since we have lots of time on our hands, I figured this begs the question:  Was this the greatest field goal in Stanford football history?  Undoubtedly the most memorable in the short life of Stanford Stadium 2.0.

I go back a ways, and these are the dramatic ones I recall:

1972 Rose Bowl.  Rod Garcia stuns Michigan 13-12 after the ridiculous safety call on James Ferguson by the Big-10 ref.  I admit I only saw this on TV (was a freshman in HS).  And there was some time left on the clock, so it wasn't the end of the game.
1974 Big Game.  Guy Benjamin has 26 seconds and gives Mike Langford a 50 yard attempt.
1975 at USC.  Mike Langford hits a 37 yarder in the Coliseum as time expires.  John McKay comes up 2,003 points short of beating Stanford in his last chance.  And I saw this in person!  I can still visualize someone on the field behind the goalposts, in a blue shirt, raising both arms as the ball traveled past him.
1979 vs. UCLA.  A freshman named John Elway gives Ken Naber a 56 yard attempt.  It scrapes the left upright, but on the inside.  
1990 Big Game.  Please clear the field, the game is not over!
2010 vs. USC.  Nate Whitaker atones for his missed extra point.  Don't get hurt in the celebration!
2012 at Oregon.  On national TV.  A Rose Bowl becomes real.  And thousands of green and yellow shirts declaring "We Want Bama" become an instant embarrassment.

I still have to favor Ukropina's 45 yarder, I'll admit.  It was fun shaking Bill Ukropina's hand as I was going onto the field.  Believe me, I was not the only one.  And I did read this tidbit later - that Bill told Conrad that this was a moment he'd never have again in his life, and he should enjoy it to the fullest.  Conrad didn't make it back to the locker room for an hour.

Any other FG I missed?

1988 Tuan Van Le blocks the field goal to preserve the tie game and keep the Axe

https://apnews.com/fe3eee601c7024da86e2182de4b8b049