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Former Nittany Lion scores the first points of Super Bowl LIV
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The first points of the Super Bowl came thanks to a former B1G kicker.
San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould was the first to account for any points in Super Bowl LIV, knocking down a 38-yard field goal to give his team an early 3-0 lead against the Kansas City Chiefs. Gould was at Penn State from 2001-04.
The first points of #SBLIV belong to Robbie Gould pic.twitter.com/9yyjyHMZ6h
— The Daily Collegian (@DailyCollegian) February 2, 2020
This year mark’s Gould’s third with the 49ers. In the regular season, he converted 23-of-31 field goal attempts with a long of 47 yards. He’s also made 41-of-42 extra point attempts this season.
Including his first kick of Super Bowl LIV, Gould has been perfect this postseason. He was 2-of-2 against Minnesota and converted all three extra point attempts. In the NFC Championship Game, he made all three field goal tries against Green Bay, including a long of 54 yards. He also knocked down all four PATs.
Gould is in his 15th season in the NFL.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB