Wichita State may no longer have a football team, but it does still have its place in the NCAA record book.
Joe Williams is still tied for the longest field goal kicked in a college football game with his 67-yard boot as time expired in a 33-7 victory over Southern Illinois at Cessna Stadium on October 21, 1978.
As the 40th anniversary nears, Williams, 61, enjoyed reminiscing from his home in Ocean Springs, Miss., about the kick that landed him in the record books.
“The wind was in my favor and we got a good hold down and I knocked the hell out of it and it went through by six or seven yards,” Williams said.