April Goss (born September 2, 1993) is a former American football

placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter. Spe ...

for the

Kent State Golden Flashes football Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the ...

team. She played for the Golden Flashes from 2012 to 2015 and was redshirted in 2012. She wore uniform number 91. On September 12, 2015, Goss became the second female player to score in an official Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly Division I-A) game. With 4:30 left in the second quarter of Kent State's game against the Delaware State Hornets, Goss came on in place of starting placekicker Shane Hynes to attempt the extra point following a 5-yard touchdown run by Kent State quarterback George Bollas. Her kick veered right, but flew inside the right upright and over the crossbar. The only previous woman to score in a FBS football game was New Mexico's

Katie Hnida Katharine Anne Hnida (; born May 17, 1981) is a former American football player who became the first woman to score in an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I-A game, college football's highest level. She accomplished this as ...

, who recorded two extra points in a 2003 game against Texas State. Goss was in her fourth year for Kent State's football team, earning the praise of KSU coach Paul Haynes, who insisted she had earned her opportunity: "She works her tail off. She's the first one out there in practice and the last one off the field." Kent State went on to win the game 45–13.

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American football placekickers Female players of American football Kent State Golden Flashes football players Living people People from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Place of birth missing (living people) 1993 births {{Amfoot-kicker-stub