Parachutist Catches on Field Goal Net, Crashes to Ground Before Armed Forces Bowl

A parachutist at the Armed Forces Bowl ended up with an unexpected touchdown prior to the game … or, perhaps “crash-down” is a more apt term — since he went down hard after catching on the field goal net.

The wild moment went down before the college football game in Fort Worth, Texas Friday … when a few parachutists leapt from planes during the flyover to land on the field — all pretty standard fare for big-time matchups like this one.

While four of the jumpers landed safe and sound, one got a little to close net behind the goal post which keeps balls from landing in the crowd … stopping his momentum and sending him plummeting to the earth.

Check out the clip … the jumper loses all steam once he hits the netting — coming down in a heap upon the ground behind the endzone.

According to WFAA, a local Dallas outlet, the parachutist was able to walk off the field under his own power … though we’re sure he’ll be a little sore in the morning.

Rice University’s dreams of winning The 23rd Annual Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl crashed about as hard as the parachutist, BTW … because Texas State smoked Rice 41-10.