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Bemidji State University

Bemidji State Beavers Athletics

2021 Football

John Swartz

90 Mason Hoffer

  • Position K/P
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Minot, N.D.
  • Previous School Minot HS

Biography

2021 (Sr)
• Fall NSIC All-Academic Team

Appeared in all 13 games as BSU's place kicker and punter... Went 6-of-10 on field goal attempts with a long of 32 yards... Converted a perfect 55-of-55 extra-point attempts, setting BSU's single-season PAT kicks record and the program's career PAT record with 135... Averaged 36.9 yards on 63 punts... Totaled 14 punts within the 20-yardline, five punts of 50+ yards and two touchbacks... Also averaged 45.8 yards on 11 kickoffs.

2020 (Sr)
Fall season was canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 (Jr)
Played 11 games for the Beavers... Converted 6-of-14 field goals with a long of 35 yards... Made 37-of-40 point-after kicks, ranking eighth at BSU in a single season with extra point conversions... Totaled 55 points on kicks, finishing with the sixth-most points by kicking for BSU in a single season... Recorded 58 kickoffs for 2,957 yards with six touchbacks and an average kickoff of 51.0 yards... Enters senior season fifth all-time at BSU in extra point conversions, seventh all-time in points scored on kicks and eighth in field goals.

2018 (RS-So)
Played in three games for the Beavers... Converted all seven of his point-after tries... Kicked off eight times, averaging 54.2 yards per kick.

2017 (So)
Redshirted

2016 (Fr)
• NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 10)

Played in seven games as a true freshman for the Beavers... Made 36-42 PAT kicks on the season, making a season-high 10 vs Minnesota Crookston (Nov. 12)... Was 5-6 with a season-long 38-yard field goal... Totaled 2686 kickoff yards on 56 kicks averaging 48 yards/kick... Played in the 2016 Mineral Water Bowl game where the Beavers beat Washburn 36-23, being the first team in program history to win a post-season game.

High School
A two-time letter winner in football and hockey at Minot High School... Played kicker for the two-time North Dakota State Championship runner-up Magicians... Member of the 2014-15 state champion boys hockey team.

Personal
Born March 4, 1998... Son of Susan and Barry Hoffer... Member of National Honor Society and student council from 2011-15... Earned high honors from 2012-14 and highest honors during his first semester 2015... Mother, Susan, played volleyball at Minot State University from 1989-90... Engineering technology major.

Season Highs
PAT Attempts:
 6, 4x last vs UMary (11/13/21)
PAT Made: 6, 4x last vs UMary (11/13/21)
Kickoffs: 3, at Concordia-St. Paul (10/9/21)
Kickoff Yards: 134, at Concordia-St. Paul (10/9/21)
FG Attempts: 2, vs Minot St. (10/2/21)
FG Made: 2, vs Minot St. (10/2/21)
Field Goal Long: 32, vs Augustana (9/26/21)

Career Highs
PAT Attempts: 11, vs Minnesota Crookston (11/12/16)
PAT Made: 10, vs Minnesota Crookston (11/12/16)
Field Goal Attempts: 2, 7x last vs Minot St. (10/2/21)
Field Goals Made: 2, 3x last vs Minot St. (10/2/21)
Field Goal Long: 38, vs Northern State (10/8/16)
Kickoffs: 12, vs Minnesota Crookston (11/12/16)
Kickoff Yards: 576, at Minot State (11/16/19)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 90

    2016Freshman

    K/P
    5'10" 178 lbs
    90
  • 90

    2017Sophomore

    K/P
    5'10" 178 lbs
    90
  • 90

    2018Sophomore

    K/P
    5'10" 175 lbs
    90
  • 90

    2019Junior

    K/P
    5'10" 175 lbs
    90
  • 90

    2020Senior

    K/P
    5'10" 175 lbs
    90
  • 90

    2021Senior

    K/P
    6'0" 195 lbs
    90