RV/23 Beavers host Mustangs for Senior Day
Bemidji State set to host Southwest Minnesota State and honor 2024 senior class
Bemidji State University is set to host Southwest Minnesota State University Sep. 14 at Chet Anderson Stadium. The Beavers will celebrate the class of 2024 with a pregame celebration prior to the 2 p.m. kickoff.
The RV/23 Bemidji State University Beavers host the Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs on Saturday afternoon for Senior Day and the annual Shrine Bowl Game.
The Beaver senior class and their loved ones will be recognized around 22 minutes prior to kickoff on the field.
Bemidji State fell out of the AFCA Coaches’ Poll Top 25 and now sits at No. 31 after last Saturday’s loss to No. 11/7 Minnesota State University Mankato. The program also moved down three spots in the D2Football.com poll and is now 23rd.
BSU comes off a tough 31-29 loss to Minnesota State. The Beavers led in the final seconds of the game until MSU’s special teams unit added a field goal to their total, stealing the win.
The duo of Sam McGath and Bubba Peters led the offensive charge for the Green and White. The pair combined for three touchdowns through the air, while McGath added one on his own on the ground.
McGath led the ground game for the Beavers with 128 net yards rushing and a long rush of 59 yards. McGath averaged 8.5 yards per carry.
Defensively, Colton Hinrichs had a career best game, tallying 12 total tackles, three solo and nine assisted, with one sack for nine yards.
Behind Hinrichs, redshirt sophomore Caden Bolte marked seven tackles with three solo and four assisted.
Graduate captain Stephen Hoffman continued to be a menace in the backfield, marking five tackles with one tackle for a loss of three yards and a pass breakup.
On special teams, Connor Mantelli took four punts and four kickoffs for the Beavers, marking 173 yards punting and 191 on kickoffs.
BSU leads the NSIC and holds 16th in the NCAA for punt returns as Jamel Stone has caught five for 81 yards, an average of 16.20 yards per return.