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Football
at Montana State
South Dakota State University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Dustman, Hunter
Jersey Number 10
Hunter Dustman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Position:
- Kicker/Punter
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- East Bethel, Minn.
- High School:
- St. Francis H.S.
- Major:
- Business Economics
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022: Pulled double duty for the Jackrabbits, filling the role of both kicker and punter for national championship squad ... led team with 113 points and also averaged 42.4 yards per punt attempt to earn honorable mention all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors as a punter ... made all 59 extra-point tries and was 18-for-25 on field goals ... ended season by making 13 of his last 14 field goal attempts, including going 3-for-3 three times ... punted career-high 11 times for 41.5-yard average and accounted for team's only points with a 44-yard field goal in season opener at Iowa ... made a 41-yard field goal and punted twice for average of 44.5 yards in home opener against UC Davis to be named the Jacks' Special Teams Player of the Week ... connected on all three of his field goal tries, including game-winning 18-yarder late in fourth quarter, in regular season road win at North Dakota State to claim his first MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week award of the season ... booted career-long 45-yard field goal on final play of first half and kicked the game-winning 26-yard field goal with no time remaining as part of 3-for-3 performance in league-clinching victory at Northern Iowa ... also negated the UNI return game by forcing five fair catches on six punts to again earn MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors ... the next week against Illinois State, matched career long with 45-yard field goal as part of three-field goal outing to be named squad's Special Teams Player of the Week ... all four of his punts traveled 50 or more yards, including a season-best 55-yarder, in posting a season-best average of 53.2 yards in national championship game against North Dakota State ... added a 30-yard field goal on the final play of the first half in title tilt to give the Jackrabbits a 31-14 lead ... recorded touchbacks on 31 of 85 kickoffs for the season
2021: Handled the bulk of the punting duties during the 2021 season ... averaged 41.5 yards on 34 attempts with seven punts of 50 or more yards ... punted three times for average of 43.3 yards in season opener at Colorado State ... tallied two punts of 50-plus yards and landed two of his four attempts inside the opponent's 20-yard line in Beef Bowl win over Dixie State to share squad's Special Teams Player of the Week Award ... helped the Jackrabbits win the field-position battle in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Sacramento State by landing three of his five punts inside the opposing 20-yard line, including booting a career-best 59-yarder ... again shared the team's weekly special teams award versus Sacramento State ... closed season by posting punts of 57 and 44 yards in playoff contest at Montana State ... also served as a backup kicker and connected on PAT versus Lindenwood
2020-21: Backed up at both kicker and punter during first season as a Jackrabbit ... played in five games, including season opener at Northern Iowa ... booted season-best 38-yard punt, which he landed inside the opponent's 20-yard line, in home win over Western Illinois ... connected on 43-yard field goal and added an extra point in regular season road win at Southern Illinois ... handled the punting duties in Football Championship Subdivision playoff quarterfinal versus Southern Illinois
BEFORE SDSU: Was honored two times as North Central District Special Teams Player of the Year while competing for St. Francis High School in the Twin Cities Metro area ... a six-time letterwinner, he was a second-team all-state selection as a junior ... during his senior season in 2019, he averaged 40.2 yards per punt and was 7-of-10 on field goals ... kicked a career-best 51-yard field goal as a sophomore, while his career-long punt traveled 72 yards
HONORS AND AWARDS
- All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team (2023-Punter)
- All-MVFC Honorable Mention (2022-Punter)
- MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2022; Nov. 5, 2022; Oct. 28, 2023; Nov. 4, 2023)
- MVFC Honor Roll (2020-21, 2022)
- Tied for fourth in single-season field goals – 18 (2023)
- 10th in career scoring – 236 points
2022: Pulled double duty for the Jackrabbits, filling the role of both kicker and punter for national championship squad ... led team with 113 points and also averaged 42.4 yards per punt attempt to earn honorable mention all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors as a punter ... made all 59 extra-point tries and was 18-for-25 on field goals ... ended season by making 13 of his last 14 field goal attempts, including going 3-for-3 three times ... punted career-high 11 times for 41.5-yard average and accounted for team's only points with a 44-yard field goal in season opener at Iowa ... made a 41-yard field goal and punted twice for average of 44.5 yards in home opener against UC Davis to be named the Jacks' Special Teams Player of the Week ... connected on all three of his field goal tries, including game-winning 18-yarder late in fourth quarter, in regular season road win at North Dakota State to claim his first MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week award of the season ... booted career-long 45-yard field goal on final play of first half and kicked the game-winning 26-yard field goal with no time remaining as part of 3-for-3 performance in league-clinching victory at Northern Iowa ... also negated the UNI return game by forcing five fair catches on six punts to again earn MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors ... the next week against Illinois State, matched career long with 45-yard field goal as part of three-field goal outing to be named squad's Special Teams Player of the Week ... all four of his punts traveled 50 or more yards, including a season-best 55-yarder, in posting a season-best average of 53.2 yards in national championship game against North Dakota State ... added a 30-yard field goal on the final play of the first half in title tilt to give the Jackrabbits a 31-14 lead ... recorded touchbacks on 31 of 85 kickoffs for the season
2021: Handled the bulk of the punting duties during the 2021 season ... averaged 41.5 yards on 34 attempts with seven punts of 50 or more yards ... punted three times for average of 43.3 yards in season opener at Colorado State ... tallied two punts of 50-plus yards and landed two of his four attempts inside the opponent's 20-yard line in Beef Bowl win over Dixie State to share squad's Special Teams Player of the Week Award ... helped the Jackrabbits win the field-position battle in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Sacramento State by landing three of his five punts inside the opposing 20-yard line, including booting a career-best 59-yarder ... again shared the team's weekly special teams award versus Sacramento State ... closed season by posting punts of 57 and 44 yards in playoff contest at Montana State ... also served as a backup kicker and connected on PAT versus Lindenwood
2020-21: Backed up at both kicker and punter during first season as a Jackrabbit ... played in five games, including season opener at Northern Iowa ... booted season-best 38-yard punt, which he landed inside the opponent's 20-yard line, in home win over Western Illinois ... connected on 43-yard field goal and added an extra point in regular season road win at Southern Illinois ... handled the punting duties in Football Championship Subdivision playoff quarterfinal versus Southern Illinois
BEFORE SDSU: Was honored two times as North Central District Special Teams Player of the Year while competing for St. Francis High School in the Twin Cities Metro area ... a six-time letterwinner, he was a second-team all-state selection as a junior ... during his senior season in 2019, he averaged 40.2 yards per punt and was 7-of-10 on field goals ... kicked a career-best 51-yard field goal as a sophomore, while his career-long punt traveled 72 yards
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Thursday, September 04
Dan Jackson Weekly Press Conference (09.02.2025)
Tuesday, September 02
Dan Jackson Show (09.01.2025)
Tuesday, September 02
Football Postgame Press Conference vs Sacramento State (08.30.2025)
Sunday, August 31
