POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State kicker Mason Lindberg has been named to the watch list for the Fred Mitchell Award, which honors the top place-kicker outside the FBS.
Lindberg, is the third straight Bengal kicker on the watch list. Gabe Panikowski won the Fred Mitchell Award in 2024, and Trajan Sinatra was a finalist in 2025.
Through eight games, Lindberg is 14-of-20 on field goals and 31-for-31 on PATs. His 1.75 field goals per game lead the Big Sky and rank fourth in the FCS, and his 14 made field goals and 20 attempts are both the most in the league. He has scored 73 points, and his 9.1 points per game rank second in the Big Sky and fourth nationally.
Lindberg has made 8 of 9 attempts from 40 to 49 yards, and his long of the season is a 50-yarder against Cal Poly on Oct. 10. He went 5-for-5 at Utah State on Sept. 5 and against Cal Poly. Those are the only five-field goal games by any Big Sky team this season. His 17 points at Utah State are the most kicking points by a Big Sky team in a game this year.
Against Cal Poly, Lindberg made field goals of 27, 45, 50, 43 and 30 yards and accounted for 16 of Idaho State's 24 points
Lindberg also handles kickoffs for the Bengals, averaging 62.6 yards on 47 kickoffs with 23 touchbacks.
- Field goals per game: 1.75 (1st Big Sky, 4th FCS)
- Field goals made: 14 (1st Big Sky)
- Points per game: 9.1 (2nd Big Sky, 4th FCS)
- Total points: 73 (2nd Big Sky, 4th FCS)
- Field goal percentage: 70.0 (7th Big Sky, 45th FCS)
- PATs: 31-for-31
