Mitch beckstead

Mitch Beckstead

  • Award
    ROOT SPORTS Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/27/2014
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    Idaho State
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Dayton, Idaho
  • High School
    West Side
 
Beckstead, a 6-foot, 235-pound senior from Dayton, Idaho, tallied 11 tackles – two for loss –with one sack, a forced fumble and an interception as Idaho State snapped a 48-game road losing streak with a 46-12 win over Northern Colorado. Beckstead tallied seven solo tackles.  His forced fumble was recovered by a teammate and returned 53 yards to the Northern Colorado 1-yard line, setting up the Bengals’ final touchdown. ISU held Northern Colorado to 55 yards of offense in the first half. The 12 points were the fewest allowed by the Bengals to a Division I opponent since 2002. This is Beckstead’s first career Player of the Week honor.