Peyton Mortenson

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Peyton Mortenson
21 Peyton Mortenson
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Marietta, Minn.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Lac qui Parle Valley
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    905
  • yds/g
    90.5
  • td
    13
Bio

Personal: participated in football, wrestling, and baseball...enjoys hunting, fishing, going to the lake and hanging with friends... son of Randy and Rebecca

Why did you pick Concordia: Good tradition with a brotherhood
Post Graduation plans: Attend chiropractic school somewhere and eventually open up my own office.
Volunteer Activities: SAAC (2019-21)

The MORTENSON File
Favorite food: Steak 
Favorite restaurant: PK Eagans
Favorite movie: Step Brothers
Favorite non-school book: Gates of Fire
Favorite musical group: All of them
My dream job is: Chiropractor on a professional football team

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 216 145
Yards 905 577
Yards per game 90.5 82.4
Yards per rush 4.2 4.0
Touchdowns 13 11
Fumbles 2 1
Fumbles lost 2 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at Valley City St. W, 14-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Presentation W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Gust. Adolphus L, 23-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Valley City St. W, 14-12 22 77 3.5 15 1 1 1
Sep 10 at Presentation W, 42-13 28 132 4.7 21 1 - -
Sep 24 Gust. Adolphus L, 23-6 10 18 1.8 9 0 - -
Oct 1 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 35-28 24 57 2.4 15 2 - -
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7 29 166 5.7 17 3 - -
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7 11 41 3.7 19 1 - -
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13 32 119 3.7 30 0 1 1
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35 16 57 3.6 15 1 - -
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0 23 119 5.2 22 4 - -
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14 21 119 5.7 63 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Valley City St. W, 14-12 2 7 3.5 4 0 1 1
Sep 10 at Presentation W, 42-13 2 8 4.0 5 0 - -
Sep 24 Gust. Adolphus L, 23-6 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Oct 1 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 35-28 5 31 6.2 19 0 - -
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7 3 10 3.3 7 0 - -
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7 2 9 4.5 5 0 - -
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13 4 30 7.5 11 0 1 1
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35 4 24 6.0 14 0 - -
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0 2 9 4.5 5 0 - -
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14 2 13 6.5 7 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at Valley City St. W, 14-12 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Presentation W, 42-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Gust. Adolphus L, 23-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at Valley City St. W, 14-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Presentation W, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Gust. Adolphus L, 23-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at Valley City St. W, 14-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Presentation W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Gust. Adolphus L, 23-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at Valley City St. W, 14-12 1 77 7 - - 84
Sep 10 at Presentation W, 42-13 1 132 8 - - 140
Sep 24 Gust. Adolphus L, 23-6 1 18 2 - - 20
Oct 1 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 35-28 1 57 31 - - 88
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7 1 166 10 - - 176
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7 1 41 9 - - 50
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13 1 119 30 - - 149
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35 1 57 24 - - 81
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0 1 119 9 - - 128
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14 1 119 13 - - 132
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at Valley City St. W, 14-12 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Presentation W, 42-13 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Gust. Adolphus L, 23-6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 35-28 12 2 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7 18 3 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7 6 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0 24 4 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at Valley City St. W, 14-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Presentation W, 42-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Gust. Adolphus L, 23-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 35-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Macalester W, 36-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 45-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 22 Carleton W, 20-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Augsburg L, 38-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Hamline W, 59-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Carleton L, 17-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 32 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 3 12 62 20.7 5.2 0 18 - -
2019-20 10 17 67 6.7 3.9 1 13 1 1
2021-22 9 100 563 62.6 5.6 6 80 1 1
2022-23 10 216 905 90.5 4.2 13 63 2 2
Total 32 345 1597 49.9 4.6 20 80 4 4
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 3 - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 1 0.1 6 0.6 6.0 0 6
2021-22 9 20 2.2 128 14.2 6.4 1 18
2022-23 10 27 2.7 143 14.3 5.3 0 19
Total 32 48 1.5 277 8.7 5.8 1 19
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 3 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 32 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 3 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 32 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 3 62 - - - 62 20.7
2019-20 10 67 6 - - 73 7.3
2021-22 9 563 128 - - 691 76.8
2022-23 10 905 143 - - 1048 104.8
Total 32 1597 277 - - 1874 58.6
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 6 0.6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 42 4.7 6 1 - - - - - - 0 0
2022-23 78 7.8 13 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 126 3.9 20 1 - - - - - - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 1 1 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 32 2 2 4.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 216 905 90.5 4.2 13 63 2 2
Conference 7 145 577 82.4 4.0 11 30 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 94 422 105.5 4.5 7 30 1 1
Away 6 122 483 80.5 4.0 6 63 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 134 613 122.6 4.6 9 30 2 2
Losses 5 82 292 58.4 3.6 4 63 - -
Month
September 3 60 227 75.7 3.8 2 21 1 1
October 5 112 440 88.0 3.9 7 30 1 1
November 2 44 238 119.0 5.4 4 63 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 27 2.7 143 14.3 5.3 0 19
Conference 7 21 3.0 115 16.4 5.5 0 19
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 10 2.5 51 12.8 5.1 0 11
Away 6 17 2.8 92 15.3 5.4 0 19
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 13 2.6 64 12.8 4.9 0 11
Losses 5 14 2.8 79 15.8 5.6 0 19
Month
September 3 5 1.7 17 5.7 3.4 0 5
October 5 18 3.6 104 20.8 5.8 0 19
November 2 4 2.0 22 11.0 5.5 0 7
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 905 143 - - 1048 104.8
Conference 7 577 115 - - 692 98.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 422 51 - - 473 118.3
Away 6 483 92 - - 575 95.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 5 613 64 - - 677 135.4
Losses 5 292 79 - - 371 74.2
Month
September 3 227 17 - - 244 81.3
October 5 440 104 - - 544 108.8
November 2 238 22 - - 260 130.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 78 7.8 13 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 66 9.4 11 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 42 10.5 7 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 36 6.0 6 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 54 10.8 9 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 24 4.8 4 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Month
September 12 4.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 42 8.4 7 0 - - - - - - 0 0
November 24 12.0 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Seniors Noah Jenson, Collin Fleisch and Peyton Mortenson all earned D3football.com All-Region honors.
  • Article
  • December 07, 2022
Jenson, Fleisch And Mortenson Earn All-Region Honors

Seniors Noah Jenson, Collin Fleisch and Peyton Mortenson all earned D3football.com All-Region honors. It is the most All-Region award winners for the Cobbers since the 2005 season.

  • December 07, 2022
Concordia had 10 players earn MIAC postseason honors as voted on by the league coaches. That total is the most since the 2017 season.
  • Article
  • November 21, 2022
Cobbers Place 10 On Conference Postseason Award List

Peyton Mortenson, Collin Fleisch, Chase Dockter, Preston Johnson, Collin Thompson and Noah Jenson were named to the MIAC All-Conference Team, while Owen Miller, Abel Perry, Ty Moser and Noble Scott received All-Conference Honorable Mention honors.

  • November 21, 2022
Ty Moser (#10) and Noah Jenson led the Cobber defense in their game against Carleton. The pair of seniors combined for 24 tackles.
  • Article
  • November 12, 2022
Cobber Comeback At Carleton Comes Up Short

Concordia’s fourth-quarter comeback fell short as the Cobbers lost 17-14 at Carleton in the final game of the 2022 season.

  • November 12, 2022
Senior Peyton Mortenson gets airborne to go over a Hamline defender on his way to one of his four touchdowns in the Cobbers' 59-0 win.
  • Article
  • November 05, 2022
Seniors Honored Pre-Game And Then Lead In 59-0 Win

Concordia celebrated Senior Day before the start of its game with Hamline, and then a pair of seniors staged their own celebration for the next 60 minutes.

  • November 05, 2022
Cooper Mattern threw for 320 yards in the Cobbers' game at Augsburg. He attempted a school-record 58 passes and completed 35 throws.
  • Article
  • October 29, 2022
High-Scoring Saturday In Minneapolis

Concordia lost 38-35 to Augsburg in a high-scoring affair in Minneapolis. The Cobbers led by seven at the half, but then the Auggies recorded 17 consecutive points in the third and fourth quarters to earn the win.

  • October 29, 2022
Senior Noah Jenson (#43) celebrates one of the Cobbers' season-high 6.0 sacks in the team's thrilling 20-13 overtime win over Carleton.
  • Article
  • October 22, 2022
A Little Bit Of Everything In Overtime Win Over Carleton

Concordia’s 20-13 overtime win over previously unbeaten Carleton had a little bit of everything. There was a blocked punt that was returned for a touchdown, several key fourth-down stops, a late game-tying touchdown that was followed by a dramatic extra point and a scoring statement in the extra period of play.

  • October 22, 2022
Noble Scott (#4) had added 6.0 tackles and forced a fumble in the Cobbers' game at #11 Bethel. Marshall King (#26) came up with an interception.
  • Article
  • October 15, 2022
Second-Half Point Streak Stops Cobbers At #11 Bethel

Concordia gave up 28 unanswered points in the second half and lost 45-7 at No.11-ranked Bethel.

  • October 15, 2022
Peyton Mortenson rushed for 166 yards and scored three touchdowns in the Cobbers' win over Macalester.
  • Article
  • October 10, 2022
Mortenson Named MIAC Offensive Player Of The Week

Concordia senior running back Peyton Mortenson was named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Week for his milestone performance in the Cobbers’ 36-7 Homecoming win over Macalester.

  • October 10, 2022
Peyton Mortenson finishes off a 6-yard run in the second quarter that pushed him over the 1,000-yard rushing mark for his career.
  • Article
  • October 08, 2022
Happy Homecoming

It was all sunshine and happy memories as Concordia rattled off 29 unanswered points and downed Macalester 36-7 in the annual Homecoming game.

  • October 08, 2022
Collin Thompson (#99) was one of five Cobbers credited with a sack in the team's game at #6 St. John's.
  • Article
  • October 01, 2022
Fourth-Quarter Rally Falls Just Short At #6 St. John's

Concordia shut down No.6-ranked St. John’s in the first and fourth quarters, but it was the second quarter that proved to be the difference in the Cobbers’ 35-28 loss to the Johnnies.

  • October 01, 2022
Senior captain Noah Jenson has a magnetic personality and rocks a mullet hairstyle. (Pic courtesy of Fargo Forum photographer Alyssa Goelzer)
  • Article
  • September 30, 2022
Jenson Leads With Magnetic Personality

Cobber senior linebacker Noah Jenson has a magnetic personality and a hairstyle to match his charisma.

  • September 30, 2022
Cobbers running back Peyton Mortenson brings farm-tough 'grittiness' to the Concordia offense.
  • Article
  • September 23, 2022
Mortenson Brings Farm-Tough Grittiness

Cobbers running back Peyton Mortenson brings farm-tough 'grittiness' to the Concordia offense.

  • September 23, 2022
Sophomore quarterback Cooper Mattern threw for four touchdowns, and helped the Cobbers post a 42-13 win over Presentation in Aberdeen, S.D.
  • Article
  • September 10, 2022
Mattern's 4 TD Tosses Sparks 2nd Straight Comeback Win

For the second straight week, Concordia fell behind on the road. And for the second straight week, the Cobbers came roaring back to grab a hard-fought, non-conference victory.

  • September 10, 2022
Senior linebacker Noah Jenson makes the tackle in the first half of the Cobbers' 14-12 win at Valley City St. He finished with a team-high 10 tackles.
  • Article
  • September 01, 2022
Cobbers Capture Dramatic, Flag-Filled Opener

It wasn’t the prettiest win in the history of the Cobber football program, but it may have been one of the most dramatic. Concordia rallied from a 6-0 deficit in the fourth quarter, blocked a game-winning field goal in the final seconds of play and beat Valley City State 14-12.

  • September 01, 2022