Mason Hughes

Mason Hughes
03 Mason Hughes
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    195
  • Hometown:
    Glendale, Ariz.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Pinnacle
  • Major:
    Project Management
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    957
  • yds/g
    95.7
  • td
    7
Bio
Why did you pick Concordia: The coaches 
Post Graduation plans: Never be broke again 
 
The HUGHES File
Favorite food: Chicken wings 
Favorite restaurant: Don Jose
Favorite movie: Alita 
Favorite musical group: Kranke Beverly Maze 
The place in the world I most want to visit: Japan 
If I could have a super power it would be: Teleportation 
Favorite professional sports team: Panthers 
Favorite professional athlete growing up: Luke Kuechly
If I could play another sport (other than football) I would play: Volleyball 
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 172 150
Yards 957 839
Yards per game 95.7 93.2
Yards per rush 5.6 5.6
Touchdowns 7 6
Fumbles 2 2
Fumbles lost 1 1
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 Mayville St. W, 17-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at St. Olaf L, 17-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Gust. Adolphus W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Scholastica W, 49-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Mayville St. W, 17-6 22 118 5.4 21 1 - -
Sep 20 at St. Olaf L, 17-16 13 21 1.6 12 0 1 1
Sep 27 Gust. Adolphus W, 14-13 16 56 3.5 11 0 - -
Oct 4 St. Scholastica W, 49-21 10 70 7.0 22 1 - -
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12 15 132 8.8 64 2 - -
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6 13 27 2.1 7 0 - -
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7 16 90 5.6 39 1 - -
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9 15 65 4.3 15 0 1 0
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14 26 148 5.7 37 0 - -
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24 26 230 8.8 61 2 - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 Mayville St. W, 17-6 1 11 11.0 11 0 - -
Sep 20 at St. Olaf L, 17-16 2 0 0.0 2 0 1 1
Sep 27 Gust. Adolphus W, 14-13 2 16 8.0 15 0 - -
Oct 4 St. Scholastica W, 49-21 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12 3 27 9.0 16 0 - -
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6 2 4 2.0 3 0 - -
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9 1 10 10.0 10 0 1 0
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14 2 7 3.5 6 0 - -
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 Mayville St. W, 17-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at St. Olaf L, 17-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 Gust. Adolphus W, 14-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 St. Scholastica W, 49-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 Mayville St. W, 17-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at St. Olaf L, 17-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Gust. Adolphus W, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Scholastica W, 49-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 Mayville St. W, 17-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at St. Olaf L, 17-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Gust. Adolphus W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Scholastica W, 49-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 Mayville St. W, 17-6 1 118 11 - - 129
Sep 20 at St. Olaf L, 17-16 1 21 0 - - 21
Sep 27 Gust. Adolphus W, 14-13 1 56 16 - - 72
Oct 4 St. Scholastica W, 49-21 1 70 0 - - 70
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12 1 132 27 - - 159
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6 1 27 4 - - 31
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7 1 90 3 - - 93
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9 1 65 10 - - 75
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14 1 148 7 - - 155
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24 1 230 - - - 230
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 Mayville St. W, 17-6 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 at St. Olaf L, 17-16 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 27 Gust. Adolphus W, 14-13 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 St. Scholastica W, 49-21 6 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12 12 2 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7 6 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24 12 2 - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 6 Mayville St. W, 17-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at St. Olaf L, 17-16 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 27 Gust. Adolphus W, 14-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 St. Scholastica W, 49-21 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Hamline W, 58-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 41-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Augsburg W, 26-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 1 Bethel (Minn.) L, 55-9 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 at Macalester W, 17-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Carleton W, 31-24 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 19 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 9 51 172 19.1 3.4 4 17 - -
2025-26 10 172 957 95.7 5.6 7 64 2 1
Total 19 223 1129 59.4 5.1 11 64 2 1
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 9 4 0.4 53 5.9 13.3 0 20
2025-26 10 14 1.4 78 7.8 5.6 0 16
Total 19 18 0.9 131 6.9 7.3 0 20
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 19 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 9 172 53 - - 225 25.0
2025-26 10 957 78 - - 1035 103.5
Total 19 1129 131 - - 1260 66.3
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 24 2.7 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 42 4.2 7 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 66 3.5 11 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 9 2 2 4.0 .4 0.5 3 0.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 19 3 2 5.0 .3 0.5 3 0.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 172 957 95.7 5.6 7 64 2 1
Conference 9 150 839 93.2 5.6 6 64 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 76 336 67.2 4.4 2 22 1 0
Away 5 96 621 124.2 6.5 5 64 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 131 844 120.6 6.4 7 64 - -
Losses 3 41 113 37.7 2.8 0 15 2 1
Month
September 3 51 195 65.0 3.8 1 21 1 1
October 4 54 319 79.8 5.9 4 64 - -
November 3 67 443 147.7 6.6 2 61 1 0
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 14 1.4 78 7.8 5.6 0 16
Conference 9 13 1.4 67 7.4 5.2 0 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 6 1.2 41 8.2 6.8 0 15
Away 5 8 1.6 37 7.4 4.6 0 16
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 9 1.3 64 9.1 7.1 0 16
Losses 3 5 1.7 14 4.7 2.8 0 10
Month
September 3 5 1.7 27 9.0 5.4 0 15
October 4 6 1.5 34 8.5 5.7 0 16
November 3 3 1.0 17 5.7 5.7 0 10
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic 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 - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 957 78 - - 1035 103.5
Conference 9 839 67 - - 906 100.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 336 41 - - 377 75.4
Away 5 621 37 - - 658 131.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 844 64 - - 908 129.7
Losses 3 113 14 - - 127 42.3
Month
September 3 195 27 - - 222 74.0
October 4 319 34 - - 353 88.3
November 3 443 17 - - 460 153.3
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 42 4.2 7 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 36 4.0 6 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 30 6.0 5 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 42 6.0 7 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 6 2.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 24 6.0 4 0 - - - - - - 0 0
November 12 4.0 2 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 9 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 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 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 3 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 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
News mentions
Sam Dioszeghy, Mason Hughes and Noah Lacey were all named to the D3football.com All-Region 6 Second Team.
Dioszeghy, Hughes And Lacey Earn All-Region Honors

Sam Dioszeghy, Mason Hughes and Noah Lacey were all named to the D3football.com All-Region 6 Second Team. It is the second straight year for Dioszeghy to receive the honor.

Concordia had a double-digit conference postseason award-winner total for the fourth straight season.
Fourth Straight Double-Digit MIAC Postseason Award Winners

It was another double-digit total of MIAC All-Conference and All-Conference Honorable Mention award winners for Concordia. The Cobbers had 11 players earn MIAC postseason honors marking the fourth straight season that Concordia has had at least 10 student-athletes receive All-Conference of All-Conference Honorable Mention honors.

Mason Hughes was named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Week after his standout rushing performance in the Cobbers’ win at Carleton.
Hughes Uses Huge Rushing Day To Garner MIAC Player Of The Week Honors

Concordia sophomore running back Mason Hughes (Glendale, Ariz./Pinnacle HS) was named the MIAC Offensive Player of the Week after his standout rushing performance in the Cobbers’ season-ending win at Carleton.

Mason Hughes rushed for 230 yards in the Cobbers win at Carleton. It is the second highest single-game rushing total in school history.
Monster Rusher, Defensive Stand & Highlight Reel Game Winner = Season-Ending Win

A monster rushing game, a huge defensive goal line stand and an ESPN Sports Center Top 10 highlight catch were the key ingredients in Concordia’s 31-24 win at Carleton in the final game of the 2025 season.

Mason Hughes rushed for a career-high 148 yards in the Cobbers' win at Macalester. He leads the MIAC in rushing in conference games.
Slow Start, Game-Winning Finish At Macalester

The Cobbers proved that the old sports cliché of, “it’s not how you start the race, it’s how you finish” is still true to this day. Concordia was held scoreless for three quarters of play at Macalester, trailed the Scots 14-3 with 9-minutes left, but then rallied to come away with a 17-14 win.

Jaiden Musse makes a tackle in the Cobbers' game against No.4 Bethel. He was one of 15 seniors honored before the game in the home finale.
Seniors Are Celebrated In Home Finale

Concordia honored its 15 seniors before its 2025 home finale against No.4-ranked Bethel. The Cobbers gave up multiple points in the second and third quarters and lost 55-9 to the unbeaten Royals.

The Cobber defense held Augsburg to only 2 yards of total offense in the first quarter which helped CC jump out to a 20-0 lead.
20-Point Head Start Leads To Wire-To-Wire Win At Augsburg

Concordia raced out to a 20-point head start in its game at Augsburg and sprinted to a 26-7 win in a match-up of teams that were tied for fourth place in the conference standings.

Alejandro Sanchez comes down with a touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of the Cobbers' game with St. John's.
No. 10 Saint John’s Tops Concordia 41–6

Concordia-Moorhead faced a tough test Saturday against nationally ranked Saint John’s, as the Johnnies’ balanced attack and opportunistic defense pulled away for a 41–6 victory. Despite a hard-fought effort and several promising drives, the Cobbers were unable to keep pace with Saint John’s speed and execution on both sides of the ball.

Griffin Babolian was one of three Cobbers to record a pair of rushing touchdowns in the team's 58-12 win at Hamline.
A Radiant Rushing Road Win

Concordia rushed for a season-high 445 yards and cruised to a 58-12 win at Hamline. The Cobbers scored on four of their first five possessions and recorded seven rushing TDs in posting their third straight win.

Davion Henderson stiff arms a St. Scholastica defensive back during the Cobbers' 49-21 win. He finished with a program-record 211 receiving yards.
Henderson Leads Homecoming Offensive Parade

Junior wide receiver Davion Henderson recorded a school-record 211 receiving yards and led the the Cobber offensive parade as they beat St. Scholastica 49-21 in the annual Homecoming game.

Sophomore Grant Mages hauls in the first of his two TD catches in the Cobbers' 14-13 win over Gustavus.
What Goes Around Comes Around

A week ago, the Cobbers lost in the final minutes on a missed extra point attempt. On Saturday, Concordia beat Gustavus in the final minutes on a missed extra point attempt. Karma was in full effect at Jake Christiansen Stadium for the Cobbers’ 14-13 win over the Gusties.

Sophomore Griffin Babolian scored one of two Cobber touchdowns in their game at St. Olaf.
One Troll's Hair Away In Northfield

Concordia came up one point shy in their defense of the “Ugliest Rivalry Trophy” in all of college football and lost 17-16 in the Lefse Bowl for the right to the Troll Trophy.

Concordia celebrated its first-ever night game game by overcoming a halftime deficit Mayville State in front of a crowd of just under 7,000 people.
A Picture Perfect Historic Night Of Football

Concordia celebrated its first-ever night game game by overcoming a halftime deficit and scored 10 unanswered points to beat Mayville State 17-6 in the 2025 season opener which was played in front of a crowd of just under 7,000 people.

Photos
Mayville St. vs. Concordia-M'head

9/6/2025 7:00 PM CDT

Mayville St. vs. Concordia-M'head

9/6/2025 7:00 PM CDT

Mayville St. vs. Concordia-M'head

9/6/2025 7:00 PM CDT

Mayville St. vs. Concordia-M'head

9/6/2025 7:00 PM CDT

Mayville St. vs. Concordia-M'head

9/6/2025 7:00 PM CDT

Mayville St. vs. Concordia-M'head

9/6/2025 7:00 PM CDT

Gust. Adolphus vs. Concordia-M'head

9/27/2025 1:00 PM CDT

Gust. Adolphus vs. Concordia-M'head

9/27/2025 1:00 PM CDT

St. Scholastica vs. Concordia-M'head

10/4/2025 1:00 PM CDT

St. Scholastica vs. Concordia-M'head

10/4/2025 1:00 PM CDT

Saint John's (Minn.) vs. Concordia-M'head

10/18/2025 1:00 PM CDT

Bethel (Minn.) vs. Concordia-M'head

11/1/2025 1:00 PM CDT

Bethel (Minn.) vs. Concordia-M'head

11/1/2025 1:00 PM CDT