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Duquesne University Athletics

2019 Football Roster

Liam Halferty
Liam Halferty
Erika Bakirtzis
Erika Bakirtzis

98 Mitch MacZura

  • Position Kicker/Punter
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School Central Catholic

Biography

2019 FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR AWARD WATCH LIST
2019 PRESEASON ALL-NEC (KICKER)
2018 ALL-NEC SECOND TEAM (KICKER)
2018 ALL-NEC SECOND TEAM (PUNTER)

- Closed career second in school history with a 38.1 punting average and tied for third with 6,365 career punting yards 

As a Senior (2019) 
  • Appeared in all 11 games as Duquesne's punter and placekicker
  • Connected on 9-of-13 field goals and 27-of-28 point after attempts
  • Finished with 54 points on the year
  • Made a career-high 3-of-3 field goals at Bryant (11.16.19)
  • Connected on 2-of-2 field goals, including a season-long 37-yarder in a 20-6 road win at Sacred Heart (10.19.19)
  • Was 2-of-2 in the Dukes' 30-21 victory over Saint Francis U (11.2.19)
  • Punted 47 times for 1821 yards including 14 inside the 20-yard line with nine fair catches
As a Junior (2018) 
  • Played all 13 games as the Dukes' primary punter and placekicker
  • Tallied 71 points, good for seventh in a single season in program history
  • Set a new single-season school record with 2,439 punting yards
  • Was 9-for-10 on field goals
  • Made a career-long 39-yard field goal in win over Dayton (9.15.18)
  • Recorded 62 punts, ranking fourth in a season in school history
  • Placed 16 punts inside the 20-yard line to go with 14 fair catches
  • Had three punts of 50+ yards
As a Sophomore (2017) 
  • Appeared in all 11 games as the Dukes' punter
  • Punted 54 times for a total of 1,968 yards, an average of 36.4 yards per punt
  • Placed 16 punts inside the 20-yard line and forced 16 fair catches
  • Recorded a season-long 57-yard punt in a 38-0 win over Wagner (10.7.17) 
  • Punted a season-high eight times in DU's season opener at No. 4 South Dakota State (8.31.17) and vs. CCSU (11.11.17) 
  • Pinned season-high three punts inside the Blue Devils' 20-yard line vs. CCSU (11.11.18) 
As a Freshman (2016) 
  • Played in two games for Duquesne
  • Punted four times for 128 yards with all four punts landing inside the opponents; 20-yard line
Before Duquesne
  • Transferred to Duquesne from Ohio State, where he was a preferred walk-on 
  • Played for head coach Terry Totten at Central Catholic 
  • Helped the Vikings to an 11-2 record and a WPIAL Championship game appearance in 2014 after a PIAA Championship appearance in 2013

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 98

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    P/PK
    6'3" 200 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2017Sophomore

    P/PK
    6'3" 200 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2018Junior

    Punter/Placekicker
    6'3" 200 lbs
    98
  • 98

    2019Senior

    Kicker/Punter
    6'3" 200 lbs
    98

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