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213 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
North Ogden,
Utah
Last School
Weber High School
Roster Years
2006-2010
Career Summary
Mitch Payne came to BYU as a first-team all-state selection from Weber High School. Payne saw action in all 52 games of his career and lettered all four seasons. As the Cougars' primary field goal and PAT kicker, he set a conference and BYU record of 334 kicking points and 193 PATs. He was also credited with 47 total field goals and a career-long 49-yard field goal as a junior. Payne received several national and conference awards for his performance both on the field and in the classroom. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Personal
- Parents are Gordon and Mary Payne
- Younger brother of former BYU punter/kicker Matt Payne
- Served a Church mission in Fortaleza, Brazil
- Speaks Portuguese
- Recruited by Air Force, Stanford, Arizona, Utah and Washington State
- Married to wife Alex
Before BYU
- A Salt Lake Tribune first-team All-State selection
- Deseret News first-team All-State 5A selection
- Two-time Special Teams Player of the Year at Weber HS
- Set school record with 11 field goals made as a senior
- Connected on field goals of 53 and 54 yards as a senior
- Averaged 41.6 yards per punt and never missed an extra-point attempt (39-for-39)
- Received the Scholar Leader Athlete Award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame
- Earned academic all-state honors in football, basketball and soccer
Stats
Year Opponent PAT FG 2010 vs. Washington 1-1 22-yard 2010 vs. Washington 29-yard 2010 at Air Force 2-2 2010 at Florida St. 1-1 28-yard 2010 vs. Nevada 1-1 27-yard 2010 vs. Nevada 29-yard 2010 at Utah St. 2-3 23-yard 2010 vs. San Diego St. 3-3 29-yard 2010 at TCU 0-0 27-yard 2010 vs. Wyoming 2-2 42-yard 2009 vs. Oklahoma 2-2 2009 at Tulane 6-7 31-yard 2009 at Tulane 20-yard 2009 vs. Florida St. 4-4 2009 vs. Colorado St. 6-6 2009 vs. Utah St. 5-5 2009 at UNLV 8-8 28-yard 2009 at San Diego St. 5-5 44-yard 2009 vs. TCU 1-1 2009 at Wyoming 7-7 36-yard 2009 at New Mexico 3-3 42-yard 2009 vs. Air Force 5-5 49-yard 2009 vs. Utah 2-2 28-yard 2009 vs. Utah 37-yard 2009 vs. Oregon St. 5-6 28-yard 2008 vs. No. Iowa 5-6 2008 at Washington 4-4 2008 vs. UCLA 8-8 24-yard 2008 vs. Wyoming 5-6 2008 at Utah St. 3-3 45-yard 2008 vs. New Mexico 2-2 2008 at TCU 1-1 2008 vs. UNLV 4-4 26-yard 2008 vs. UNLV 39-yard 2008 at Colorado St. 6-6 30-yard 2008 vs. San Diego St. 5-5 34-yard 2008 at Air Force 5-5 46-yard 2008 at Utah 3-3 40-yard 2008 vs. Arizona 3-3 2007 at Arizona 1-2 2007 at UCLA 2-2 27-yard 2007 at Tulsa 1-1 2007 vs. Air Force 4-4 42-yard 2007 at New Mexico 4-4 22-yard 2007 at UNLV 3-3 27-yard 2007 vs. E. Washington 6-6 2007 vs. Colorado St. 5-5 2007 vs. TCU 3-3 33-yard 2007 vs. TCU 29-yard 2007 at Wyoming 5-5 2007 vs. Utah 0-0 22-yard 2007 vs. Utah 23-yard 2007 vs. Utah 35-yard 2007 at San Diego St. 6-7 2007 vs. UCLA 2-2 29-yard BYU CAREER & GAME RECORDS Career Scoring: 334 points Career Kicking Points: 334 Career PATs Converted: 193 Career PATs Attempted: 201 PATs Converted in a Bowl Game: 7 (2010) PATs Attempted in a Bowl Game: 7 (2010) MWC GAME & CAREER RECORDS PATs Converted in a Game: 8 at UNLV (2009) Career Kicking Points: 334 Career PATs Converted: 193
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2007
- Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors
- Converted 43-of-45 point-after attempts
- Scored a total of 73 points on the season, including 43 PAT's and 10 field goals
- Made 10-of-14 field goals, including a season-long of 42 yards against Air Force
- Averaged 60.7 yards per kickoff
Sophmore Year
2008
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
- Saw action in all 13 games as BYU's primary field goal and PAT kicker
- Academic All-MWC
- Converted 54-of-56 point-after attempts
- Made 10-of-14 field goal attempts
- Finished third on the team, scoring 84 points on the season
- Converted on a season-long 46-yard field goal
Junior Year
2009
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- MWC Scholar-Athlete
- Academic All-MWC
- Saw action in all 13 games as BYU's primary field goal and PAT kicker
- Converted 59-of-61 point-after attempts
- Made 10-of-14 field goal attempts
- Finished first on the team, scoring 89 points on the season
- Became the MWC career PATs made leader with 156 at the conclusion of the 2009 season, surpassing his brother Matt Payne's 150 career PATs made
- Converted a career-long 49-yard field goal against Air Force
- Set a new MWC record for most PATs made in a game with eight against UNLV
- Six PATs in the bowl game against Oregon State set a new BYU bowl record, while the five he converted tied the previous record
Senior Year
2010
- Earned letterman honors as a senior
- Played and scored in all 13 games
- Ends career as BYU career leader in PAT conversions, PAT attempts, and scoring
- ESPN Academic All-District VIII
- All-MWC honorable mention
- Phil Steele All-MWC Third Team
- 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy and 2010 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award
- Academic All-MWC
- Kicked two field goals and a PAT vs. Washington
- Went 2-for-2 on PATs at Air Force
- Had a field goal and a PAT at Florida State
- Kicked two field goals and a PAT vs. Nevada
- Kicked a field goal and a PAT at Utah State
- Had three PATs and a field goal vs. SDSU
- Scored BYU's only points on a 27-yard field goal at #4 TCU
- Had two PATs and a field goal vs. Wyoming
- Converted first 23 field goals of his career inside the 30 before getting blocked on an attempt against the Cowboys
- Set BYU all-time record for most PAT attempts vs. UNLV, converting 7-of-7 on the day, adding a season-high 48-yard field goal and a 25-yard field goal
- Team flag bearer at Colorado State
- Kicked 7-for-7 PATs vs. CSU to earn MWC Special Teams Player of the Week
- Against New Mexico, passed brother Matt to become MWC kicking points career leader, converting four PATs and two field goals
- Had a season-high three field goals at Utah of 43, 37 and 42 yards, adding one PAT
- Kicked one field goal and 7-of-7 PATs for the third time on the year in the New Mexico Bowl vs. UTEP, the last of which made him the all-time BYU scoring leader with 334 career points
- Seven PATs made and attempted are BYU bowl and New Mexico Bowl records
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2006
Medical Redshirt Year
2006
- Football | Dec, 18
Freshmen Shine in Record-Setting Day at the New Mexico Bowl
- ImageFootball | Nov, 27
BYU Leads Throughout But Falls Short
- ImageFootball | Nov, 06
Young Guns Shine for Cougars
- ImageFootball | Oct, 16
No. 4 TCU Defeats BYU
- ImageFootball | Oct, 01
BYU Heads Home With Loss
- ImageFootball | Sep, 04
BYU Bests Washington in Season Opener