2019
Completed 8-of-15 passes for 88 yards with no turnovers in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/18/19), including a 20-yard completion to Lorenzo Thomas ...
Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall 2020 semester.
2018: Started all 11 games at quarterback as a junior and served as a 2018 co-captain ... Threw for 2,113 yards to finish 6th on MSU single-season list and ranked 46th nationally in passing yards and passing yards per game (192.1) ... Also ranked 35th among all NCAA FCS players in yards per completion (12.81) and 39th in total offense (225.4) ... Averaged 15.0 completions per contest ... His season pass attempts (322) and completions (165) ranked 4th and 7th, respectively, on the MSU season list ... Was second on the club in rushing with 366 net yards and 6 touchdowns on the ground ... Accounted for 19 of the team’s 34 touchdowns on the season (55.9 percent) ... Became just third MSU quarterback to throw for 400 yards in a game with 404 vs. Southern Illinois (10/27/18) with 4 touchdowns ... Also eclipsed 200 passing yards (232) in win over No. 9 Illinois State (9/29/18) on 22-of-32 attempts and vs. Western Illinois (10/20/18) with 203 yards on 15-of-31 ... Caught a pass for 12 yards (from Antwan Woods) vs. WIU ... Rushed for season-high 109 yards on 18 carries, including a long of 58, in season opener at Oklahoma State (8/30/18) while passing for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Passed for 283 yards on 21-of-42 attempts with a pair of TDs at South Dakota (10/6/18) while rushing for 91 yards and a pair of scores ... Completed 12-of-14 passes (85.7 percent) for 235 yards and a touchdown in home opener against Lincoln (9/6/18) ... Had season-long 59-yard touchdown pass to Nick Masoner in the Lincoln win ... MVFC All-Academic Team second-team honoree ... Earned MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and recognized on MVFC Honor Roll ... Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall and spring semesters. ... Had a 42-yard TD strike in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/19/18).
2017: Named honorable mention All-MVFC pick in his first campaign in Springfield as well as MVFC All-Newcomer Team ... Was one of just two QBs in the league, along with USD’s Chris Streveler, to rank in the top 10 in rushing (ninth) and passing (seventh) yards per game ... Ranked fifth in the Valley and 35th nationally in total offense (236.5) per game ... Among all FCS passers, Huslig ranked 39th nationally in passing yards per completion (12.46), 54th in passing yards (1,981) and 55th in completion percentage (.574) ... He was also among the nation’s top 100 performers in rushing yards per game (56.5) and yards per carry (4.57), ranking 88th and 79th, respectively, in those categories ... In league games, he ranked fourth in the MVFC in rushing (78.5), and total offense (241.0) per game and was seventh in passing yards (162.5) and eighth in pass efficiency (114.1) ... Earned MVFC Newcomer of the Week distinction twice with games at Missouri (9/2/17) and vs. Indiana State (10/28/17) ... Made his MSU debut by completing 24-of-35 passes for 353 yards at Missouri with a pair of passing touchdowns and a rushing score ... His 89-yard TD completion to Malik Earl was his longest of the year and gave MSU a 35-34 lead late in the second quarter at Missouri ... Was also an honorable mention CFPA Performer of the Week and STATS FCS Performer of the Week honorable mention for the Indiana State game in which he completed 12-of-14 passes for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns and also ran for a pair of scores ... His 63-yard TD scamper in the third quarter vs. Indiana State was a season long, helping him to a 174-yard rushing day and 385 yards of total offense ... Also produced 265 passing yards on 15-of-29 in road win at Southern Illinois (11/4/17) with a pair of TDs ... Threw 2 touchdown passes and ran for another score in home win over Murray State (9/16/17) ... Completed 20 passes in road loss at Western Illinois (10/14/17), going 20-of-34 for 194 yards ... Rushed for 100+ yards three times, including 174 yards in Indiana State game, 123 yards vs. South Dakota State (10/21/17), and 124 in season finale at Youngstown State (11/18/17) ... Named to MVFC All-Academic Team as a second-team selection ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll laurels ... Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters ... Passed for 345 yards and a touchdown in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/27/17), including a 66-yard TD strike.
Garden City CC: Coming off a notable freshman season at Garden City (Kan.) Community College, which he led coach Jeffrey Sims’ club to the 2016 NJCAA national championship with a perfect 11-0 campaign ... Passed for 1,140 yards and 12 touchdowns while throwing just one interception to earn honorable mention All-KJCAA recognition ... Also garnered offensive MVP honors in the NJCAA title game after accounting for over 300 yards of offense.
High School: Had a standout prep career at Andover (Kan.) Central High School ... Picked all-state recognition in each of his final two seasons for coach Tom Audley, passing for nearly 4,300 yards and 56 touchdowns in his career and leading the Jags to a state runner-up finish as a senior ... Averaged 19.3 yards per completion in 2015 with 2,180 yards on 113 completions and 31 TDs ... Passed for 2,111 yards and 25 TDs as a junior ... Was also part of a state semifinal club in basketball his senior season.
Personal: Peyton John Huslig was born 4/14/98 in Omaha, Neb. ... Son of Vaughn and Kristi Huslig of Andover, Kan. ... Has two brothers, Carson and Landon ... Plans to attend medical school after college ... Majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology.
CAREER HONORS
All-MVFC: 2017 (HM); MVFC All-Newcomer Team: 2017; MVFC All-Academic Team: 2017 (2nd), 2018 (2nd); MVFC Newcomer of the Week: (9/3/17, 10/29/17); CFPA Performer of the Week (10/29/17), STATS FCS Performer of the Week (10/29/17, HM); MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award: 2018; MVFC Honor Roll: 2017, 2018; MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019).
