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  • Senior
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  • Broomfield, Colo.
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  • 5'10
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  • 200
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  • Legacy
    High School
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John Hoyland
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John Hoyland
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Senior
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Broomfield, Colo.
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2023: Hoyland appeared and started all 13 games at kicker for the Cowboys. He was 13-of-20 in field goals on the season. He was a perfect 10-10 from inside 45 yards a season ago. He recorded three field goals of 50 yards or longer. He recorded a career-high 56-yard field goal in both the Texas tech and Portland State games. He also hit a 52-yard field goal for the Cowboys in the Arizona Bowl. He was named the MVP of the Arizona Bowl recording a game winning field goal as the time expired. He was named the MW Special Teams Player of the Week following the win over Texas Tech. He was named the Lou Groza Star of the Week after going 4-for-4 against New Mexico.

2022: Hoyland made 22 of 25 field goals (88.0 percent) in 2022.  In addition to leading the Mountain West and ranking No. 7 in the nation in field goals made at 1.69 per game.  His 22 field goals set a new Wyoming single-season school record.  He broke the record of former Cowboys Cory Wedel, who made 20 field goals in 1996, and J.D. Wallum, who made 20 in 2001.  Hoyland's field-goal percentage of 88.0 percent in 2022 was No. 2 in the MW and No. 18 nationally.  He made four field goals of over 50 yards in the 2022 season -- 51, 53, 53 and 55.  His 55-yarder was tied for the fifth longest in the FBS last season and was the longest in the Mountain West last year.  Hoyland was named a Semifinalist for the 2022 Lou Groza Award.  He was named a 2022 PFF (Pro Football Focus) Second Team Mid-Season All-American.  Hoyland was selected as the MW Special Teams Player of the Week three times last season. He earned academic All-Mountain West honors.

2021: Hoyland once gain handled the kicking for the Cowboys. He finished the season going 10-of-14 in field goals for the Pokes making 71 percent of his field goals. He was 9-of-9 from inside the 40-yard line for the season. He had a long of 44 yards for the Pokes. He also was the kickoff man for the Brown and Gold with 29 touchbacks for the season. He was a perfect 40-of-40 on extra points. He went 3-for-3 in field goals against Utah State. He was named Academic All-MW.

2020: Hoyland was one of only 32 freshman nationally named to the 2020 FWAA Freshman All-America team.  Hoyland ended the 2020 season ranked No. 1 in the nation in field goals made per game, averaging 2.17 field goals per game.  He earned 2020 Second Team All-Mountain West honors in voting by conference head coaches and media.  Hoyland missed only one kick all season and ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 6 in the nation in field-goal percentage (92.9 percent).  He made 13 of 14 field goal attempts his true freshman season.  In addition to making 13 of 14 field goals on the season, he was a perfect 16 of 16 in PATs. The true freshman also ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 19 in the nation in scoring among all players in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) at all positions, averaging 9.2 points per game.  He ranked No. 5 in the Mountain West among all players at all positions in points responsible for, averaging 9.2 points per game.  Hoyland led Wyoming in scoring, with 55 points.  Hoyland was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week in the season opener at Nevada as he was a perfect 4 for 4 in field goals and 2 of 2 in PATs.  He made a 42-yard field goal to send the game to overtime and hit a 38-yarder to give Wyoming the lead, 34-31, in overtime before the Pokes lost, 34-37.  Hoyland was also a perfect 3 for 3 in field goals at New Mexico and was a perfect 3 of 3 in field goals vs. Boise State.  He made at least one field goal in all six games in 2020.


High School:  Hoyland was is a graduate of Legacy High School. Hoyland went 14-of-16 in field goals during his senior season. It was the most field goals in a single season in Legacy history. His longest field goal was a 48-yarder. He was named Third-Team All-American by Chris Sailor kicking.

Personal: He is majoring in mechanical engineering at Wyoming.