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Justin Hope makes a tackle on the left and Ben Burnham runs the ball up field on the right
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Four Football Players Named to NFF Honor Society

The Pioneers quartet were part of a record class of NFF Honor Society inductees

IRVING, Texas—Lewis & Clark College football seniors Beno Boda, Ben Burnham, Justin Hope and Nando Magallanes were named to the 2025 National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame (NFF)'s Hampshire Society, the NFF announced on Wednesday morning.
 
The NFF honors graduating seniors who have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better throughout their college careers while also playing a key role for their team in their final season. This year's senior class has a record 2,514 recipients.
 
This year's quartet of inductees join Cruz Montana ('24), Willam Powell II ('24), Carl Appleton ('17) and Mike Wennerlind ('08) as Lewis & Clark players to have been inducted into the NFF Hampshire Society.
 
Boda, who had never played organized football before college, joined the program ahead of his junior season. He served as the team's primary kickoff specialist as a senior. Boda played in all 10 games and delivered an average kickoff distance of 50.2 yards on 52 total kicks. He also posted his first two career touchbacks. The senior kicker put together his best game on November 9, when he averaged 54.3 yards per kick on 10 total kickoffs. In the final game of his collegiate career, Boda hit a point after attempt for his first collegiate point on the gridiron. 
 
Burnham closed out his career with his second-consecutive All-Conference campaign. The fifth-year senior finished second on the team with 48 catches and 597 receiving yards to carve out a spot on the NWC All-Conference Second Team. Burnham tacked on two receiving touchdowns and five punt returns for 61 yards. He posted five or more catches four times and 50 or more receiving yards six times. Burnham notched the first two 100-yard receiving games of his career this Fall, including recording 11 catches, 122 yards and a touchdown against Montana Western.  He closed out his career 13th in program history for career receiving yards (1,779), 16th in receptions (122) and tied for 24th in touchdown catches (nine). 
 
Hope wrapped up his Pioneers career by putting together his best season on Palatine Hill. The graduate student linebacker finished with a career-high 39 solo tackles, 68 total stops and 5.5 tackles-for-loss. Hope chipped in two sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception and four passes defended to earn Northwest Conference Second Team honors. He notched five or more tackles eight times, including posting 10 tackles in back-to-back games against Pacific and Pacific Lutheran. Over the course of his four seniors, Hope racked up 124 solo tackles, 233 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions. He was named to the NWC All-Conference teams in each of his final two campaigns. 
 
Magallanes posted the best season of his career this Fall. The senior cornerback played in all 10 games for the first time in his career. He recorded career-highs in tackles (17), passes defended (two), forced fumbles (one) and total stops (21). Magallanes posted four tackles against Puget Sound, Pacific and Linfield and finished with four solo stops against the Boxers. He finished his career with 43 solo tackles, 58 stops, three tackles-for-loss, four passes defended, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick. 
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Players Mentioned

Beno Boda

#98 Beno Boda

K
6' 1"
Senior
Ben Burnham

#5 Ben Burnham

WR
6' 0"
Senior
Justin Hope

#8 Justin Hope

LB
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Nando Magallanes

#20 Nando Magallanes

DB
5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Beno Boda

#98 Beno Boda

6' 1"
Senior
K
Ben Burnham

#5 Ben Burnham

6' 0"
Senior
WR
Justin Hope

#8 Justin Hope

5' 11"
Graduate Student
LB
Nando Magallanes

#20 Nando Magallanes

5' 9"
Senior
DB