Micah Mason didn’t do it all in Baker University’s stunning 45-24 football victory Saturday over Missouri Valley.

Mason came close, though.

Playing linebacker for the first time in his college career, the 6-foot, 226-pound sophomore from Baldwin returned two interceptions for touchdowns.

In addition, while playing his normal position of running back, Mason scored on a one-yard run, caught a pass for 16 yards and threw a pass that was dropped.

What didn’t Mason do?

“No kicks, that’s for sure,” Mason said with a chuckle. “I’m no kicker by any stretch of the imagination.”

By no stretch did anyone think the Wildcats had a chance Saturday against the Vikings, who went in with a 4-1 record, were ranked No. 17 in the weekly NAIA poll and were playing a winless team at home in Marshall, Mo.

But Baker snapped its nine-game losing streak dating to last year thanks in large part of Mason, who also contributed six tackles and two pass break-ups.

“Boy, what a game he had,” BU coach Mike Grossner said. “He’s a natural linebacker. The instincts he has : he has four days of practice and steps on the field and makes plays you hope he can make after playing for four years.”

Mason picked off an MVU aerial in the second quarter and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown to boost Baker’s lead to 25-3. Then in the third quarter, he stole another pass and lugged it 47 yards for another TD.

Linebacker wasn’t a strange role for Mason. He had played the position at Baldwin High, but his primary role with the Bulldogs had been as a workhorse running back.

Until Saturday, Grossner had been using Mason strictly as a running back, but when injuries piled up at linebacker and with the Wildcats mired in the long losing streak, the BU coach pulled the trigger.

“All of a sudden, we had to have Micah at linebacker,” Grossner said.

Mason probably will continue in his dual role the remainder of the season.

“He’s a defensive player first, and we’ll use him some on offense, depending how he holds up,” Grossner said. “And we’ll also use him on the punt team because he’s such a good tackler, and on the field goal team.”

Meanwhile, Mason isn’t ready to concede he has found a home at linebacker.

“I’m not 100-percent certain yet,” Mason said. “In high school, my biggest impact was on offense, and I still have an offensive frame of mind. So I just don’t know.”

Baker (1-5) will play host to No. 6 MidAmerica Nazarene at 6 p.m. Saturday.