Will Matte – 60 Indiana 6-2
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2012:
Started all 12 games. Two-time IU offensive player of the week (Navy and Penn State). Elected team captain along with
Adam Replogle. Received honorable mention All-Big Ten from the league's media. Matte
matched an Indiana offensive linemen record with 45
career starts and did not allow a sack in 972 snaps. He was a 12-time game
captain this season, a 21-time game captain in his career. Played in the Raycom
All-Star Game.
2011:
Started the first 32 games of his career at center before suffering an injury
in week eight at Wisconsin. Made nine starts and appeared in
10 games. Team rushed for 1,374 yards in Big Ten play, the program's highest
total since 2001. Posted five games with over 200 rushing yards, including a
319-yard effort against Northwestern. The 319 yards were the most for Indiana in a conference game since 2003.
IU collected three straight 200-plus yard rushing games - at No. 4 Wisconsin
(223), at Iowa (217) and against Northwestern - for the first time in league
action since 2001. Seven-time game captain. Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2010:
Started all 12 games. Front five shared 15th nationally surrendering 1.0 sack
per game. Offensive line allowed one sack per 42.8 pass attempts, which led the
Big Ten. Matte allowed just three sacks on the year. IU led the league and
ranked 14th nationally with 287.2 passing yards per game. Hoosiers threw for a
school-record 480 yards vs. No. 19 Michigan. Team surpassed 350 passing yards
three times and 300 passing yards on six occasions. Two-time game captain.
2009: Made
12 starts. Offensive line allowed just 16 sacks on the season, a total that
ranked second in the Big Ten and shared 28th nationally. The front five
surrendered one sack per 27.5 pass attempts, which ranked second in the Big
Ten. 197 rushing yards was IU's second-highest rushing total in 60 all-time
games vs. Michigan. Named freshman All-Big Ten by Sporting News and recognized
as a CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America honorable mention selection.
2008:
Redshirted the 2008 season. Named co-offensive scout team player of the year. Three-time
scout team player of the week (Ball State, Illinois and Purdue).
High
School: Offensive lineman for head coach Ron Muhitch at Wheaton-Warrenville South High School. An all-state, all-area and
all-conference selection. 2007 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area selection. Rated the
20th-best prospect in the state of Illinois by Scout.com. Prep Star
All-Midwest Region selection. Wheaton-Warrenville South went 39-2 in his three
seasons on the varsity, including a 2006 state title (14-0) and a state
runner-up finish in 2007 (13-1). Team reeled off 27 straight victories before
falling in the 2007 state championship.
Personal:
Parents are Bill and Peg Matte. Born on June 30, 1989, William E. Matte III is a
recreational sport management major.
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