2012 Football Roster

27 Matt Wilmer

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Keyser, W.Va.
  • Prev School Keyser

Biography

At Fairmont State: Leaves FSU as one of the most decorated special teams players in school history ... All-America honors as a junior and a senior ... 32 kick returns for 927 yards and two touchdowns ... 50 career punt returns for 965 yards and two touchdowns ... owns the school record for longest kickoff return (100 yards) and longest punt return (93 yards) ... ranks second all-time at FSU in career punt return yards and fifth in career kickoff return yards ... as a receiver had 66 career catches for 973 yards and 11 touchdowns.

As A Senior (2012): First team All-WVIAC return specialist ... second team all-region Don Hansen Football Gazette return specialist ... All-America honorable mention selection by Don Hansen Football Gazette and Beyond Sports Network ... returned 20 kicks for 539 yards (27.0 per return) and two touchdowns ... 22 punt returns for 296 yards (13.5 per return) ... also had 33 catches for 495 yards and five touchdowns as a receiver ... All-WVIAC honorable mention as a receiver ... had 1,445 all-purpose yards ... selected as the Colebank Award winner as the top senior student-athlete at Fairmont State ... two catches for 56 yards at Clarion (8/30) ... also one kick return for 30 yards against the Golden Eagles ... returned two kicks for 112 yards, including a 100-yard TD return, at Glenville State (9/6) ... also returned three punts for 25 yards vs. the Pioneers ... WVIAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his effort against GSC ... three kick returns for 58 yards and two punt returns for 41 yards at Bowie State (10/15) ... had a season-long 39 yard return against the Bulldogs ... four catches for 57 yards and a touchdown against West Liberty (10/22) ... returned six punts for 69 yards and had two kick returns for 43 yards against the 'Toppers ... four catches for 63 yards vs. Charleston ... career-high seven catches and 163 yards and three touchdowns against WV Wesleyan (10/13) ... named WVIAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/15) for his efforts against the Bobcats ... two carries for 41 yards and three catches for 47 yards and a TD in a win over Seton Hill (10/20) ... complete day against WV State (11/3) with four carries for 54 yards, three catches for 41 yards, two kick returns for 120 yards (including an 86-yard return for a touchdown) and three punt returns for 26 yards ... three catches for 33 yards and four kick returns for 81 yards against Shepherd (11/10).

As A Junior (2011): First team All-WVIAC return specialist after leading the country with 23.0 yards per punt return … Super Region 1 Special Teams Player of the Year by Don Hansen Football Gazette … second team All-America kick returner by Don Hansen Football Gazette … third team specialist by Beyond Sports College Network (BSCN) … second team Atlantic Region return specialist by Daktronics … returned 23 punts for 530 yards, the second-most in school history … returned 11 of 23 punts into the opposing team’s territory … also returned nine kicks for 316 yards (35.1 per return) … also caught 14 passes for 200 yards and four touchdowns … 24 total plays of 20 yards or more … missed one game due to injury … was named WVIAC Special Teams Player of the Week after returning two punts for 101 yards, including a 93-yard return for a score … also had two kick returns for 75 yards with a long of 41 … the 93-yard kick return was the longest in school history and the longest in NCAA Division II in 2011 … five punt returns for 130 yards at WVU Tech (9/10) … long return of 49 yards … one rush for nine yards against the Bears … returned one kick for 61 yards and one punt for 17 yards vs. Glenville State (9/17) … also caught a two-point conversion against the Pioneers … four catches for 52 yards and a touchdown against West Liberty (9/24) … also returned a kickoff 68 yards and had six punt returns for a total of 59 yards vs. the Hilltoppers … did it all against Charleston (10/1) with two rushes for 19 yards, two catches for 25 yards and a touchdown, three punt returns for 94 yards and one kick return for 29 yards against the Golden Eagles … registered two punt returns for 37 yards and two kick returns for 44 yards against at No. 21 West Virginia Wesleyan (10/15) … hauled in three passes for 40 yards and a touchdown against Seton Hill … also had one kick return for 20 yards … slowed by injury vs. WV State (11/5) and Shepherd (11/12) … did return one punt for 32 yards vs. the Rams.

As A Sophomore (2010): Able to make plays in a variety of ways for FSU … played in 10 games … 18 receptions for 273 yards and two touchdowns … rushed seven times for 87 yards … returned three kicks for 38 yards and returned five punts for 139 yards and one touchdown … two carries for 22 yards and three catches for 32 yards in a win over Notre Dame College (9/11) … nifty catch-and-run 34-yard touchdown reception at Shepherd (9/18) … three grabs for 40 yards at Glenville State (9/25) … one 42-yard reception vs. West Liberty (9/30) … two catches for 18 yards at Charleston (10/9) … one catch for 18 yards and one carry for four yards in a win over WV Wesleyan (10/23) … two catches for 42 yards, including a 26-yard reception, vs. Seton Hill (10/30) … also had one carry for 20 yards against the Griffins … two kick returns for 32 yards at Concord (11/6) … also had one carry for 13 yards and one catch for eight yards vs. the Mountain Lions … huge day with 211 all-purpose yards vs. WV State (11/13) … three catches for 32 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown reception … four punt returns for 145 yards, including a 77-yard return for a touchdown and a 53-yard return… 77-yard punt return was the fourth-longest in school history … also contributed two carries for 28 yards and one kick return for six yards.

As A Freshman (2009): Played in all 11 games, primarily on special teams … one catch for five yards at Seton Hill (10/24) … registered 34 yards on a kick return handoff vs. Concord (10/31).

Before Fairmont State: Mineral Daily News Player of the Year out of Keyser High under coach Sean Biser ... rushed for 1,141 yards and scored 20 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged nearly 10 yards per carry ... also recorded 49 tackles on defense ... led the Tornados to the state playoffs ... earned all-conference honors on both offense and defense ... as a junior, rushed for 1,151 yards and 15 TDs ... caught seven passes for 203 yards and five scores ... set school record with seven TDs in one game ... earned all-state honorable mention honors that season ...  also lettered in basketball and track.

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2009Freshman

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2010Sophomore

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2011Junior

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2012Senior

    WR
    6'1" 195 lbs
    27