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2011 Football Roster

5 Matt Colyar

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Silverdale, Pa.
  • Highschool Pennridge

Biography

Returning starter in the defensive backfield … has moved between cornerback and safety during his career … can play any position in the defensive backfield … versatile player in the secondary, who gives the coaching staff options … one of the most veteran members of the secondary … blessed with great deal of natural ability …three-year starter …  very experienced … excellent in man-to-man coverage … one of the team leaders back there … can break on a ball quickly … good open-field tackler … three-year letterwinner.

2010: Appeared in nine games and made five starts … finished 17th on the team in tackles with 27 ... registered 19 solo stops and eight assisted ... credited with two pass breakups ... recorded a pass breakup against C.W. Post and Kutztown ... registered a career-high seven tackles at Bloomsburg ... posted season-best five solo stops at Bloomsburg as well ... recorded a tackle in all nine games ... posted three tackles in a game on five different occasions.

2009: Appeared in and started 10 games … eighth on the team in tackles with a career-high 29 … posted 26 solo stops and three assisted tackles … registered 4.5 tackles for a loss amounting in 12 yards lost … recorded five pass breakups and one QB hurry … posted two solo tackles at Delaware and also against California (Pa.) … registered a season-high six tackles against Kutztown … recorded four tackles, three being solo, at Millersville … recorded six solo tackles against Kutztown … recorded three solo tackles, including one for a loss against East Stroudsburg … recorded four tackles, three being solo and one being a for a loss at Shippensburg … recorded a tackle for a loss in three straight games (ESU, C.W. Post, Ship) … posted three pass breakups and a QB hurry against Bloomsburg … credited with a pass breakup against Mercyhurst in season finale.

2008: Appeared in and started all 12 games … 15th on the team in tackles with 27 … led the team in both pass breakups (7) and passes defensed (7) … registered a breakup in six of his 12 games … broke up two passes against Delaware … also recorded a fumble recovery and posted three tackles against the Blue Hens … registered a season-high five tackles at Kutztown … posted four stops against Millersville … registered two tackles opposite Southern Connecticut State and four tackles at Bloomsburg in WCU’s two playoff games … posted three tackles on three separate occasions (Cal – season opener; Delaware, Shippensburg).

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2008Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    48
  • 5

    2009Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 175 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2010Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2011Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 190 lbs
    5