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2018 Football Roster

4 Josh Wydermyer

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Austin, Texas
  • Prev School Hendrickson HS
  • Major Sports & Leisure Studies

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Awards

Don Hansen Football Gazette All American (1): 2017 (HM)
Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Super Region Four (1): 2017 (1st)
All-Lone Star Conference (2): 2017 (1st), 2018 (2nd)
LSC Defensive Player of the Week (1): 9/5/16

Senior (2018)

started each of MSU Texas' games at free safety... earned All-Lone Star Conference second-team honors... led team with 59 tackles including 27 solo stops and a tackle for loss... made an interception, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble... scored first career touchdown on a 75 yard return on a blocked field goal at Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/13)... had career-high 17 tackles with nine solo stops against No. 8 Tarleton State (10/27)... had seven tackles and intercepted a pass against Angelo State (9/22)... also had seven tackles against Eastern New Mexico (9/29) and West Texas A&M (11/10)... closed career with 177 tackles...

Junior (2017)

started each of MSU's 11 games at free safety... earned All-Lone Star Conference first-team honors... ranked second on the team with 81 tackles including 40 solo stops, a tackle for loss, a forced fumble and a recovery... was 10th in the LSC and 156th in NCAA Division II averaging 7.4 tackles per game... made season-high 14 tackles in MSU's Lone Star Conference championship clinching 56-43 win over Eastern New Mexico (11/11)... had 14 tackles and forced and recovered a fumble in a 41-27 win at Angelo State (10/14)... finished with eight tackles against Quincy (lll.) (8/31), Western New Mexico (9/30), Texas A&M-Commerce (10/7) and Minnesota State (11/25)...

Sophomore (2016)

played in five games making four starts at free safety... finished season with 26 tackles, 14 solo stops and a pass breakup... suffered season ending injury in MSU's 26-25 win at No. 4 Texas A&M-Commerce (10/8)... named LSC Defensive Player of the Week after leading team with eight tackles in a 31-19 win in the season opener at Truman State (9/3)... had season-high 10 tackles and broke up a pass in a 32-30 win at Texas A&M-Kingsville (9/17)... made six tackles in a 42-24 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State (9/24)...

Freshman (2015)

played in 11 games as a defensive back and a primary special teams contributor... accounted for 11 tackles including four solo stops with a pass breakup... made six tackles on kick coverage... had season-high three tackles and broke up a pass in season opening 31-3 win over Truman State (9/5)...

At Hendrickson High School

a three-year letter winner and two-year starter at safety for coach Chip Killian at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas... an All-District 13-6A first-team selection at safety as a senior in 2014 while leading the Hawks to a Region II-6A Division II Area finalist showing with an 8-4 overall record... garnered All-District 16-5A second-team accolades asa  junior leading HHS to a district championship with a perfect 10-0 regular season...

Personal

son of Manuel and Arica Chambers... born Jan. 8, 1997...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2015Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 190 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2016Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    32
  • 4

    2017Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2018Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 195 lbs
    4