CAREER HIGHS Punting Punts: 5, vs. Notre Dame (Sept. 10, 2011) Yards: 196, vs. San Diego State (Sept. 24, 2011) Average: 49.0, vs. San Diego State (Sept. 24, 2011) 50+: 2, vs. South Carolina (Jan. 1, 2013) I-20: 3, vs. Illinois (Oct. 13, 2012) Long: 56, vs. South Carolina (Jan. 1, 2013)
At Michigan ... has appeared in 26 contests as a kickoff specialist ... has kicked two career field goals with a long of 52 ... appeared in seven games as a punter, with 13 punts inside the 20.
Sophomore (2012) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... appeared in 13 games on special teams as a kickoff specialist and seven games as a punter ... SOUTH CAROLINA (Jan. 1) ... kicked off seven times for a 62.0 average with one touchback .... punted three times for a 48.0 average with two punts placed inside the 20 ... OHIO STATE (Nov. 24) ... kicked off four times for a 60.8 average with two touchbacks ... NORTHWESTERN (Nov. 10) ... kicked off six times for 62.2 average with two touchbacks ... MINNESOTA (Nov. 3) ... kicked off six times for 59.2 average with one touchback ... NEBRASKA (Oct. 27) ... kicked off four times for 63.0 average with one touchback ... MICHIGAN STATE (Oct. 20) posted first collegiate field goal -- on his first attempt -- from 48 yards ... kicked off five times for 59.8 average with two touchbacks ... tallied one punt inside the 20 ... ILLINOIS (Oct. 13) ... kicked off eight times for 62.4 average with four touchbacks ... all three punts were placed inside the 20 yard line ... PURDUE (Oct. 6) ... kicked off nine times for 56.9 average with one touchback .... recorded one punt for 27 yards ... NOTRE DAME (Sept. 22) ... kicked off three times for 60.0 average with three touchbacks ... lone punt of the game landed inside 20 .... MASSACHUSETTS (Sept. 15) ... kicked off nine times for 57.6 average with three touchbacks ... tallied one punt inside 20 ... AIR FORCE (Sept. 8) ... kicked off six times for 62.3 average with three touchbacks ... made season debut as a punter ... ALABAMA (Sept. 1) ... kicked off three times for 65.0 avg. with three touchbacks.
Freshman (2011) ... Sugar Bowl champion ... earned first varsity letter ... ESPN.com and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... appeared in 13 games; kicked off in all 13 games and punted in first four games and in the Sugar Bowl ... kicked off 79 times with 64.0 yards/kick average, 19 touchbacks ... ILLINOIS (Nov. 12) ... recorded career-best five touchbacks on six kickoffs ... named the CFPA Kickoff Specialist of the Week ... SAN DIEGO STATE (Sept. 24) ... career-best 49.0 yards/punt average on four attempts; two 50+ yards, including career-high 51 yarder; two inside-20 punts ... WESTERN MICHIGAN (Sept. 3) ... made career debut as specialist on kickoffs and punts.
Prep ... attended Francis W. Parker High School (2011) coached by John Morrison ... Key Statistics ... made 10-of-13 field goals with a long of 49 yards and also had 91 of his 101 kickoffs go for touchbacks during his senior season ... punted six times for an average of 41 yards and pinned the East team inside their own 20-yard line twice during the U.S. Army All-American Game ... converted 9-of-12 field goals with a long of 48 yards as a junior ... averaged a touchback on 89.9 percent of his kickoffs junior year ... Honors and Rankings ... rated as the nation's fourth-best kicker by Scout.com ... listed as the No. 44 kicker nationally by ESPN.com ... two-star prospect according to Rivals.com ... named to the Maxpreps.com Small Schools All-American Team as a junior and to the services Sophomore All-American Team.
Personal ... Matthew Wile was born June 20, 1992 ... his father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather all attended U-M Medical School ... father, Dr. Peter Wile, is the team physician for the San Diego State Aztecs ... enrolled in the College of Engineering, major undeclared.
