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Ben Widmyer
Class: Senior
Hometown: Coeur d’Alene, ID
High School: Lake City
Projected to be the starting quarterback for the Terriers after spring practices ... 2007: Saw action in ten games at quarterback with two starts ... Had 361 yards on 28-of-63 passing and added 242 rushing yards on 71 carries ... Threw four touchdown passes and ran for two touchdowns ... In the season opener against Georgetown (9/1) had one carry and completed his one pass of the day - a 37-yard touchdown to Justice Joslin ... Started his first career game against Charleston Southern (9/8) ... Had 14 carries for a career-high 68 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown, and completed 8-of-14 passes with a 47-yard touchdown to Andy Strickland and a 27-yard touchdown to Kevious Johnson for a season-high 131 passing yards ... At North Carolina State (9/15) got the start and had a career-high 17 carries for 29 yards, including a 33-yard run ... Was 10 of 22 passing against the Wolfpack, with 128 yards, which was highlighted by a 61-yard touchdown pass to Andy Strickland ... In the win over Appalachian State (9/22) had six carries for 24 yards with a seven-yard touchdown run in the second quarter ... Added two completions on three passes for 21 yards ... At The Citadel (10/6) ran nine times for 38 yards ... Against Gardner-Webb (10/13) had five carries for 23 yards ... Against Elon (10/20) carried the ball three times for 13 yards and completed three passes ... At Western Carolina (10/25) ran eight times for 29 yards, including a long of 26 yards, and added two completions for 12 yards ... In the final game of the regular season at Chattanooga (11/10) had seven carries for 17 yards and completed a 36-yard pass to Justice Joslin ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... 2006: Member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... Had a solid sophomore campaign, completing 64.5 percent of his passes (20 of 31) ... Threw for 224 yards and also rushed for 130 yards ... Scored on a pair of touchdown runs of three yards vs. Coastal Carolina (9/9) and Western Carolina (10/28) ... Career-high eight carries vs. Chattanooga (11/11) ... Season-best 53 yards on the ground vs. the Mocs ... Completed seven of nine passes for 101 yards in the season-opening win over South Carolina State (9/2) ... Served as a game captain vs. Western Carolina (10/28) ... Ranked ninth in the SoCon in passing efficiency with a 105.9 rating ... 2005: Worked his way up the depth chart to the number two quarterback as a first-year freshman ... Saw his first collegiate action in Week 2 against West Virginia (9/10) ... Completed one pass against the Mountaineers ... Rushed for 45 yards on the year and completed 6-of-10 passes for 92 yards and a score ... Was 4-for-4 passing for 69 yards against Furman (11/12) and threw a 32-yard scoring pass to Andy Strickland ... Best rushing game was 54 yards on two carries against VMI (10/15) ... Scored on a 45-yard run midway through the fourth quarter against the Keydets ... HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Lake City High School ... Listed as the No. 5 instate prospect by Scout.com ... A two-year starter as Lake City competed on the 5-A level, the largest classification in the state ... Received League Player of the Year honors as a senior ... First-team all-league his junior and senior seasons ... Led Lake City to a state title as a sophomore and the state playoffs his junior and senior seasons ... Team captain and Most Valuable Player ... A three-year letterman ... Had a school record 5,488 career yards in total offense ... Also set a Lake City mark with a 63.8 completion percentage (298-of-467) ... Passed for 4,108 yards and 30 touchdowns ... Had 1,380 career yards rushing and 24 touchdowns on a 6.8 per carry average ... Ran for 827 yards (6.1 avg.) and 12 touchdowns as a senior ... Completed 62.7 percent (143-of-228) of his pass attempts for 1,878 yards and 14 touchdowns ...A two-year starter and three-year letterman in basketball ... Also lettered in track ... PERSONAL: Born March 26, 1987 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho ... Son of Steve and Marie Widmyer ... Finance major.
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