Career Note: Recorded 24 special teams tackles (12-12) in 39 career games.
2011: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... played in 15 contests, making three starts ... saw playing time at fullback and on all four special teams vs. Urbana recording two tackles (1-1) … caught first career pass against the Blue Knights ... played on all four special teams against both Tiffin and Michigan Tech ... saw action on kickoff coverage (two tackles), kickoff return and punt return vs. Ohio Dominican ... did not travel to Northern Michigan due to injury ... saw special teams action (kickoff return and punt coverage) vs. Lake Erie ... had playing time at fullback against Saginaw Valley ... started at fullback in win at Indianapolis ... started at fullback against Findlay and scored first career touchdown on a two-yard reception early in the second quarter ... blocked a Minnesota-Duluth punt setting up WSU’s lone first half score ... made a season-best three special teams tackles (1-1 KO, 0-1 Punt) in the national championship game ... played on all four special teams in the last 10 games ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2011 NCAA Playoffs: Finished 10th in punt return yards (18) -- credited for return yardage on blocked punt at Minnesota-Duluth.

2010: Played in all 11 contests ... saw action on all four special teams in eight games (vs. Northwood, Northern Michigan, Lake Erie, Ashland, Hillsdale, Saginaw Valley, Indianapolis and Findlay), and three of the four at Tiffin ... saw playing time at fullback in four games (Northwood, Tiffin, ODU and UIndy) ... made a career-high three tackles (1-2) at Lake Erie ... forced a fumble on kickoff coverage at Findlay that Myles McNichols returned for a touchdown ... selected WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week for the Hillsdale game ... led the squad with 11 special teams tackles (7-2 on kickoff coverage and 1-1 on punt coverage) ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... saw action on the kickoff return team in all 11 games and the punt return and kickoff coverage teams ... all three assisted tackles came on kickoff coverage ... first appearance at fullback was at Tiffin ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2008: Dressed for all six home games, making collegiate debut at fullback vs. Hillsdale ... also played at Northwood ... selected WSU's Defensive Scout Player of the Week for both the Saginaw Valley and Northern Michigan games ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team after appearing in two games ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2007: Dressed for the five home games as a linebacker ... did not see any playing time and was redshirted ... wore No. 33.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Orchard View High School ... was a two-year varsity letterwinner for the Cardinals and coach Hal Holman ... helped OVHS to an 8-2 mark in 2006 by recording 92 tackles and rushing for 1,000 yards ... named to the 2006 Class B Associated Press All-State Honorable Mention team ... had 144 tackles as a junior ... was an All-Conference and All-Area selection ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... served as a team captain in both football and basketball ... ran the 110m and 300 intermediate hurdles as a junior.
Personal: Full name--Matthew E. Maus ... born November 21, 1988, in Muskegon ... son of Dan and Julie Maus ... has a younger sister, Suzanne ... is majoring in kinesiology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008, Fall 2008 and Winter 2009.
2008 |
2 |
0 |
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0 |
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2009 |
11 |
0 |
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0 |
3 |
2010 |
11 |
0 |
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8 |
3 |
2011 |
15 |
3 |
12 |
4.0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
6 |