Career Note: Played in all 44 career games, starting 23 times.
2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... started all 11 games at outside linebacker ... served as a team captain ... had seven tackles (2-5) plus a quarterback hurry vs. Mercyhurst ... made six tackles (3-3) against Saginaw Valley ... had four tackles (1-3) at Indianapolis ... made four tackles (3-1) vs. Findlay ... had six tackles (3-3) including one for loss at Tiffin ... made a career-high 12 assisted tackles vs. Ashland including a fumble recovery ... recorded a team-high 10 tackles (4-6) at Northern Michigan including one for loss ... had 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry vs. Ferris State ... made six tackles (4-2) at Hillsdale ... had 11 tackles (4-7), a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry against Northwood ... reocrded eight tackles (4-4) at Grand Valley ... finished second on the squad in both assisted tackles (50) and total tackles (78) ... tied-for-second on the team with three quarterback hurries ... saw action on the kickoff return team ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2008: Started all 11 games at outside linebacker ... voted to the Daktronics All-Region Second Team and the All-GLIAC First Team ... recorded seven tackles (3-4) including two sacks vs. Mercyhurst ... also had a fumble recovery ... had seven tackles (2-5) at Saginaw Valley ... recorded first career interception on Indianapolis' last play from scrimmage ... had a sack and a pass break-up at Findlay ... made season-best 11 tackles (4-7) vs. Tiffin including three for loss ... also forced a fumble ... had a sack at Ashland ... made seven tackles vs. Northern Michigan (5-2) ... had two quarterback hurries plus seven tackles at Ferris State ... tied for team-high honors with six tackles (4-2) vs. Hillsdale ... equaled season-high with 11 tackles (2-9) at Northwood to earn WSU's Defensive Player of the Week award ... tied a career-best with eight solo tackles vs. Grand Valley and was selected WSU's Defensive Player of the Week ... finished fourth in the GLIAC in sacks (7), tied-for-sixth in tackles for loss (10 solo, 9 assisted for 14.5) and 13th in tackles (84) ... led the squad in sacks and tackles for loss ... was second with four quarterback hurries ... played on the kickoff coverage and kickoff return teams ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2007: Played in all 11 games, starting vs. Northwood ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... recorded WSU's lone sack against Michigan Tech ... had three tackles (2-1) at St. Joseph's including a sack ... also blocked a Puma extra-point attempt ... made five tackles (2-3) and had a fumble recovery at Mercyhurst ... had two tackles (1-1) against Gannon ... recorded two solo tackles at Hillsdale ... recorded a team-high nine tackles (8-1) including two for loss vs. Northwood to earn the WSU Defensive Player of the Week award ... also forced two fumbles ... recorded six tackles (3-3) at Ashland including a sack ... tied-for-fourth in the GLIAC in forced fumbles (3) ... received the team's Ultimate Warrior award for outstanding work in the weight room ... played on all four special teams ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2006: Selected WSU's Defensive Rookie of the Year after playing in all 11 games ... made collegiate debut at Michigan Tech playing on kickoff coverage, kickoff return and punt return teams ... saw special teams action in every game ... played as a defensive end in the three games prior to the Northwood contest ... had a season-high two tackles at Gannon (2-0) and at Ferris State (1-1) ... five (4-1) of his seven tackles came on kickoff coverage ... selected WSU's Special Teams Player of the Week for the Northwood game ... Game-By-Game Stats.
High School: 
A 2006 graduate of Brother Rice High School ... earned two varsity letters for the Warriors ... played on the 2005 Division II state championship team for coach Al Fracassa ... earned 2005 Detroit News Honorable Mention All-Metro Lineman honors as a defensive end ... selected to the All-Oakland County Second Team ... named to the 2005 Central Division All-League team ... recorded 11.5 sacks as a senior ... also participated in wrestling finishing seventh in the state at 189 pounds.
Personal: Full name--Matthew M. Shango ... born June 7, 1988, in West Bloomfield ... son of Masoud and Ahlam Shango ... has an older brother, Nick, and two sisters, Maryann and Michelle ... is an accounting major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2006, Winter 2007 and Winter 2008.
| 2006 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
0.0-0 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
11 |
21 |
12 |
33 |
6.0-31 |
2.5-18 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 2008 |
11 |
43 |
41 |
84 |
14.5-62 |
7.0-49 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 2009 |
11 |
28 |
50 |
78 |
5.0-8 |
1.0-3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
