Temple University Athletics
2011 Football Roster
Roster
Wyatt Benson
- Position:
- FB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- The Haverford School
Honors: Cited on the 2011-12 Mid-American Conference Honor Roll … cited on the 2012 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2012: Played in all 11 games with two starts (Villanova and Army) … also played on the kickoff return and field goal units … lettered.
2011: Played in all 13 games … also played on the kickoff return and field goal units … had a solo tackle in the bowl win over Wyoming.
2010: Played in seven games with one start at linebacker … also played on the kickoff, punt, and kickoff return units … one of five true freshmen to see action … had a 29-yard kickoff return at Miami … assisted on a tackle in the win at Kent State … had a solo tackle in the win at Buffalo … received the starting nod at fullback in the win over Bowling Green … saw first action at Northern Illinois … worked with the running backs … lettered.
High School: Team captain … two-time first-team All-Inter-Ac and two-time first-team All-Delco honoree … 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer first-team Southeastern Pennsylvania linebacker … 2009 first-team All-Mainline … 2009 Mainline Football Player of the Year … first-team All-City and first-team All-State … played linebacker and fullback for coach Mike Murphy at The Haverford School … finished his prep career with 663 rushing yards, 217 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 210 tackles … in 2009, helped squad to a 7-3 record and first-place finish in the Inter-Academic League for the first time since 1971 … as a senior, led the team with 69 tackles and had a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown … also rushed for 327 yards and eight touchdowns on 48 carries … as a junior, twice selected as the team’s Player of the Week … as a sophomore in 2007, named the team’s Most Improved Player … played in the 2009 New Jersey All-Star Classic, Delco Hero Bowl, and Global Bowl … helped Team Stars & Stripes to an 83-0 shutout victory over the Brussels All-Stars at the 2010 Global Bowl in France … also a four-year letterwinner in track, earning second-team All-Mainline in 2008 … recipient of the 2008 Frank R. Ewing Award and Princeton Prize in Race Relations … two-year student council vice president, peer counseling president, diversity alliance president, prom committee president … also a two-year member of the character mentorship program … attended the 2009 Al Golden Football Camp … first player to commit to Temple’s 2010 class.
Personal: Wyatt Lydell Benson, Jr. … born March 20, 1992, in Philadelphia … parents are Wyatt L. Benson, Sr., and Tanya Bassknight … has four brothers— Shane Thornton (26), Sam Thompson (17), Chris Benson (17), and Jayden Benson (2)— and a sister, Tiyana Benson (23) … family lived next door to Temple teammate Brian Burns’ family in Southwest Philadelphia … would like to go to law school … criminal justice major.
