ALL-TIME BOBCATS: No. 16 Corey Widmer
8/18/2023 1:43:00 PM | Football
A homegrown defensive tackle, Corey Widmer spent four years wrecking Big Sky offensive lines
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#16 - August 18
Corey Widmer, DT, 1988-91
ALL-TIME TEAM: 2000 Billings Gazette All-Time Team
HONORS: Big Sky Defensive MVP in 1990, 2nd Team All-America in 1990 and 1991, 1st Team All-Big Sky in 1989, 1990 and 1991
A CLOSER LOOK: From Montana State's injury-ravaged 1985 season through the winless 2000 campaign, the Bobcat football program mostly struggled. But even during the difficult times, stars in the Blue and Gold shined brightly.
And one star shined brighter than most. Bozeman High's Corey Widmer was a singular talent who, after landing first team all-conference honors as a sophomore won Big Sky Defensive MVP honors as a junior in 1990 and First Team All-Big Sky kudos again as a senior. He played through leg injuries throughout 1991, while also bearing a greater load as an occasional blocking back. He finished his career as a three-time First Team All-Big Sky choice and a two-time second team All-America.
The amount of destruction Widmer caused as an interior defensive lineman remains mind-scrambling. He logged 11 sacks in his firt two seasons in the Blue & Gold, then posted an astounding 17 - as a defensive tackle, remember - in 1990, a total included in his 25 tackles-for-loss. He tacked on seven more sacks and 20 tackles-for-loss as a senior. He forced and recovered two fumbles as a junior.
A seventh-round draft choice by the New York Giants, Widmer spent his entire NFL career with that squad. The Giants moved Widmer to middle linebacker, and he spent six seasons as a starter for that club.
Widmer remains the gold standard for Bobcat defensive tackles. He is Montana State's career leader in tackles-for-loss with 66, his sack total of 35 stands third, and his 17 sacks in 1990 is also the third-best single season. His 25 TFL in that season is second.
FROM VOICE OF THE CATS DEAN ALEXANDER: "Corey Widmer was at a different level. Fast, quick and strong. He was also very smart and off the chart as a competitor. He was always just 'there,' and there was where the action was. The bottom line? He always showed up.... he was a big timer."
#16 - August 18
Corey Widmer, DT, 1988-91
ALL-TIME TEAM: 2000 Billings Gazette All-Time Team
HONORS: Big Sky Defensive MVP in 1990, 2nd Team All-America in 1990 and 1991, 1st Team All-Big Sky in 1989, 1990 and 1991
A CLOSER LOOK: From Montana State's injury-ravaged 1985 season through the winless 2000 campaign, the Bobcat football program mostly struggled. But even during the difficult times, stars in the Blue and Gold shined brightly.
And one star shined brighter than most. Bozeman High's Corey Widmer was a singular talent who, after landing first team all-conference honors as a sophomore won Big Sky Defensive MVP honors as a junior in 1990 and First Team All-Big Sky kudos again as a senior. He played through leg injuries throughout 1991, while also bearing a greater load as an occasional blocking back. He finished his career as a three-time First Team All-Big Sky choice and a two-time second team All-America.
The amount of destruction Widmer caused as an interior defensive lineman remains mind-scrambling. He logged 11 sacks in his firt two seasons in the Blue & Gold, then posted an astounding 17 - as a defensive tackle, remember - in 1990, a total included in his 25 tackles-for-loss. He tacked on seven more sacks and 20 tackles-for-loss as a senior. He forced and recovered two fumbles as a junior.
A seventh-round draft choice by the New York Giants, Widmer spent his entire NFL career with that squad. The Giants moved Widmer to middle linebacker, and he spent six seasons as a starter for that club.
Widmer remains the gold standard for Bobcat defensive tackles. He is Montana State's career leader in tackles-for-loss with 66, his sack total of 35 stands third, and his 17 sacks in 1990 is also the third-best single season. His 25 TFL in that season is second.
FROM VOICE OF THE CATS DEAN ALEXANDER: "Corey Widmer was at a different level. Fast, quick and strong. He was also very smart and off the chart as a competitor. He was always just 'there,' and there was where the action was. The bottom line? He always showed up.... he was a big timer."
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