2022 Football Roster

Parker Hewett
Parker Hewett

78 Matt Armendariz

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position C
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 305
  • Hometown Austin, Texas
  • Highschool Lake Travis
  • Major Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) / Computer Science (M.S.)

Biography

2022: Received a M.S. in computer science in December 2022 … Rimington Award winner as NCAA Division II’s best center … Only player in the history of the Rimington to be a repeat winner … Upshaw Award finalist, finishing third in the voting for D-II’s lineman of the year … AFCA All-America … D2CCA First-Team All-America … Associated Press First-Team All-America … D2football.com Elite 100 Second Team … Don Hansen First-Team All-America ... Just the fourth player in program history to earn all five major all-America honors in the same season … D2CCA First-Team All-Super Region 4 ...  NFFCC First-Team All-Colorado … First-Team All-RMAC ... Lindy’s Preseason All-America … Started all 16 games at center … Part of an offensive line that helped Mines lead the nation in scoring offense, red zone offense, and first downs while ranking #7 in NCAA D-II in total offense, #6 in passing offense, and #6 in fewest tackles for loss allowed, while protecting Harlon Hill Award winner John Matocha … Helped produce 1,000-yard rusher Michael Zeman … Mines averaged 44.6 points and 467 yards of total offense per game.

2021: Team co-captain ... Rimington Award winner as Division II's top center ... D2CCA First-Team All-America ... Associated Press Second-Team All-America ... D2football.com Elite 100 ... Don Hansen First-Team All-America ... D2CCA First-Team All-Region ... First-Team All-RMAC ... First-Team All-NFFCC ... NFFCC Honorable Mention Academic All-Colorado ...  Blocked for Harlon Hill Trophy finalist, All-American, and 1,600-yard rusher Michael Zeman ... Did not have a penalty called against him in 2021 ... Moved to center from guard as the only returning starter on an offensive line that helped Mines average 176.7 yards per game on the ground, 409.3 yards of total offense per game, and 38.64 points per game.

2019: Honorable Mention All-RMAC … Played in all 13 games with 10 starts, splitting time between both guard positions … Part of an offensive line that at the end of the regular season ranked in the NCAA D-II top-10 in first downs (2nd), total offense (8th), and rushing offense (6th) ... Mines set a single-season record for rushing yards at 3,269 and had top team rushing games of 440, 400, and 395 yards, including six games of 275+ yards with a 1,000-yard rusher in Michael Zeman.

2018: Appeared in six games as a redshirt freshman … Made collegiate debut against Adams State … Spend most of the season as the backup at center.

2017: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Offensive lineman for Lake Travis (Texas) ... Led Lake Travis to the 2016 Texas 6A-I state title ... Also won the Bi-District title ... All-District honorable mention in 2015 and 2016 ... Academic All-State ... Team's 2014 lineman of the year ... Also a wrestler, winning the 2013 district title ... Also on the powerlifting team ... National Honor Society member.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • RS

    2017Freshman

    OL
    6'2" 265 lbs
    RS
  • 60

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'2" 275 lbs
    60
  • 78

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    C
    6'2" 285 lbs
    78
  • 78

    2020Redshirt Junior

    C
    6'2" 285 lbs
    78
  • 78
    C

    2021Redshirt Senior

    C
    6'2" 295 lbs
    78
    C
  • 78

    2022Redshirt Senior

    C
    6'2" 305 lbs
    78