Walter Musgrove

Walter Musgrove

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Duncanville, Texas

High School:
Duncanville

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 190

Position:
DB

Birthdate:
11/23/1983

Experience:
3L

Epitome of a student-athlete at Texas State ... coming off a senior season in which he was named both All-Southland Conference First-Team as well as selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI First-Team as selected by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America ... named Preseason All-America Honorable Mention by The Sports Network ... was honored as the 2005 Intern of the Year for the Texas Comptroller's Office after working to develop an electronic database of Texas city and county revenue/tax files ... started all 11 regular-season games at cornerback as a junior after transitioning during 2005 spring drills from starting previously at the KAT position ... during career has been in on 195 total tackles including 103 solo stops ... has registered 10 tackles for lost yards, three quarterback sacks and three interceptions during his career ... is a warrior on the field and is a durable player who is also a special teams standout ... in additional to national academic recognition, is an Oak Farms Dairy Academic Award recipient ... practiced, but his contact was limited this past spring as he began treatments for Hodgkin's Disease.

2005: Recorded 49 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for lost yards in his first season playing cornerback for the `Cats ... led the team with six pass break ups, had a quarterback sack, a quarterback hurry and forced a fumble during the year ... broke up a pair of passes and had six tackles in the Bobcats' win over Southern Utah ... had a double-figure tackle game against Division I-A Texas A&M, recording 10 tackles including a quarterback sack that went for a four-yard loss ... opened Southland Conference play with a seven-tackle game at Southeastern Louisiana ... also broke up a pass against the Lions ... against preseason SLC favorite Northwestern State, had eight tackles and was in on a tackle for lost yards ... recorded a quarterback hurry against the Demons ... broke up a pass and had a tackle in the Bobcats' SLC championship-securing win over Sam Houston State before leaving the game early with a shoulder injury which would sideline him for Texas State's playoff run.

2004: Second-leading tackler on the Texas State squad as a sophomore ... registered 60 total tackles - 38 solo hits and 22 assists ... also had five tackles for 26 lost yards and registered a pair of quarterback sacks ... picked off two passes and recovered a fumble during the year ... equaled a career-high with 8.5 tackles in the Bobcats' win over Nicholls State ... had a season-high six solo hits along with five assists against the Colonels ... picked off a pass, returning it 22 yards to set up the Bobcats' final score in a 45-10 win over Angelo State in the season opener ... had five total tackles in the `Cats overtime win over Southeastern Louisiana ... registered three solo hits and three assists in the Bobcats' SLC-opening win over Stephen F. Austin ... had 1.5 tackles for loss, including a quarterback sack against the Lumberjacks ... against Northwestern State had eight tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and his second quarterback sack of the year ... closed out the year with an eight-tackle effort against Sam Houston.

2003: Made the most of his first year on the field, finishing second on the team with 86 total tackles (40 unassisted) ... had 3.5 tackles for lost yards along with five quarterback hits or hurries ... also broke up five passes during the year ... had three double-figure tackle games as a freshman ... recorded 13 tackles, including an assist for a tackle for loss against Florida Atlantic ... the following week had 10 tackles including a tackle for loss at Southern Utah ... late in the season registered 11 tackles, including another tackle for a loss at Nicholls State ... earlier in the year in a home win over UC-Davis, recorded his first nine tackle game which included eight solo hits ... had an interception in the Bobcats' game against McNeese State ... red-shirted his first year in the program in 2002.

Duncanville High School: Had 65 tackles (48 unassisted) as a senior at Duncanville High School where he played for Coach Bob Alpert ... six of his tackles went for lost yards ... also had two fumble recoveries for 6-5 squad ... was a unanimous First-Team All-District 7-5A selection ... also named to the district's all-academic team ... started at quarterback as a sophomore, helping team to a 7-3 record ... also lettered in track and was a regional qualifier in the 400 meters and also ran on the 4 x 400 relay team ... was a National Honor Society Member as well as a member of the National Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Born Nov. 23, 1983 in Dallas ... son of Walter Musgrove and Marsha Musgrove-Jefferson ... graduated this past spring with a degree in English while also minoring in Spanish ... will enroll in graduate school this fall and is planning on attending law school in 2007.