Sophomore (2013): Second Team All-HCAC ... Started in all 10 games ... Had four kick returns for 48 yards … Averaged 12 yards per kick return … Made 54 total tackles ... Made 32 solo tackles ... Made 22 assisted tackles ... Made 9.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 33 yards ... Made two interceptions, with 0 return yards ... Had 10 breakups ... Had 12 passes defended ... Forced one fumble ... Made one fumble recovery, with 0 return yards ...
Freshman (2012): Played in 10 games this season … Made 20 total tackles … Made 14 solo tackles … Made six assisted tackles … Made one interception, with 0 return yards … Had seven breakups … Had eight passes defended … Made one fumble recovery, with 0 return yards … Had 18 kick returns for 399 yards … Averaged 22.2 yards per kick return … Second-Team All-HCAC …
High School: Lettered three times while at Chancellor High and Atholton High … Played running back and cornerback positions for head coach Kyle Schmitt while at Atholton … Named Honorable Mention All-Columbia County … Recipient of Chancellor High’s Charger Award … Winner of Atholton High’s Unsung Hero Award … Nominated for National Young Leaders Conference and Global Young Leaders Conference.
Personal: Son of Jererd and Stephanie Matherson … Majoring in sport management.
  | Total | Conference |
---|---|---|
Solo tackles | 32 | 28 |
Assists | 22 | 18 |
Tackles | 54.0 | 46.0 |
Tackles per game | 5.4 | 5.8 |
Sacks | - | - |
Sack yards | - | - |
Interceptions | 2 | 1 |
Returned for touchdown | 0 | 0 |
Fumble recoveries | 1 | 1 |
Fumble return TDs | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 7 | at Albion (Mich.) | L, 32-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 14 | Adrian (Mich.) | L, 14-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 21 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 28 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 34-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 5 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 43-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 12 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 27-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 44-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 26 | Hanover (Ind.) | L, 25-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 2 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 16 | Bluffton | L, 17-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 7 | at Albion (Mich.) | L, 32-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 14 | Adrian (Mich.) | L, 14-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 21 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 28 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 34-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 5 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 43-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 12 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 27-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 44-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 26 | Hanover (Ind.) | L, 25-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 2 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 16 | Bluffton | L, 17-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 7 | at Albion (Mich.) | L, 32-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 14 | Adrian (Mich.) | L, 14-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 21 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 28 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 34-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 5 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 43-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 12 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 27-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 44-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 26 | Hanover (Ind.) | L, 25-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 2 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 16 | Bluffton | L, 17-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 7 | at Albion (Mich.) | L, 32-29 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Sep 14 | Adrian (Mich.) | L, 14-0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Sep 21 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-19 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Sep 28 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 34-0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 5 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 43-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 12 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 27-12 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 44-31 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 26 | Hanover (Ind.) | L, 25-21 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Nov 2 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Nov 16 | Bluffton | L, 17-10 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 7 | at Albion (Mich.) | L, 32-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 14 | Adrian (Mich.) | L, 14-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 21 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 28 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 34-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 5 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 43-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 12 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 27-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 44-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 26 | Hanover (Ind.) | L, 25-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 2 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 16 | Bluffton | L, 17-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 7 | at Albion (Mich.) | L, 32-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 14 | Adrian (Mich.) | L, 14-0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 21 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 28 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 34-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 5 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 43-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 12 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 27-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 44-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 26 | Hanover (Ind.) | L, 25-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 2 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 16 | Bluffton | L, 17-10 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 7 | at Albion (Mich.) | L, 32-29 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Sep 14 | Adrian (Mich.) | L, 14-0 | 1 | - | - | - | 33 | 33 |
Sep 21 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-19 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Sep 28 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 34-0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 5 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 43-7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 12 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 27-12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 44-31 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 26 | Hanover (Ind.) | L, 25-21 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Nov 2 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Nov 16 | Bluffton | L, 17-10 | 1 | - | - | - | 15 | 15 |
Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 7 | at Albion (Mich.) | L, 32-29 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Sep 14 | Adrian (Mich.) | L, 14-0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Sep 21 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-19 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Sep 28 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 34-0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oct 5 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 43-7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oct 12 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 27-12 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oct 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 44-31 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oct 26 | Hanover (Ind.) | L, 25-21 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Nov 2 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Nov 16 | Bluffton | L, 17-10 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 7 | at Albion (Mich.) | L, 32-29 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Sep 14 | Adrian (Mich.) | L, 14-0 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 21 | at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | L, 23-19 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 28 | at Anderson (Ind.) | W, 34-0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Oct 5 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 43-7 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Oct 12 | Manchester (Ind.) | W, 27-12 | 6 | 5 | 11.0 | - | - | 2.0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 44-31 | 3 | 4 | 7.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
Oct 26 | Hanover (Ind.) | L, 25-21 | 6 | 2 | 8.0 | - | - | 2.5 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Nov 2 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 41-7 | 4 | 1 | 5.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 16 | Bluffton | L, 17-10 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | |||||||||||
Total | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Conference | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Location | |||||||||||
Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Result | |||||||||||
Wins | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Losses | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Month | |||||||||||
September | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
October | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
November | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | |||||||||
Total | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conference | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | |||||||||
Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Result | |||||||||
Wins | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Losses | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Month | |||||||||
September | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
October | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
November | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | ||||||||
Total | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conference | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | ||||||||
Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Result | ||||||||
Wins | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Losses | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Month | ||||||||
September | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
October | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
November | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | |||||||||
Total | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Conference | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Location | |||||||||
Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Result | |||||||||
Wins | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Losses | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Month | |||||||||
September | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
October | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
November | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | |||||||||
Total | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conference | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | |||||||||
Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Result | |||||||||
Wins | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Losses | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Month | |||||||||
September | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
October | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
November | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | ||||||||||
Total | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
Conference | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | ||||||||||
Home | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Result | ||||||||||
Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Losses | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
Month | ||||||||||
September | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
October | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
November | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | |||||||
Total | 10 | - | - | - | 48 | 48 | 4.8 |
Conference | 8 | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | 1.9 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Location | |||||||
Home | 5 | - | - | - | 48 | 48 | 9.6 |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Result | |||||||
Wins | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
Losses | 7 | - | - | - | 48 | 48 | 6.9 |
Month | |||||||
September | 4 | - | - | - | 33 | 33 | 8.3 |
October | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
November | 2 | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | 7.5 |
pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | ||||||||||||
Total | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Conference | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Location | ||||||||||||
Home | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Away | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Result | ||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Losses | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Month | ||||||||||||
September | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
October | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
November | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 10 | 32 | 22 | 54.0 | 5.4 | - | - | 9.5 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | - |
Conference | 8 | 28 | 18 | 46.0 | 5.8 | - | - | 6.5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - |
Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | ||||||||||||||||
Home | 5 | 18 | 13 | 31.0 | 6.2 | - | - | 6.5 | 26 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
Away | 5 | 14 | 9 | 23.0 | 4.6 | - | - | 3.0 | 7 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - |
Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Result | ||||||||||||||||
Wins | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17.0 | 5.7 | - | - | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Losses | 7 | 22 | 15 | 37.0 | 5.3 | - | - | 7.5 | 30 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - |
Month | ||||||||||||||||
September | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15.0 | 3.8 | - | - | 3.0 | 12 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
October | 4 | 16 | 13 | 29.0 | 7.3 | - | - | 5.5 | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
November | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10.0 | 5.0 | - | - | 1.0 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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