Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE DEFIANCE COLLEGE YELLOWJACKETS
Related Bios
3 Matt Forry
Matt Forry
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    205
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Bowling Green, Ohio
  • High School:
    Bowling Green
  • Position:
    DB
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    15.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Senior (2012): Made 65 total tackles … Made 36 solo tackles … Made 29 assisted tackles … Made 5.5 tackles for a loss, totaling 19 yards … Made three interceptions, with 0 return yards … Had one breakup … Had four passes defended … Forced one fumble … Made one fumble recovery, with 0 return yards … Played in 10 games this season … First-Team All-HCAC … Third-Team All-Ohio …

Junior (2011): Started all 10 games from outside linebacker position … Ranked fifth on the squad with 42 total tackles … Also registered 1.5 sacks and 4.5 stops for negative yardage.

Sophomore (2010): Saw time in nine games as member of defensive and special teams units … Earned start in final seven outings at outside linebacker … Ended sophomore campaign with 28 tackles … Notched 2.5 tackles for a loss.

Freshman (2009): Member of DC’s junior varsity team.

High School: Earned a pair of varsity letters on the gridiron at Otsego High … Played for head coach Dale Bernard … Named all-conference and all-county.

Personal: Son of Chip and Kristine Forry … Majoring in criminal justice.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 10 9
Assists 5 5
Tackles 15.0 14.0
Tackles per game 1.7 2.0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 1 1

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 2 15 7.5 10 0 - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 1 17 17.0 17 0 - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 6 72 12.0 31 1 - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 6 52 8.7 13 1 - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 6 81 13.5 43 1 1 1

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - - - - 1 -3 -3.0 0 0
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - - - - 6 47 7.8 16 0
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - - - - 2 4 2.0 8 0
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 - - - - - 1 2 2.0 2 0
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - - - - 2 3 1.5 6 0

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 1 - 15 - - 15
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 1 - - -3 - -3
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 1 - 17 47 - 64
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 1 - 72 4 - 76
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 - 52 2 - 54
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 1 - 81 3 - 84

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Albion (Mich.) L, 55-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 23-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 33-20 4 3 7.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 30-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 34-10 2 1 3.0 - - 0.5 3 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-0 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 47-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Bluffton L, 27-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2009-10 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2010-11 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2011-12 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 25 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2009-10 - - - - - - - - -
2010-11 9 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 7 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 9 - - - - - - 2 1
Total 25 - - - - - - 2 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2009-10 - - - - - - - -
2010-11 9 - - - - - - -
2011-12 7 - - - - - - -
2012-13 9 21 2.3 237 26.3 11.3 3 43
Total 25 21 0.8 237 9.5 11.3 3 43

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2009-10 - - - - - - - - 0
2010-11 9 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 7 - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 25 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2009-10 - - - - - - - - -
2010-11 9 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 7 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 25 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2009-10 - - - - - - - - - -
2010-11 - - - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - 12 53 4.4 0 16
Total - - - - - 12 53 4.4 0 16

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2009-10 - - - - - 0 -
2010-11 9 - - - - 0 .0
2011-12 7 - - - - 0 .0
2012-13 9 - 237 53 - 290 32.2
Total 25 - 237 53 - 290 11.6

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2009-10 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2010-11 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 18 2.0 - 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
Total 18 0.7 - 3 - 0 - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2009-10 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2010-11 9 14 14 28.0 3.1 - - 2.5 6 - - - - - 1 -
2011-12 7 8 19 27.0 3.9 1.5 9 2.5 10 - - - - - - 1
2012-13 9 10 5 15.0 1.7 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - 1 -
Total 25 32 38 70.0 2.8 1.5 9 6.0 19 - - - - - 2 1

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - 2 1
Conference 7 - - - - - - 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - 2 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - 2 1
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - 1 0
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - 1 1

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 9 21 2.3 237 26.3 11.3 3 43
Conference 7 19 2.7 222 31.7 11.7 3 43
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 9 1.8 84 16.8 9.3 1 17
Away 4 12 3.0 153 38.3 12.8 2 43
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 1 0.5 17 8.5 17.0 0 17
Losses 7 20 2.9 220 31.4 11.0 3 43
Month                
September 5 3 0.6 32 6.4 10.7 0 17
October 3 12 4.0 124 41.3 10.3 2 31
November 1 6 6.0 81 81.0 13.5 1 43

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - 12 53 4.4 0 16
Conference - - - - - 11 56 5.1 0 16
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - 7 49 7.0 0 16
Away - - - - - 5 4 0.8 0 8
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - 6 47 7.8 0 16
Losses - - - - - 6 6 1.0 0 8
Month                    
September - - - - - 7 44 6.3 0 16
October - - - - - 3 6 2.0 0 8
November - - - - - 2 3 1.5 0 6

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 9 - 237 53 - 290 32.2
Conference 7 - 222 56 - 278 39.7
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - 84 49 - 133 26.6
Away 4 - 153 4 - 157 39.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 - 17 47 - 64 32.0
Losses 7 - 220 6 - 226 32.3
Month              
September 5 - 32 44 - 76 15.2
October 3 - 124 6 - 130 43.3
November 1 - 81 3 - 84 84.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 18 2.0 - 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 18 2.6 - 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 6 1.2 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
Away 12 3.0 - 2 - 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 18 2.6 - 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0
October 12 4.0 - 2 - 0 - - - - - 0
November 6 6.0 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 9 10 5 15.0 1.7 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - 1 -
Conference 7 9 5 14.0 2.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 8 4 12.0 2.4 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - -
Away 4 2 1 3.0 .8 - - 0.5 3 - - - - - 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 2 1 3.0 1.5 - - 0.5 3 - - - - - 1 -
Losses 7 8 4 12.0 1.7 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 5 7 4 11.0 2.2 - - 1.0 3 - - - - - 1 -
October 3 3 1 4.0 1.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

$item.thumbnailAlt
DC Football Places Four on NCAA Division III All-Ohio Team

COLUMBUS, Ohio – OhioCollegeFootball.com announced its 2012 NCAA Division III All-Ohio Team on Tuesday, with Defiance College’s Andrew...

January 15, 2013

$item.thumbnailAlt
Yellow Jacket Football Places 10 on All-HCAC Squad

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2012 All-HCAC Football Team on Wednesday, with Defiance College...

November 14, 2012

$item.thumbnailAlt
DC Football Ends Season with Double Overtime Defeat

BLUFFTON, Ohio – Defiance used a 32-yard field goal with two seconds left in regulation to match Bluffton at 17-17 and capped a 17-0 spurt...

November 10, 2012

$item.thumbnailAlt
DC Hangs Tough with No. 21 Franklin in Senior Day Defeat

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College became the first team to score against No. 21 Franklin in over a month and used four first-half turnovers...

October 27, 2012

$item.thumbnailAlt
Spartans Rally Past Defiance in Fourth Quarter

N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Manchester University scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to break open a 21-21 tie and held off the Yellow...

October 6, 2012

$item.thumbnailAlt
DC Blasts Ravens on Homecoming for Sheehan's First Win

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College stormed out of the gates on Saturday at Coressel Stadium, bolting to a 10-0 lead against Anderson before...

September 22, 2012

$item.thumbnailAlt
Bulldogs Pull Away Late in 23-13 Win Over Defiance

ADRIAN, Mich. – Aaron Smith broke loose for a 58-yard touchdown run in the opening half and a fourth quarter completion from Garrett Teague...

September 8, 2012

$item.thumbnailAlt
New-Look Jackets Poised to Tackle 2012 Season

DEFIANCE, Ohio - One word can be used to describe nearly everything about the Defiance College football program in 2012, and that word is new. The...

August 23, 2012