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44 Matt DeVore
Matt DeVore
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    213
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Van Buren, Ohio
  • High School:
    Van Buren
  • Position:
    DL
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    59.0
  • sac
    6.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Senior (2016):  Second-team All-HCAC ... National Bowl All-Star Game participant ... Posted career-highs in tackles (59), tackles for loss (10) and sacks (6.5) ... His 59 tackles (35 solo and 24 assists) were fifth most on the team ... Had a career-best 10 tackles (three solo and seven assists) in game against Rose-Hulman on Sept. 24 ... Also had one fumble recovery.

Junior (2015):  Second-team All-HCAC ... Played in all 10 games ... Was sixth on the team in tackles with 42 (17 solo and 25 assists) ... Had 7.5 tackles for loss of 17 yards ... Tallied 2.5 quarterback sacks ... Intercepted one pass which he returned 43 yards for a touchdown ... Had one fumble return for 13 yards ... Posted two pass breakups. 

Sophomore (2014):  Played in all 10 games ... Eighth on the team in tackles with 39 (23 solo and 16 assists) ... Tied for third in tackles for loss with six ... Second in sacks with four ... Posted a career-high eight tackles against Mount St. Joseph University on Sept. 20 ... Recorded a safety ... Had one forced fumble and a pass breakup.

Freshman (2013):  Played in six games ... Made four total tackles ... Made two solo tackles ... Made two assisted tackles.

Prep:  The Van Buren standout was a three-year starter at linebacker and he started his junior season at fullback … He finished with 785 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior to earn Second Team All-Blanchard Valley honors as a running back … After racking up 90 tackles during his senior campaign, DeVore was named a First-Team All-BVC linebacker … He also earned All-Northwest Ohio District V honorable mention honors … Selected to play in the East-West Coaches All-Star Game … Started on the Van Buren basketball team and also competed in track.

Personal:  Son of Chris and Brenda DeVore … Majoring in exercise science.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 35 30
Assists 24 21
Tackles 59.0 51.0
Tackles per game 5.9 6.4
Sacks 6.5 5.0
Sack yards 47 39
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 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 at Baldwin Wallace L, 42-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Hope W, 18-6 4 3 7.0 1.5 8 1.5 8 - 1 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Franklin (Ind.) L, 41-6 5 1 6.0 - - 1.0 6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 23-15 3 7 10.0 - - 0.5 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 59-28 2 2 4.0 1.0 5 1.0 5 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 20-14 4 5 9.0 1.5 16 3.0 18 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 20-13 3 4 7.0 0.5 7 0.5 7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 27-20 2 0 2.0 1.0 8 1.0 8 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Mt. St. Joseph L, 21-20 5 1 6.0 1.0 3 1.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 28-20 6 1 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 3 - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 35 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 6 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 6 - - - - - - -
2014-15 9 - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 6 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 35 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 6 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 9 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 6 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 9 - - - - 0 .0
2015-16 10 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 35 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 6 0.6 - - - - 1 0 - - - 0
2016-17 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - - - 1 0 - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 6 2 2 4.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 9 23 16 39.0 4.3 4.0 31 6.5 36 1 - - - - 1 -
2015-16 10 17 25 42.0 4.2 2.5 6 7.5 17 - 1 13 1 43 2 -
2016-17 10 35 24 59.0 5.9 6.5 47 10.0 58 - 1 0 - - 3 -
Total 35 77 67 144.0 4.1 13.0 84 24.0 111 1 2 13 1 43 6 -

Splits Stats - Passing

  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 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  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 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 35 24 59.0 5.9 6.5 47 10.0 58 - 1 0 - - 3 -
Conference 8 30 21 51.0 6.4 5.0 39 8.5 50 - - - - - 3 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 20 16 36.0 7.2 3.0 18 5.0 27 - 1 0 - - - -
Away 5 15 8 23.0 4.6 3.5 29 5.0 31 - - - - - 3 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 5 19 15 34.0 6.8 4.5 36 6.0 38 - 1 0 - - 3 -
Losses 5 16 9 25.0 5.0 2.0 11 4.0 20 - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 13 11 24.0 6.0 1.5 8 3.0 16 - 1 0 - - - -
October 4 11 11 22.0 5.5 4.0 36 5.5 38 - - - - - - -
November 2 11 2 13.0 6.5 1.0 3 1.5 4 - - - - - 3 -

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