Eastern Michigan Athletics
2014 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Matt, Hunter

Jersey Number 44
Hunter Matt
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wyandotte, Mich.
- High School:
- Roosevelt
Bio
PERSONAL: Full name: Hunter John Matt...Son of David and Lynne Matt...Undeclared major...EMU: 2013: Played in all 12 games for EMU, starting three at linebacker...Named the team’s Special Teams Most Valuable Player at year-end banquet...Tallied 55 tackles on the season, including five tackles for loss and three sacks...Recorded his first career touchdown when he scooped up a fumble and rumbled 11 yards to the end zone to give EMU an early lead at Penn State (Sept. 7)...Also added a personal-best two sacks against the Nittany Lions...Made a career-high 13 tackles at Army (Oct. 12)...2012: Appeared in 11 games making three starts for the Eagles...Recorded 28 tackles on the season...Tallied a season-high 10 tackles in the victory over Army (Oct. 20)...Made his first career tackle-for-loss at Ohio (Nov. 1)...HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year varsity player at Roosevelt High School and a two-year co-captain....Played for Head Coach Ron Adams at Roosevelt who played football at EMU (1984-87), helping the then-Hurons to a 1987 California Bowl victory...Ranked as the 40th best player in the state of Michigan by the Detroit Free Press’ Mick McCabe on his Fab 50 list...Ranked as the No. 43 overall recruit in the state of Michigan according to the Detroit News...Accumulated 124 tackles and one sack as a senior, while stripping the ball carrier four times and recovering three fumbles...Offensively, he produced 774 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns as a fullback...Led the Bears’ defense to their second-straight Down River Conference championship...Was named to the All-Metro West first-team as captain of the defensive team...Was a Division 2 first team All-State selection according to the Detroit Free Press...Was chosen to play in the 2012 Michigan High School East-West All-Star game...Was also a standout baseball player at Roosevelt hitting .505 for the Bears with two home runs and 40 RBI in his junior campaign...Brother, Andrew, played football for Wayne State University, while his father David, played for Northern Michigan University.
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