Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Matt Bohnet
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Grand Ledge, Mich.
- High School:
- Grand Ledge
PERSONAL: Full Name: Matt Scott Bohnet...Son of Scott and Patti Bohnet...Born 10-17-82...Communication major...Father, Scott, played football at Alma College from 1974-78, and brother, Ken, is on the EMU squad...EMU: Transfer from the University of Iowa who sat out the 2003 season in his season of residency and after playing last season, will have one year of eligibility remaining...Has been a member of Head Coach Jeff Genyk’s Champions Club as one of the top team leaders in both 2004 and 2005...2004: Earned a letter in his first season of play for the Eagles...Started at quarterback in all 11 games and finished the season as the sixth-ranked quarterback in the nation in total offense (293.74 yards per game)...Completed 228 passes for 434 yards and 21 touchdowns with just 12 interceptions...Ranked third in the Mid-American Conference in total offense (293.7), and fourth in passing yards per game (255.2)...One of 11 Champions Club members on the team...Connected with A.J. Bennett for one of the most exciting pass plays in EMU football history when the two combined for a 30-yard pass play on the final offensive series of the game to give Eastern a come-from-behind 35-31 win at Western Michigan (Oct. 16)...Named the recipient of the James M. "Bingo" Brown Award as the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player...Selected Offensive Player of the Week against Florida (Sept. 11), and was singled out as an Offensive Big Playmaker four times, for the Buffalo (Sept. 2), Toledo (Sept. 18), Ball State (Oct. 9), and Central Michigan (Nov. 6) games...Earned Championship Performance honors for the Ball State and CMU contests...His 534 total offensive plays set an EMU single-season record while his 3,231 total offensive yards is second best in school history, trailing only Charlie Batch’s 3,390 yards in 1997...Ranks second in the single-season record book for passes attempted (434), third for passing yards (2,807), and tied for fourth in touchdown passes (21)...Named to the CoSIDA second-team All-District IV Academic All-American team and also selected to the All-Mid-American Conference Academic Team after posting a 3.66 GPA as a communication major...Was named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week four times during the season (Sept. 7, Sept. 21, Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Nov. 9)...2003: Practiced with the team while sitting out his transfer season...Led the Green Team to a 23-6 victory over the White Team in the 2004 Spring Game...Completed 8-of-13 passes for 117 yards in that final intrasquad...Named a Backup Player of the Week for outstanding work in practice a total of seven times, for the Akron (Sept. 13), Navy (Sept. 20), Western Michigan (Oct. 4), Bowling Green (Oct. 18), CMU (Nov. 1), UCF (Nov. 8), and Ball State (Nov. 15) games...IOWA: Recruited at the University of Iowa after a standout high school career at Grand Ledge...Sat out his first season and played in two games as a sophomore...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Grand Ledge High School in Grand Ledge, Mich. where he played for Head Coach Pat O’Keefe...Led Grand Ledge to the Division I state championship as a senior...Selected honorable mention All-America by PrepStar Magazine after throwing for 2,052 yards with 17 touchdowns and rushing for 390 yards and 13 touchdowns...Named to the Division I All-State team and was selected as the captain of that squad by the Detroit Free Press...Chosen first-team Class A All-State and No. 25 on the Blue Chip list by The Detroit News.
