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2012 Football Roster

3 Matt Carroll

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Kennett Square, Pa.
  • Highschool Unionville

Biography

One of two quarterbacks, who platooned at the starting role last fall ... transferred in from Northeastern University after that school discontinued its football program following the 2009 campaign ... has moved to the defensive side of the ball and will play a "rover" position that is a hybrid between defensive back and linebacker ... very athletic ... excellent size ... tremendous athlete ... great lateral movement along the line of scrimmage … really took to the defense in spring drills and played the rover position to perfection ... brings a great deal of poise and experience even on defense .... cool under pressure ... needs to continue learning the defensive language ... should be an impact player on defense ... letterwinner.

2011: Appeared in all 11 games and made four starts … completed 71 passes in 126 attempts for 1,113 yards and a team-high 11 touchdowns ... threw two interceptions ... completed 56.2 percent of his passes … authored a 156.2 pass efficiency rating, which ranked third in the PSAC … averaged 101.2 passing yards per game … also finished second on the team in rushing with 345 yards on 97 carries … averaged 3.6 yards per carry and scored one rushing TD … averaged 31.4 rushing yards per game … threw for 200 yards or more on two occasions (Shippensburg, Bloomsburg) … threw for a season-best 233 yards and career-high four TDs at Shippensburg … completed 11 of 17 passes in that contest … also rushed for 40 yards in that game … threw a TD pass in four straight contests … tossed a pair of TDs at Cheyney … went 14-for-21 for 200 yards against Bloomsburg … also ran for 32 yards and his lone rushing touchdown … went 9-for-19 for 196 yards and one TD at C.W. Post … rushed for a career-high 80 yards on 14 carries in season opener at New Haven … was 9-for-11 for 110 yards and a TD through the air … West Chester’s passing offense, as well as its total offense, ranked seventh in the PSAC … finished the season with a career-high 1,458 yards of total offense … averaged 132.5 yards of total offense per game … his 223 plays from scrimmage led the squad … ranked sixth on the team in all-purpose yards … busted off a season-high 42-yard run at Cheyney.

2010: Did not play.

2009 (Northeastern): Appeared in 10 games and made six starts … completed 92 passes in 141 attempts for 860 yards and seven touchdowns ... threw five interceptions ... also rushed the ball 82 times for 93 yards and one score ... finished the season with 953 yards of total offense ... averaged 95.3 yards of total offense per game, ranking 120th in the NCAA in Division I-FCS ... completed a career-high 32 passes on 44 attempts for 248 yards and three TDs in a loss to Holy Cross ... also rushed for 43 yards on 14 carries in that game as well ... racked up a career-high 291 yards of total offense against the Crusaders ... went 16-for-28 with a pair of TDs and two interceptions against William & Mary the following week ... went 9-for-12 for 73 yards against Rhode Island off the bench ... rushed a season-high 17 times for a season-best 44 yards and his lone rushing touchdown in that 33-27 win over the Rams ... led Northeastern to a 14-13 win over Hofstra the week before ... went 3-for-7 for 45 yards and a TD off the bench in that game ... started six of the team’s first eight contests ... led the team to victory in its final two games, coming off the bench ... led Northeastern to a 3-8 record in the school’s final year of intercollegiate football.

2008 (Northeastern): Red-shirted. Did not appear in a contest.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2011Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'1" 210 lbs
    12
  • 3

    2012Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 210 lbs
    3