Michael Matthews

Montana Football Team Photo Day on August 27, 2022 in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
221
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Camas, Wash.
High School:
Camas HS

2022 (R-Sr.): Will vie for a starting position at linebacker and will continue to play a key role on special teams

2020-21 (R-Jr.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Played a key role on special teams and in the linebacker rotation for the Griz, playing in all 13 games… Racked up 13 tackles, including three for loss, and one and a half sacks… Registered the first sack of his career in the home-opener versus Western Illinois.

2019 (R-So.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Featured heavily on special teams and served as a backup linebacker… Totaled eight tackles (four solo)… Had two tackles against both Oregon and Idaho State… Posted one tackle for loss in the win at UC Davis

2018 (R-Fr.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Matthews saw action in 6 games for the Grizzlies ... Totaled 5 tackles, primarily in a special teams role.

2017 (Fr.): Was a redshirt his true freshman season

High School: Matthews attended Camas HS in Camas, Wash. … Earned three varsity letters in football, two in baseball and one in track … A two-time defensive player of the year in football … Voted a football team captain as a senior … Won the Diehard award in baseball as a junior … His football team won a State Championship during his senior year and three league championships in his career … Was a first team All-State linebacker … Two-time GSHL football defensive player of the year … Two-time All-League and All-Region linebacker … First team All-League running back … Broke a school record with 375 career tackles … Recorded 174 tackles as a senior, 153 as a junior, the two best seasons in school history … Broke school records with 24 tackles for loss as a senior and with 49 tackles for loss in his career … Caught four interceptions as a senior … Scored two defensive touchdowns and posted six sacks as a senior … Posted four receiving and 17 rushing touchdowns as a senior.

Personal: Majoring in Marketing… Carries a 3.5 GPA… Born in Atlanta, Ga. … His parents are Ann and Bill Matthews of Camas, Wash. … Both parents graduated from UM, and he wanted to be a Griz since he came to Montana at a young age … Played prep football under head coach Jon Eagle… Lists his career goals as wanting to become an outfitter based in Montana.

Career Single Game Highs

Tackles: 4 (vs. Cal Poly, 2021; vs. Western Illinois, 2021)

Sacks: 1 (vs. Western Illinois, 2021)