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12 Matthew Downing

12 Matthew Downing

  • Position:
    Quarterback
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Alpharetta, Ga.
  • Highschool:
    Alpharetta
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 206

Summary

Biography

2024 (RS Senior):
  • Team captain
  • CAA Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 11
  • Played in and started 11 games
  • Was 144-of-233 passing (61.8 percent) for 2,049 yards with 16 touchdowns and just four interceptions thrown
  • Completed 63.2 percent of his passes during Elon’s four-game win streak to close the year with 10 touchdowns and one interception. Also ran for two touchdowns and averaged 267.0 yards passing
  • Contributed five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) in a win at William & Mary, throwing for a season-high 315 yards
  • Was 16-of-24 for 251 yards and three TDs in a win over Campbell
  • Passed for 299 yards on 17-of-26 passing in a win over Maine
  • Threw for 285 yards against Western Carolina
  • Ranked in the top 25 nationally in yards per completion (No. 9 at 14.2), yards per attempt (No. 10 at 8.8) and passing efficiency (No. 16 at 154.9)
  • CAA Preseason All-Conference honorable mention
  • Phil Steele preseason third team All-CAA

2023 (Senior):
  • One of just six FCS players named to the midseason watch list for the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year Award
  • Played in 10 games, starting nine times
  • Was 125-of-216 passing (57.9 percent) for 1,915 yards, 19 touchdowns and just four interceptions
  • Ranked No. 4 nationally in yards per completion at 15.3 and No. 9 in passing efficiency at 157.7. Also ranked No. 8 in yards per pass attempt at 8.9 and No. 25 with 19 passing touchdowns
  • Threw for an average of 294.0 yards passing over the final four games of the season with 12 touchdowns and no interceptions. Averaged 19.6 yards per completion during that stretch
  • Had a season-high 19 completions for 281 yards and two touchdowns at Richmond
  • Had a season-high 352 yards passing with three touchdowns in leading Elon to a win at then-No. 5 Delaware
  • Passed for a season-best four touchdowns to go with 261 yards in a win over Hampton
  • Named CAA Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Hampton
  • Playing just the second half at Gardner-Webb, was 17-of-25 for 199 yards and three touchdowns
  • Finished the season with 107 passing attempts without an interception

Prior To Elon:
  • Played at Georgia in 2018, TCU from 2019-21 and Louisiana Tech in 2022
  • Played in four games at Georgia in 2018
  • Best performance at Georgia was a 4-for-4 effort for 48 yards against UMass
  • Went 8-for-10 for 88 yards in 2018
  • Redshirted the 2019 season at TCU and played in seven games between the 2020 and 2021 seasons
  • First collegiate start game in the 2020 season opener against Iowa State, going 11-of-21 for 158 yards and a touchdown
  • Two-time First Team Academic All-Big 12 at TCU
  • Went 17-of-30 for 168 yards with one touchdown and one interception in 2020
  • In 2021, went 3-for-4 for 26 yards at TCU
  • Played in four game for Louisiana Tech in 2022, going 33-of-62 with three touchdowns and four interceptions on the year with 356 yards
  • Threw for a career-high 194 yards at Missouri, completing 20-of-35 passes
  • Also went 12-of-24 for 159 yards and two touchdowns against Rice

High School:
  • Helped lead Alpharetta to the 2014 and 2017 regional titles
  • Threw for 2,569 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior, completing 62 percent of his attempts
  • Earned region offensive player of the year his junior year and was the region player of the year as a senior
  • First-team all-county his junior and senior seasons
  • Selected as the Fulton County Newcomer of the Year his sophomore year
  • Named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association first-team all-state squad
  • Honorable-mention all-state his junior year
  • Two-time team captain
  • A four-time scholar-athlete
  • Honor-roll all four years at Alpharetta
  • Member of the student council
  • Graduated with a 4.06 GPA

Personal:
  • Born in Atlanta, Ga.
  • Son of Mike and Allison Downing
  • Has two brothers Michael and William
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  • 12

    2023Senior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 203 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 206 lbs
    12
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