Last confirmed: Georgia Tech, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Alpharetta, GA
Matt Connors: RB · Georgia Tech · #33.
Matt Connors
On tape: 56 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Pittsburgh, Week 9, 2014.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
2.7% of carries overall (21/768) → 12.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/141) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 45 inside-the-5 carries (2.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Georgia Tech | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 2 |
| Career | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-19vs Wofford | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Tulane | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Virginia Tech | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-28@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 1 | 25 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 35-10vs Virginia | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 56-23@ NC State | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-24@ No. 8 Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 2 | 25 |
Week 9 · 2014
W 56-28
at Pittsburgh
56 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Pittsburgh.
With J. Thomas — 147 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.2 · 92 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · C. Perkins — 1 rec · 79 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 20.4 | 7.7 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 27.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Johnson
Pass share
20.4%
201 pass / 784 run
Plays / game
70.4
14 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
217 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2014
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Georgia Tech, 113 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2010–2014
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Paul Johnson.
