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2005 Football

23 Sam Mathews

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mt. Lebanon

Biography

2005 - Finished his career in fourth place on the all-time rushing list with 2,505 yards ... Played in nine games ... Rushed 142 times for 537 yards and five touchdowns ... Had 11 carries for 16 yards against Cornell (Nov. 19) ... Rushed nine times for 27 yards and caught one pass for 13 yards at Harvard (Nov. 13) ... Carried the ball 20 times for 46 yards and grabbed three passes for 20 yards against Princeton (Nov. 5) ... Rushed for 78 yards on 20 carries at Brown (Oct. 29)  ... Gained 68 yards on 19 carries while rushing for three touchdowns, also caught one pass for 13 yards against Yale (Oct. 22) ... Moved into fifth place in the Penn career rushing records with 155 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns, also caught one pass for 14 yards at Columbia (Oct. 15) ... Gained 34 yards on 14 carries against Bucknell (Oct. 8) ... Gained 53 yards on 15 carries and caught two passes for four yards at Dartmouth (Oct. 1) ...  Rushed for 57 yards on 13 carries and caught three passes for three yards against Duquesne (Sept 17).    

2004 - Recorded a six-yard run in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 20) ... Rushed for 57 yards and pulled in five passes for 53 yards against Harvard (Nov. 13) ... Rushed for 73 yards at Princeton (Nov. 6) ... Rushed for 32 yards, caught a pass for 13 yards and had a solo hit against Brown (Oct. 30) ... Named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 25) after rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns and catching seven passes for 74 yards at Yale (Oct. 23) ... Rushed for 46 yards on 19 carries and caught three passes for 18 yards against Columbia (Oct. 16) ... Rushed for 64 yards and caught six passes for 53 yards in double overtime win at Bucknell (Oct. 9) ... Recorded a career-high 131 yards on 23 carries and caught six passes for 32 yards in Ivy League opener against Dartmouth (Oct. 2) ... Rushed for 36 yards on 13 carries and caught two passes for 21 yards against Villanova (Sept. 25) ... Scored three touchdowns and ran the ball 19 times for 102 yards, including a rush of 53 yars, and had two catches for 50 yards at San Diego (Sept.18). 

2003 - Named first-team All-Ivy ... Won the George A. Weiss Award for the player who best personifies Penn football ... Appeared in all 10 games ... Finished the season with 276 rushes for 1,266 yards (fourth-best single-season at Penn) and 40 catches for 311 yards ... Recorded career-high rush of 65 yards against nationally ranked Lehigh (Sept. 27) ... Carried the ball for a career-high 36 times twice, once at Franklin Field against Yale (Oct. 25), where he also recorded a career-high 204 rushing yards, and once against Princeton (Nov. 8 ) ... Caught a career-high 45-yard pass at Columbia (Oct. 18) ... Made his debut as a Quaker against Duquesne (Sept. 20) at Franklin Field rushing 19 times for 89 yards and one touchdown and pulling in four passes for 29 yards and one touchdown ... Carried the ball 29 times for 128 yards and recorded three catches for 20 yards against No. 19 Lehigh (Sept. 27) ... Ran 25 times for 66 yards and one touchdown along with 6 catches for 51 yards at Dartmouth (Oct. 24) ... Totaled 105 rushing yards and one touchdown along with three receptions, one for a touchdown  against Bucknell (Oct. 11) ... Ran 29 times for 190 yards and one touchdown and caught the ball three times for 59 yards and one touchdown at Columbia (Oct. 18) ... Pulled down five passes for 35 yards and ran 36 times for one touchdown and 204 yards at Franklin Field against Yale (Oct. 25) ... Scored two touchdowns while running 173 yards on 34 carries and catching four passes for 20 yards at Brown (Nov. 1) ... Recorded two more touchdowns off of 36 carries and five receptions at Franklin Field against Princeton (Nov.  8) ... At Harvard, carried the ball 23 times for 82 yards and caught the ball three times for three yards (Nov. 15) ... Ended the season at Franklin Field against Cornell with one touchdown on 20 carries for 105 yards and four receptions for 36 yards. 

Navy - 2002 - Appeared in 12 games for Midshipmen ... Rushed for 80 yards on 12 attempts ... Caught two passes for 35 yards ... Made collegiate debut against Rice (Oct. 12), puling down one pass for 24 yards ... Rushed for career-high 55 yards (on seven carries) at Boston College (Oct. 19). 

Mt. Lebanon HS - Three-year letterwinner in football ... Western Pennsylvania Player of the Year ... Named Almanac MVP, 2001 ... Member of Terrific 25 ... Member of Mt. Lebanon?s 2001 WPL championship team and state semifinalist squad. 

Personal - Born May 26, 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Son of Sally and Brian... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Historical Player Information

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    2004Junior

    RB
    5'9" 200 lbs
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    2005Senior

    RB
    5'9" 200 lbs
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