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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2010 Football

21 Matt Tuten

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mountain Vista

Biography

Career: Two-time Ivy League champion ... Started all 20 games during Penn’s streak of back-to-back undefeated Ivy title seasons ... Led all wide receivers in touchdowns (two) and yards per catch (14.0) for the Ivy League’s No. 1 ranked offense in 2010 ... Also finished second on the team in receptions (23) and receiving yards (322) that season as Penn led the Ivy League in scoring and total yards ... Finished second on the team in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns as a junior ... Career-high six catches and 89 receiving yards at No. 1 Villanova (9/25/10) ... Averaged 13.4 yards per catch for his career ... Played in 29 career games and finished with 53 receptions, 708 receiving yards and four touchdowns in his career.

2009: Started all 10 games at wide receiver ... Finished second on the team with 29 receptions, 379 receiving yards and two touchdowns ... Averaged 13.1 yards per catch ... Caught a touchdown pass at Columbia (Oct. 17) and vs. Princeton (Nov. 7) ... Had at least one reception in all but one game ... Had a season-best six catches and 92 yards in win over Princeton ... Season-long 41-yard reception in win over Yale (Oct. 24) ... Also tallied two tackles on the year.

2008: Appeared in nine games for the Quakers ... Played mostly at wide receiver and also saw action on special teams ... Caught one pass on the season—the first of his career—which went for seven yards at Lafayette (Sept. 27).

2007: Did not see any varsity game action.

Mountain Vista HS: Earned four varsity letters in football and was captain during his senior season ... Honorable mention all-state in 2006 ... All-Continental League in 2005 and 2006 ... Named player of the week five times in senior season ... Led team to Continental League championship in 2006 ... Academic All-State First Team in 2005 and 2006 ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Oct. 7, 1988 in Durham, N.C. ... Son of Donna and Rich Tuten ... Brother, Will, played football at Gardner-Webb University and father, Rich, played football at Clemson University ... Enrolled in Wharton.

Career Stats:

RECEIVINGgrecyardstdlongrec/gavg/cavg/g
2008917070.17.00.8
200910293792412.913.137.9
201010233222352.314.032.2
TOTAL29537084411.813.424.4
 
SCORINGgtdrushrcvretpat2patfgtotalavg/g
20089000000000.0
2009102020000121.2
2010102020000121.2
TOTAL294040000240.8
 
ALL PURPOSEgrushrcvprkrirtotalavg/g
200890700070.8
200910037900037937.9
201010032200032232.2
TOTAL29070800070824.4
 
TACKLESguaatotaltflpdfffrblk
200890110.00000
2009101120.00000
2010100000.00000
TOTAL291230.00000
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points scored: 6, 4 times
Touchdowns: 1, 4 times
Receptions: 6, Princeton, Nov 07, 2009 ; at Villanova, Sep 25, 2010 
Receiving yards: 92, Princeton, Nov 07, 2009 (6 receptions)
Receiving TDs: 1, 4 times
Long reception: 41, Yale, Oct 24, 2009 
All-purpose yards: 92, Princeton, Nov 07, 2009 
Tackles: 1, Bucknell, 10/10/2009 (0-1); Dartmouth, Oct 04, 2008 (0-1); at Columbia, Oct 17, 2009 (1-0)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 87

    2007Freshman

    WR
    5'11" 190 lbs
    87
  • 87

    2008Sophomore

    WR
    5'11" 190 lbs
    87
  • 21

    2009Junior

    WR
    5'11" 190 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2010Senior

    WR
    5'11" 190 lbs
    21