2020 Football Roster
Matthew Trickett
- Position:
- Kicker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 198
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Ignatius
Career
โข All-MAC First Team (2018)
2019ย Sophomore Season
โข 2019 MAC Special Teams Player of the Year
โข Named to All-MAC First Team
โข Led the MAC and tied for NCAA lead with 29 field goals, setting a school record
โข Tied a bowl record and set school record with five made field goals against Utah State
โข Had game winning "walk-off" field goals against Kennesaw State and Buffalo
โข Season-long of 47 against Toledo
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โขย Named to Athlon's preseason All-MACย First Team
โข Named to Phil Steele's preseason All-MAC First TeamNamed to Athlon's preseason All-MACย First Team
โข Named to Phil Steele's preseason All-MAC First Team
2018 Freshman Season
โข Named to All-MAC First Team
โข Made 14-of-17 field goal attempts with a long of 49 yards
โข Punted 35 times for an average of 38.7 yards per punt and played 11 inside the 20-yard line
โข Connected on 33-for-34 point after attempts
โข 14 made field goals is the seventh most in a single season in program history
โข Recorded the sixth best field goal percentage (.824) among freshman kickers in the country
โข Earned starting place kicker job out of campย and made his first attempt, a 27-yard try,ย at Illinois (9/1)
โข Was a perfect 4-for-4 which is tied for the most field goals in a game in program history against Ohio (10/6)ย
โข Drilled a 49-yard field goalย with 0:00 remaining on the first half clock and is the longest field goal by a freshman in program history (10/6)
โข Named MAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Ohio (10/6)
โข Punted 11 times with a 50-yard kick at No. 10 Penn State (9/15)
โข Booted a career-long punt of 52 yards against Eastern Michigan (11/23)ย
Prior to Kent State
โข Named All-State Honorable Mention and Cleveland.com All-Star his senior season
โข Named Cleveland.com All-Star honorable mention during junior season
โข During senior season was named Kohl's Kicking National Player of the Week and News Channel 5 Student-Athlete of the Week
โข As a senior was 15-for-23ย on field goals and 46-for-47ย on extra points
โข Made career-long 59 yard field goal his senior season, which is fourth all-time in OHSAA history
โข Also averaged 38.8 yards per punt and booted a career-long 59 yard punt
โข Finished high school career hitting 34-of-50 field goals and 129-of-130 point after tries
โข Member of 2016 team that was the OHSAA Division I state runner up and District and Regional Champions
โข Lettered in both football and soccer
โข Startingย centerbackย on 2016 OHSAA Division I soccer state championship team
โข His junior year the soccer team was also ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today
Personal
โข Born September 23, 1999
โข Son of Paul and Kimberly Trickett
โข Has three siblings, Christina, Antonia and Nathan
โข Sister Christina plays soccer at UCF
