2014 Football Roster
Matt Bahr
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kenton, Ohio
- High School:
- Kenton
Career
โข CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2018)
โข Two-time MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete (2016, 2018)
โข Three-time Academic All-MAC (2015, 2016, 2018)
2019 Sixth Year Season
โข Named to Athlon's preseason All-MACย Third Team
โขย Earned Leo Strang Award in spring for upperclassmen with the highest GPA
โข Named to Phil Steele's preseason All-MAC Third Team
โข Played in 11 games at linebacker for the Flashes
โข Totaled 62 tackles including three for loss
โข Recovered key fumble in OT against Kennesaw State, also recovered fumble against Toledo
โข Season-high 15 tackles in win over Kennesaw State
Recipient of the Robert C. Dix Athletic Scholarship (2019-2020)
ย 2018ย Senior Season
โข Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
โข CoSIDA Academic All-District Firstย Team
โข MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
โข Academic All-MAC
โข Team captain
โข Played in all 12 games and made nine starts
โข Registered 91 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one interception, two passes broken up, two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble
โขย Led the team in tackles for loss (7.5), tied for first in tackles (91) and tied for second in sacks (3.0)
โข Tied for 11th in the MAC in tackles (91)
โข Paced the team in tackles four times
โข Forced first career fumble at the goal line vs. Howard (9/8)
โข Registered 12 tackles and led the team in tackles for the first time on the road at Ole Miss (9/22)
โข Registered a career-high 14 tackles. which paced the team and recorded first career sack at Ball State (9/29)
โข Made first career reception for 10 yards and a first down on a fake punt vs. Akron (10/20)
โข Intercepted first career pass against Eastern Michigan (11/23)
โข Nominee for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
โข One of two recipients of single digit jerseyย in spring
โข Named to Phil Steele's All-MAC Third Team
โข Earned Golden Flash Gala Leadership Award
2017 Junior Season
โข Made the transition from safety to linebacker
โข Earned postgraduate scholarship from Northeast Ohio Chapter of National Football Foundation
โข Started in two games before being sidelined the rest of the season with an injury
โข Totaled 13 tackles with 1.0 tackles for loss
โข Posted a game-high nine tackles at No. 5 Clemson (9/2)
โข Earned Leo Strang Award in spring for upperclassmen with the highest GPA
โข Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch Listย
โข Earnedย James S. Crisp Endowed Athletic Scholarship
2016 Sophomore Season
โข Named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
โข Named to Academic All-MAC Team
โข Played in eight games
2015 Redshirt Freshman Season
โข Named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete
โข Named to Academic All-MAC Teamย
โข Appeared in all 12 game and recorded 10 total tacklesย
โข Made collegiate debut at Illinois (9/5)
โข Played in all 12 games, mainly on special teams
โข Made 10 tackles
2014 Freshman Season
โข Redshirted
Prior to Kent State
โข Two-time All-Western Buckeye League First Team selection
โข WBL Defensive Back of the Year as a senior
โข Helped Kenton to three WBL championships and two regional titles
โข Four-year letterwinner, helping Kenton 44-8 record over four seasons
โข Also lettered in basketball and baseball
โข High school teammates with Brice Fackler
Personal
โข Chosen as member of Mid-American Conference's Student-Athlete Executive Committee
โข President of Kent State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
โข Traveled to Belize in Courts for Kids service project
โข Finished undergraduate degree in three years
โข Majoring in criminology
