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