2022 Football Roster
vs
Fordham
Aug 29 (Thu)
7 p.m.
Jersey Number 3
Matt McDonald
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mission Viejo
- Prev School:
- Boston College
Bio
Honors
- 2023 Hampshire Honor Society
- 2022 Academic All-MAC
- 2022 third-team PFF All-MAC
- 2022 honorable mention PFN All-MAC
- 2022 Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
- 2022 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
- 2022 AllState AFCA Good Works Team nominee
- 2021 Academic All-MAC
- 2020 Academic All-MAC
- leaves BGSU No. 7 in all-time passing percentage (.580), No. 8 in all-time career completions (521) and No. 9 all-time in all-time career passing yards (5,921).
- He completed 60.6 percent of his passes in 2021 and 2022 despite the defense forcing pressure on 33.6 percent of his dropbacks.
- Team captain
- Started 12 of BGSU's 13 games
- Missed the MSU game with an injury
- Finished career No. 9 all-time at BGSU with 5,921 passing yards
- Threw for 125 yards and one touchdown at UCLA
- Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 283 yards, a career-high five touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 64 yards and another score
- His six total touchdowns tie a BGSU single-game record and is just the fifth BG quarterback to accomplish the feat
- Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row after throwing for 282 yards and four touchdowns in OT win over Marshall
- Became the first BGSU quarterback since Matt Johnson in 2015 to throw for 4+ touchdowns in back-to-back games
- Was 18-of-29 passing for 247 yards and three passing touchdowns in win at Akron
- Was 21-of-42 passing for 281 yards and one touchdown against Buffalo
- Passed for 149 yards in win over Miami (OH)
- Was 18-of-20 (90 percent) passing for 253 yards and two touchdowns in win at Central Michigan
- Was 23-of-31 passing for 161 yards in win against Western Michigan
- Was 31-of-41 passing for 246 yards and a touchdown against Kent State
- Threw for a career-high 395 yards on 20-of-36 passing in win at Toledo
- Connected on four passing touchdowns against the Rockets, including the game-winning score with nine seconds left when he hit Ta'ron Keith on a 42-yard scoring strike
- Threw for 217 yards and one touchdown in regular season finale at Ohio
- Was hurt early in the Quick Lane Bowl and threw for 30 yards on four passes
- Started all 12 of BGSU's games at quarterback
- Finished the year with 2,555 passing yards and 12 touchdowns
- Rushed for four scores as well
- Threw for 200+ yards in eight of BGSU's 12 games
- Finished the year not throwing an interception over his final 115 pass attempts, spanning 4.5 games
- Named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 13 and Sept. 27
- Threw for a career-high 308 yards against South Alabama
- Rushed for BGSU's only two touchdowns in upset win at Minnesota
- Also passed for 170 yards against the Gophers
- Threw for a career-high four touchdowns in win at Buffalo, which included a career-long 81-yard TD pass to Christian Sims
- Completed 24-of-37 passing for 255 yards and one score in season finale win vs. Ohio
- Started all five games at quarterback
- Threw for 712 yards and a touchdown
- Went 17-of-27 for 219 yards against Buffalo
- Threw a touchdown at Ohio and rushed for a score against Kent State
- Had a season-high 41 yards rushing at Toledo
2019:
- Sat out due to NCAA transfer policy
Previous School
- Played quarterback at Boston College in 2017 and 2018
- Redshirted in 2017 but appeared in 2 games in 2018
- Completed 7 of 8 passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns
High School
- Standout quarterback at one of the nation's premier programs at Mission Viejo High School
- Completed 64 percent of his passes as a senior (136-of-211) for 2,764 yards and 39 touchdowns
- Threw only six interceptions
- Also rushed for 235 yards and four scores
- Rated the No. 51 pro-style quarterback in the country by 247
Personal
- Son of Paul an Allyson McDonald
- The youngest of four children
- Father Paul played quarterback at USC and in the NFL
- Graduated with a degree in sport management in May 2022
- Currently working toward an MBA
Scholarship made possible by the All-American Society gift of Steve and Clarie Spray.