2019 Football Roster

Morgan Givens/University of West Florida

53 Stephen Mathews

  • Position DL
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 285
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Blountstown, Fla.
  • Highschool Blountstown HS

Biography


2017 (So.): Appeared in all 15 games with four starts ... Finished with 12 tackles, including four sacks ... Also had five QB hurries and one pass break-up ... Season-high three tackles against Chowan (9/16/17) ... Two stops, a sack and two QB hurries against Delta State (10/14/17).

2016 (Fr.): Played in all 11 games in UWF's inaugural season ... Recorded 16 total tackles (9 solo, 7 assisted) ... Ranked fourth on team with 3.5 sacks, which dropped the opposition 22 yards ... Had 4 TFL on the year ... Recorded first sack of his career against Ave Maria (9/3) in second quarter ... Also recorded a sack in home-opener against Missouri S&T (9/10/16), in Coastal Classic against Florida Tech (10/1/16), and in Homecoming game against Shorter (10/22/16) ... Recorded career-high 4 tackles against Florida Tech.

PREP: Four-year varsity letter winner for coach Greg Jordan at Blountstown HS … All-State selection as a junior and senior … Also named to the All-Big Bend First Team both seasons and All-District in 2014 … Participated in the 2015 Florida North/South All-Star Game … Earned the Best Defensive Lineman Award in 2014 and 2015.

PERSONAL: Full name is Stephen Matthews, Jr. … Born on Aug. 30, 1997 … Son of Lucy and Stephen Matthews, Sr.

 

Statistics

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2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 53

    2016Freshman

    DL
    6'2" 285 lbs
    53
  • 53

    2017Sophomore

    DL
    6'2" 285 lbs
    53
  • 53

    2018Junior

    DL
    6'2" 285 lbs
    53
  • 53

    2019Senior

    DL
    6'2" 285 lbs
    53