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Matt Brown
Photo by: Joel Hawksley
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Jersey Number 22

Matt Brown

  • Position:
    RB
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Baltimore, Md.
  • High School:
    Peddie School (N.J.)
Mid-year transfer that enrolled at Temple in January 2009 …earned a scholarship.

Honors: 2010 second-team All-MAC honoree … 2010 third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month (October 2010) … MAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3, 2010) … Philadelphia Daily News?Player of the Week (Oct. 3, 2010), Honorable Mention National Performer of the Week (Oct. 3, 2010, Rivals.com National MAC?Player of the Week (Oct. 3, 2010), and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Oct. 4, 2010) … named the coaches’ offensive player of the week following the Central Michigan and Army games (Sept. 9, 2010; Oct. 2, 2010) … named National Performer of the Week at Running Back by the Football Performance Awards (Nov. 22), Helmet Stickers by ESPN.com (Nov. 22), and Philadelphia Daily News Player of the Week following the Kent State game ... named the coaches’ offensive player of the week following the Kent State and Ohio games (Nov. 22, 2009; Nov. 28, 2009) … named the coaches’ specialist of the week following the Toledo game (Oct. 25, 2009).

2010: Team captain for the Buffalo game … played in 12 games with seven starts … also played on the kickoff return unit … leading rusher for the season, finishing with 830 yards and seven touchdowns on 162 carries … TU leader at Miami with 56 yards on 14 carries and a 10-yard reception … led the Owls with 72 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries against Ohio … also had 20 yards on four receptions and an 18-yard kickoff return against the Bobcats … had 20 yards on four carries in the win at Kent State … named the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month for October … rushed for 69 yards on 13 carries in the shutout of Akron … led the Owls with 109 yards (second of season, fourth of career) on 20 carries in the win at Buffalo … coupled with Bernard Pierce as just the ninth duo in school history to each rush for 100 yards in the same game and the first RBs to do it since 1997 … had 10 carries for 27 yards and a 14-yard kickoff return in the win over Bowling Green … led the Owls with 93 yards and a 25-touchdown run at Northern Illinois … eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in his career against the Huskies … also had a career-long 55-yard kickoff return against the Huskies … led TU with a career-high 226 yards and school record four rushing touchdowns in the win at Army … racked up 108 yards and two TDs in the first quarter alone … the game marked his first 200-yard game and fourth 100-yard game of his collegiate career … earned MAC Offensive Player of the Week as well as the coaches’ player of the game honors … had 48 yards on 12 carries at No. 23/20 Penn State … also had a 20-yard kickoff return against the Nittany Lions … had eight rushing yards and a six-yard reception in the win over Connecticut … also returned two kickoffs for 45 yards against the Huskies … had 48 yards on 16 carries and 17 yards on four receptions in the win over Central Michigan … named the coaches’ offensive player of the game … received his first collegiate start in the win over Villanova in the season opener … had 54 yards and a 17-yard touchdown run on 10 carries against the Wildcats … also returned two kickoffs for 38 yards … lettered.

2009: Played in 11 games … also saw action on the kickoff return unit … recorded his second 100-yard rushing performance, becoming only the second freshman (behind Bernard Pierce) in school history to achieve the feat … finished the season second in rushing with 529 yards and five touchdowns on 89 carries … led the Owls against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl with 83 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries … also returned three kickoffs for 69 yards against the Bruins … finished with a team-best 172 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries at Ohio en route to the coaches’ offensive player of the game accolades … also had an 11-yard kickoff return against the Bobcats … led TU in rushing with 156 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries in the win over Kent State en route to the coaches’ offensive player of the game accolades … rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in the win at Akron … also returned two kicks for 40 yards against the Zips ... had two carries for 10 yards in the win over Miami … also returned five kickoffs for 107 yards … rushed twice for 11 yards and returned two kickoffs for 48 yards in the win at Navy … returned three kickoffs for 100 yards, including a 47-yard return, in the win at Toledo … also rushed three times for 13 yards against the Rockets en route to the coaches’ specialist of the week accolades … had an eight-yard rush in the win over Army … rushed for seven yards in the win over Buffalo … had three receptions for 14 yards in the opener against Villanova ... lettered.

Postgraduate:
Played one season for coach Bill Chaplick at Milford Academy ... saw action at running back and wide receiver while helping the team to a 9-3 record in 2008.

High School:
Played at running back for coach Geoff Harlan at the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J. ... rushed for 1,450 yards in nine games ... named All-Maple Conference and All-Prep ... participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.

Personal:
Matthew Warren Brown ... father is Warren Brown ... has three brothers-- Derrick Edmonds (31), Devin Redd (21), and Charles Alderman (11)-- and a sister, Christian Brown (15) ... sport and recreation management major.
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