Matt Dobson - 2012

 

FRESHMAN (2012): Posted a 3.92 GPA and was a Dean's List selection in the fall... Completed one pass for 29 yards and a touchdown while running for 29 yards on eight carries... Played in 12 games mostly on special teams... Tallied 13 tackles including eight solo stops... Averaged 3.6 yards per rush... Posted a 157.87 passing efficiency... Ran five times for 17 yards in the season-opener against Jacksonville (9/1)... Tallied two carries for 12 yards at Western Carolina (10/6)... Completed one pass for a 29-yard touchdown against Howard (11/10)... Tallied four tackles at Furman (10/20)... Made two stops against Appalachian State, Old Dominion and North Dakota State.

 

PREP: Played for head coach Robert Craft at North Florida Christian in Tallahassee, Fla... Four year starter at North Florida Christian School, playing two years at safety and two at quarterback... Completed 174 of 303 pass attempts for 2,509 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2011... Also carried the ball 98 times for 828 yards and 15 scores on the ground... Finished his career at North Florida with 4,297 yards passing and 42 touchdowns on 304 completions in 526 attempts... On the ground he carried the ball 192 times for 1,415 yards and 20 touchdowns... Ranked as the #29 best dual-threat quarterback by Rivals.com and the 57th overall quarterback by ESPN... Three-star quarterback by both associations... First Team All-State selection both seasons at quarterback... Tallahassee QB Club Offensive Player of the Year in 2010 and MVP in 2011... Named All-District by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association... Appeared in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association and the Florida-Georgia War of the Border All-Star Game in 2011... Led North Florida to two state titles and a 38-8 record during his career... Post a top-10 GPA in all four years of varsity football and was named to the National Honor Society... Lettered four times in football and served as team captain his senior year.

 

PERSONAL: Born Matthew Dobson on January 15, 1993 in Tallahassee, Fla... Son of Terry and Ronda Dobson... Has two siblings Stephanie Bean and Chelsea Jenkins.

 

MAJOR: Pre-Health and Physical Education.

 

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