2015 - GoDaddy Bowl Special Teams MVP
2015 - CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
2015 – CoSIDA Academic All-District 4
2014 – All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
2014 – All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team (Phil Steele)
2014 – Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
2013 – All-SoCon Academic
2015-16: An Academic All-America First-Team selection … Started 10 games on the year, including the final four … Played in 11 games … Tallied 56 total tackles (32u, 24a), four pass breakups and two interceptions for 37 yards on the season … Also had 1.5 tackles for loss, which includes a sack … Was on the field for 561 defensive snaps and 43 more on special teams … Given the Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award for his work on the field, in the classroom and in the community … Posted eight tackles against West Virginia … Recorded nine total tackles and one pass breakup against Western Michigan … Recorded six total tackles and a pass breakup against Idaho … Tallied five total tackles, including half a TFL, a pass breakup and an interception … Recorded three tackles (1u, 2a) against New Mexico State and one pass breakup… Was injured in the first half of the New Mexico State game and missed the Appalachian State and Texas State games with a knee injury… Returned for the Troy contest and had two tackles in that game … Tallied four tackles (1u, 3a) against Georgia… Recorded three solo tackles in the win over South Alabama… Posted nine tackles (6u, 3a) and an interception for 34 yards against Georgia State … Was named the special teams MVP of the GoDaddy Bowl after picking up a blocked PAT and returning it 95 yards for two points … Also had five tackles in the win … Was one of 197 football players across all divisions to be up for the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team … Named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List … One of 30 up for the Senior CLASS Award … A semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy.
2014-15: Started all 12 games … Had 62 tackles on the year (38u, 24a) with 12 at Texas State (9u, 3a) and 11 (5u, 6a) at New Mexico State … Recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and three interceptions on the season, two of which he returned for scores … Returned an interception for 100 yards and a touchdown at Texas State to tie for the longest return in program and NCAA history … Added a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown against Idaho … Also tallied a 27-yard INT return at New Mexico State … Made a spectacular pass breakup on the penultimate play of the ULM game to help secure the Sun Belt Championship … Injured himself on the play and was unable to go on the final down of the season … Named All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team by the league … Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10th … Named Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team … Earned President’s List in Spring 2015 … Member of the Eagle Honor Roll for 2014-15.
2013-14: Started every game at safety, making the move from quarterback in the offseason … Tallied six tackles five times in 2013 … Credited with critical pass breakup in end zone in waning moments of Florida game … Teamed with Antonio Glover on tackle to prevent Gators from obtaining first down at the GS 17 on the play prior … Had six solo tackles at Wofford … Had at least three total tackles in nine games … Had a solo TFL against Appalachian State and shared a TFL with Kyle Oehlbeck vs. The Citadel … Combined with teammate Lavelle Westbrooks for the Eagles’ four interceptions vs. Western Carolina … Totaled 31 return yards on picks with 25 on the first and 6 on the second … Selected to the Academic All-Southern Conference team and was a member of the Eagle Honor Roll for 2013-14 for maintaining a 3.0 or better grade point average.
2012-13: One of seven true freshmen to see significant time on the field in 2012 … Connected with Zach Walker for 29-yard touchdown pass vs. Howard … Saw action in 12 games on special teams with appearances in three games at the quarterback position … Recorded 13 total tackles (8u, 5a) on special teams … Had four total tackles (3u, 1a) at Furman … Recorded two total tackles on three occasions … Earned a 3.67 grade point average for spring 2013 semester and honored for second-straight semester as a member of the University’s Dean’s List for GPAs of 3.5 or above after posting 3.92 in fall 2012.
HIGH SCHOOL: 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, carried the ball 192 times for 1,415 yards and 20 touchdowns … Ranked as the No. 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 … Posted a top-10 GPA in all four years of varsity football and was named to the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Born Matthew Dobson on January 15, 1993 in Tallahassee, FL … Son of Terry and Ronda Dobson … Has two sisters Stephanie Bean and Chelsea Jenkins.
MAJOR: History
