Linebacker, San José State, 2017–22
Alii Matau
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 226 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Milpitas, CA
Alii Matau played linebacker at San José State (2017–22).
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Colorado State, 20213sacks, career highvs. Colorado State, 2022Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2020
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | San José State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | San José State | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | San José State | 29 | 19 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | San José State | 51 | 34 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | San José State | 49 | 31 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 154 | 95 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | San José State | 8 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | San José State | 8 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | San José State | 8 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | San José State | 8 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | San José State | 8 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | San José State | 8 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 226 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 San José State 11 games, 49 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Portland State | W 21–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at Auburn | L 16–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Western Michigan | W 34–6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Wyoming | W 33–16 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. UNLV | W 40–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Fresno State | L 10–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Nevada | W 35–28 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Colorado State | W 28–16 | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at San Diego State | L 27–43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Utah State | L 31–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Hawai’i | W 27–14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 San José State 12 games, 51 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Southern Utah | W 45–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | at USC | L 7–30 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atHawai’i | W 17–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atWestern Michigan | L 3–23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs. New Mexico State | W 37–31 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atColorado State | L 14–32 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.San Diego State | L 13–19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atUNLV | W 27–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Wyoming | W 27–21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atNevada | L 24–27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Utah State | L 17–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Fresno State | L 9–40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 San José State 6 games, 29 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs. Air Force | W 17–6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at New Mexico | W 38–21 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atSan Diego State | W 28–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | vs.Nevada | W 30–20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs. Boise State | W 34–20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Ball State | L 13–34 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2018 San José State 4 games, 19 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs.Hawai’i | L 41–44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Colorado State | L 30–42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Army | L 3–52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atSan Diego State | L 13–16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 San José State 3 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | at BYU | L 20–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs.San Diego State | L 7–52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atColorado State | L 14–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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