Kicker, Northern Illinois, 2010–13
Mathew Sims
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Hannibal, MO
Mathew Sims played kicker at Northern Illinois (2010–13).
Career highs
4field goals, career hightwice; last vs. Kent State, 2011Team titles: MAC champions, 2011 and 2012
Kicking
| Season | Team | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 23 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 44 | 63 | 120 |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 54 | 67 | 112 |
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 51 | 61 | 112 |
| Career | 53 | 74 | 71.6 | 54 | 195 | 354 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Northern Illinois | 99 | PK | |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | 99 | PK | |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | 99 | PK | |
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | 99 | PK | 5′9″ |
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
2013 Northern Illinois 12 games, 17 of 27 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Iowa | W 30–27 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 3 | 12 |
| Sep 14 | at Idaho | W 45–35 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 9 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 43–39 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 13 |
| Sep 28 | at Purdue | W 55–24 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 13 |
| Oct 5 | at Kent State | W 38–24 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 59–20 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 11 |
| Nov 2 | at Massachusetts | W 63–19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Ball State | W 48–27 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 6 | 12 |
| Nov 20 | at Toledo | W 35–17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Western Michigan | W 33–14 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 9 |
| Dec 6 | vs. Bowling Green | L 27–47 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 9 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Utah State | L 14–21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2012 Northern Illinois 14 games, 15 of 19 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Iowa | L 17–18 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 8 | vs. UT Martin | W 35–7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sep 15 | at Army | W 41–40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Kansas | W 30–23 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Central Michigan | W 55–24 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 11 |
| Oct 6 | atBall State | W 35–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Buffalo | W 45–3 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 20 | at Akron | W 37–7 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 13 |
| Oct 27 | atWestern Michigan | W 48–34 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 6 | 12 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Massachusetts | W 63–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Toledo | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 23 | atEastern Michigan | W 49–7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Kent State | W 44–37 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 14 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Florida State | L 10–31 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 |
2011 Northern Illinois 13 games, 19 of 25 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Army | W 49–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sep 10 | atKansas | L 42–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Wisconsin | L 7–49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Cal Poly | W 47–30 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 11 |
| Oct 1 | atCentral Michigan | L 41–48 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 15 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Kent State | W 40–10 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 16 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Western Michigan | W 51–22 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 15 |
| Oct 22 | atBuffalo | W 31–30 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 1 | atToledo | W 63–60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Nov 8 | atBowling Green | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 9 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Ball State | W 41–38 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 11 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Ohio | W 23–20 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 5 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Arkansas State | W 38–20 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 8 |
No box score in the source for Nov 25 vs. Eastern Michigan, so that game is not listed.
2010 Northern Illinois 5 games, 2 of 3 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Iowa State | L 10–27 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 11 | vs. North Dakota | W 23–17 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 18 | at Illinois | L 22–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atBall State | W 59–21 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | atEastern Michigan | W 71–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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