Kicker, Michigan State, 2017–⁠21

Matt Coghlin

Lettered 2017–⁠20 (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
5′9″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Matt Coghlin played kicker at Michigan State (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

4field goals, career highthree times; last vs. Maryland, 2019

Honors

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2017Michigan State151978.9463883
2018Michigan State172085.0492576
2019Michigan State223268.8473197
2020Michigan State91275.0511340
2021Michigan State121963.2514177
Career7510273.551148373

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Michigan State4PKYr 1
2018Michigan State4PKYr 2
2019Michigan State4PKYr 3
2020Michigan State4PKYr 4
2021Michigan State4PKSr. (Yr 5)5′9″190

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2017Michigan State––––––1.8 (19 att.)
2018Michigan State––––––4.3 (22 att.)
2019Michigan State––––––-6.3 (32 att.)
2020Michigan State––––––3.0 (12 att.)
2021Michigan State––––––-4.3 (16 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Michigan State 12 games, 12 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3atNorthwesternW 38–⁠21123758
Sep 11vs.Youngstown StateW 42–⁠1401066
Sep 18atMiamiW 38–⁠17122358
Sep 25vs.NebraskaW 23–⁠203427211
Oct 2vs.Western KentuckyW 48–⁠312221612
Oct 9atRutgersW 31–⁠13123547
Oct 16atIndianaW 20–⁠15225128
Oct 30vs.MichiganW 37–⁠3300033
Nov 13vs.MarylandW 40–⁠2100044
Nov 20atOhio StateL 7–⁠5601000
Nov 27vs.Penn StateW 30–⁠27112225
Dec 30 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠21123625
2020 Michigan State 6 games, 9 of 12 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Oct 24vs.RutgersL 27–⁠38224839
Oct 31atMichiganW 27–⁠24235139
Nov 7atIowaL 7–⁠4901011
Nov 28vs.NorthwesternW 29–⁠203448211
Dec 5vs.Ohio StateL 12–⁠52113214
Dec 12atPenn StateL 24–⁠39112336
2019 Michigan State 12 games, 22 of 32 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30vs.TulsaW 28–⁠74447214
Sep 7vs.Western MichiganW 51–⁠173338615
Sep 14vs.Arizona StateL 7–⁠1003011
Sep 21atNorthwesternW 31–⁠10122647
Sep 28vs.IndianaW 40–⁠312344410
Oct 5atOhio StateL 10–⁠34123914
Oct 26vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠2801011
Nov 9vs.IllinoisL 34–⁠372246410
Nov 16atMichiganL 10–⁠44113514
Nov 23atRutgersW 27–⁠0234639
Nov 30vs.MarylandW 19–⁠164540113
Dec 27 ✦vs.Wake ForestW 27–⁠21234439
2018 Michigan State 13 games, 17 of 20 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠313349312
Sep 8atArizona StateL 13–⁠16223717
Sep 22atIndianaW 35–⁠2100055
Sep 29vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠20113347
Oct 6vs.NorthwesternL 19–⁠29222717
Oct 13atPenn StateW 21–⁠1700033
Oct 20vs.MichiganL 7–⁠2100011
Oct 27vs.PurdueW 23–⁠133448211
Nov 3atMarylandW 24–⁠3113336
Nov 10vs.Ohio StateL 6–⁠26234406
Nov 17atNebraskaL 6–⁠9233406
Nov 24vs.RutgersW 14–⁠1000022
Dec 31 ✦vs.OregonL 6–⁠7113403
2017 Michigan State 13 games, 15 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 35–⁠1000055
Sep 9vs.Western MichiganW 28–⁠1400044
Sep 23vs.Notre DameL 18–⁠38114014
Sep 30vs.IowaW 17–⁠10123825
Oct 7atMichiganW 14–⁠1000022
Oct 14atMinnesotaW 30–⁠273442312
Oct 21vs.IndianaW 17–⁠9112325
Oct 28atNorthwesternL 31–⁠39134647
Nov 4vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠24223439
Nov 11atOhio StateL 3–⁠48113703
Nov 18vs.MarylandW 17–⁠7112725
Nov 25atRutgersW 40–⁠74446416
Dec 28 ✦vs.Washington StateW 42–⁠1700066

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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