Quarterback, SMU, 2014–⁠16

Matt Davis

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Houston, TX

Matt Davis played quarterback at SMU (2014–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
2,263
Passing yards, 2015 (SMU, 2–⁠10)
Best game
191 yards
At UConn, week 15, 2014: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

334passing yards, career highat TCU, 20153touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Tulsa, 2015191rushing yards, career highat UConn, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. James Madison, 2015

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014SMU8916454.38555.235
2015SMU18333654.52,2636.7167
2016SMU81747.11559.121
Career28051754.23,2736.32113

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014SMU1086135.7451
2015SMU1877614.11065
2016SMU14916.5050
Career3091,4654.71465

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014SMU4QB
2015SMU4QB
2016SMU4QB6′0″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2014SMU2720.1016th (n=147)0.2428.342%0.070.39
2015SMU5160.2137th (n=151)0.24109.460%0.190.28
2016SMU310.33––10.441%––

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 SMU 1 game, 155 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atNorth TexasW 34–⁠218171552191
2015 SMU 12 games, 2,263 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.BaylorL 21–⁠56162316622115
Sep 12vs.North TexasW 31–⁠13172417120125
Sep 19atTCUL 37–⁠5618323341062
Sep 26vs.James MadisonL 45–⁠4818302621095
Oct 3vs.East CarolinaL 23–⁠49193724920−17
Oct 8atHoustonL 28–⁠4921352483046
Oct 24atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠389231130117
Oct 31vs.TulsaL 31–⁠401939236317
Nov 6vs.TempleL 40–⁠60172916711102
Nov 14atNavyL 14–⁠558221241130
Nov 21vs.TulaneW 49–⁠21172416500156
Nov 28atMemphisL 0–⁠63418280123
2014 SMU 10 games, 855 passing yards, 3 TD; 613 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atBaylorL 0–⁠45361201−22
Sep 6atNorth TexasL 6–⁠43123300−4
Sep 27vs.TCUL 0–⁠5623140017
Oct 18vs.CincinnatiL 3–⁠413660041
Oct 25vs.MemphisL 10–⁠4839550046
Nov 8atTulsaL 28–⁠38213221212181
Nov 15vs.South FloridaL 13–⁠1422311891053
Nov 22atUCFL 7–⁠53615440140
Nov 28vs.HoustonL 9–⁠3513271451070
Dec 6atUConnW 27–⁠20153314501191

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

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