Punter, East Carolina, to 2009
Matt Dodge
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Morehead City , NC
- Born
- May 30, 1987, in Morehead City, North Carolina
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Matt Dodge played punter at East Carolina (to 2009). The New York Giants took Dodge in round 7, No. 221 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
All-America: Sporting News second team 2009
Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2008 and 2009
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | East Carolina | 80 | 3,307 | 41.3 | 67 | 0 |
| 2008* | East Carolina | 73 | 3,207 | 43.9 | 73 | 0 |
| 2009 | East Carolina | 67 | 3,069 | 45.8 | 73 | 0 |
| On file (2007–09) | 220 | 9,583 | 43.6 | 73 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | East Carolina | 42 | P | |
| 2008 | East Carolina | 42 | P | |
| 2009 | East Carolina | 42 | P | 6′2″ |
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
2009 East Carolina 14 games, 67 punts, 45.8 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. App State | W 29–24 | 5 | 220 | 51 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at West Virginia | L 20–35 | 7 | 333 | 53 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at North Carolina | L 17–31 | 6 | 293 | 58 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. UCF | W 19–14 | 3 | 102 | 40 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Marshall | W 21–17 | 5 | 198 | 58 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at SMU | L 21–28 | 4 | 171 | 70 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Rice | W 49–13 | 4 | 184 | 63 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Memphis | W 38–19 | 5 | 265 | 73 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 3–16 | 8 | 372 | 60 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Tulsa | W 44–17 | 5 | 202 | 54 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. UAB | W 37–21 | 3 | 155 | 65 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Southern Miss | W 25–20 | 4 | 202 | 67 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Houston | W 38–32 | 3 | 141 | 49 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Arkansas | L 17–20 | 5 | 231 | 63 | 0 |
2008 East Carolina 13 games, 73 punts, 43.9 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 27–22 | 3 | 130 | 45 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs.West Virginia | W 24–3 | 4 | 164 | 48 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Tulane | W 28–24 | 4 | 186 | 60 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at NC State | L 24–30 | 6 | 269 | 70 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Houston | L 24–41 | 8 | 388 | 60 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Virginia | L 20–35 | 7 | 268 | 59 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Memphis | W 30–10 | 4 | 156 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atUCF | W 13–10 | 8 | 376 | 66 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Marshall | W 19–16 | 5 | 173 | 55 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atSouthern Miss | L 3–21 | 6 | 283 | 58 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | atUAB | W 17–13 | 3 | 136 | 52 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | atTulsa | W 27–24 | 7 | 296 | 73 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | L 19–25 | 8 | 382 | 68 | 0 |
2007 East Carolina 13 games, 80 punts, 41.3 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atVirginia Tech | L 7–17 | 9 | 396 | 60 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.North Carolina | W 34–31 | 6 | 235 | 61 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Southern Miss | L 21–28 | 6 | 248 | 57 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atWest Virginia | L 7–48 | 7 | 327 | 61 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atHouston | W 37–35 | 9 | 360 | 58 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.UCF | W 52–38 | 6 | 241 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at UTEP | W 45–42 | 4 | 195 | 67 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.NC State | L 20–34 | 7 | 306 | 57 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.UAB | W 41–6 | 4 | 164 | 55 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atMemphis | W 56–40 | 5 | 173 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atMarshall | L 7–26 | 6 | 225 | 43 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Tulane | W 35–12 | 4 | 135 | 47 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Boise State | W 41–38 | 7 | 302 | 61 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2010 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–31).
| Drill | Combine 2010 | Combine or pro day 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1½″ | |
| Weight | 224 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 16 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New York Giants | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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