Defensive back, UCF (from Idaho), 2024–⁠26

Matt Irwin

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Meridian, ID

Matt Irwin plays defensive back for UCF, after Idaho (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Bethune-Cookman: 1 tackles.

2026 so far

1 tackle

Last game: 1 tackles vs. Bethune-Cookman, W 73–⁠6

Next game: vs. BYU, Oct 24

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2024Idaho––––1––
2025Idaho8800010
2026UCF1000000
Career9800110

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Idaho28DBFr.
2025Idaho28DBSo.
2026UCF28DBJr.5′11″180

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

2026 UCF 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 3vs.Bethune-CookmanW 73–⁠6100000
2025 Idaho 2 games, 8 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 30atWashington StateL 10–⁠13330000
Sep 20atSan José StateL 28–⁠31550001
2024 Idaho 1 game, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Nov 23atIdaho StateW 40–⁠17––––1–

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

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