Running back, Georgia Southern and Jacksonville State, 2018–22
Matt LaRoche
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Venice, FL
Matt LaRoche played running back at Georgia Southern (2018–20), Jacksonville State (2021), Georgia Southern (2021) and Jacksonville State (2021–22).
Career highs
154rushing yards, career highvs. Maine, 2019Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 26 | 138 | 5.3 | 0 | 33 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 62 | 333 | 5.4 | 1 | 75 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 45 | 223 | 5.0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | Jacksonville State | 123 | 627 | 5.1 | 5 | 46 |
| Career | 256 | 1,321 | 5.2 | 6 | 75 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 22 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 22 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 22 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Jacksonville State | 22 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 22 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Jacksonville State | 22 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 185 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 21 | 0.12 | – | – | 2.5 | 5% | – |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 65 | 0.04 | 23rd (n=287) | 0.13 | 2.7 | 9% | -0.15 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 51 | -0.01 | – | – | -0.5 | 7% | 0.07 |
| 2022 | Jacksonville State (FCS) | 120 | 0.15 | 51st (n=470) | 0.14 | 18.0 | 18% | – |
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
2022 Jacksonville State 11 games, 627 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | W 42–17 | 10 | 90 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 25 |
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 35–17 | 16 | 72 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | W 34–3 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 17–54 | 15 | 67 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | W 52–21 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 46 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 35–28 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 47–31 | 16 | 90 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 14–31 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 40–16 | 23 | 89 | 1 | 25 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 42–17 | 14 | 82 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 40–17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2020 Georgia Southern 11 games, 223 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 27–26 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 18–20 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 35–30 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 41–0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 20–13 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | −1 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 40–38 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 27–28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 24–30 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 4 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 20–3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Dec 12 | vs. | L 26–34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 38–3 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
2019 Georgia Southern 11 games, 333 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 3–55 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 26–18 | 9 | 154 | 1 | 75 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 32–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 24–37 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 20–17 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 30–27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 41–7 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 1 | −6 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 24–21 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 51–29 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 33–38 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | L 16–23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2018 Georgia Southern 8 games, 138 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 37–6 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 33 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 34–13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at | L 7–38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 48–13 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 15–13 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | W 48–31 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at | W 41–17 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 35–14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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