Defensive line, New Mexico State (from Fresno State, Northwestern), 2019–24
Matt Lawson
- Number
- No. 90
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 280 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ontario, CA
Matt Lawson played defensive line at Fresno State (2019–22), Northwestern (2023) and New Mexico State (2024).
Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 30 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 48 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fresno State | 90 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Fresno State | 90 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Fresno State | 90 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Fresno State | 90 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 90 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 90 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 280 |
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
2024 New Mexico State 12 games, 30 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 23–16 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Liberty | L 24–30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Fresno State | L 0–48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Sam Houston | L 11–31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. New Mexico | L 40–50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Jacksonville State | L 13–54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 33–30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Florida International | L 13–34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 28–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at Texas A&M | L 3–38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Middle Tennessee | W 36–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. UTEP | L 35–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Northwestern 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Rutgers | L 7–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Fresno State 6 games, 12 tackles
2021 Fresno State 3 games, 4 tackles
2020 Fresno State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | at UNLV | W 40–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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