Quarterback, Bowling Green (from Boston College), 2017–22
Matt McDonald
Lettered 2020–22 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Newport Beach, CA
Matt McDonald played quarterback at Boston College (2017–18) and Bowling Green (2019–22).
Career highs
395passing yards, career highat Toledo, 20225touchdown passes, career highvs. Eastern Kentucky, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highat Minnesota, 2021Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 111 | 15.9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 54 | 123 | 43.9 | 712 | 5.8 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 236 | 393 | 60.1 | 2,555 | 6.5 | 12 | 7 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 232 | 380 | 61.1 | 2,669 | 7.0 | 22 | 9 |
| Career | 528 | 903 | 58.5 | 6,047 | 6.7 | 37 | 22 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 27 | 39 | 1.4 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 80 | 13 | 0.2 | 4 | 49 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 71 | −9 | −0.1 | 1 | 31 |
| Career | 179 | 46 | 0.3 | 6 | 49 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boston College | 3 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Boston College | 3 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Bowling Green | 3 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 3 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 3 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 3 | QB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 210 |
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. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Boston College | 8 | 1.18 | – | – | 9.4 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Bowling Green | 150 | -0.08 | 1st (n=116) | 0.27 | -11.4 | 48% | -0.07 | – |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 390 | 0.12 | 8th (n=145) | 0.33 | 45.2 | 58% | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 414 | 0.32 | 51st (n=250) | 0.32 | 131.3 | 55% | 0.34 | 0.11 |
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 Bowling Green 12 games, 2,669 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 17–45 | 17 | 34 | 125 | 1 | 0 | −11 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 57–59 | 23 | 40 | 283 | 5 | 0 | 64 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 34–31 | 27 | 45 | 282 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 31–28 | 18 | 29 | 247 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 7–38 | 21 | 42 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 17–13 | 16 | 29 | 149 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 34–18 | 18 | 21 | 253 | 2 | 0 | −43 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 13–9 | 23 | 31 | 161 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 6–40 | 31 | 40 | 246 | 1 | 1 | −36 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 42–35 | 20 | 36 | 395 | 4 | 1 | −12 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 14–38 | 16 | 29 | 217 | 1 | 3 | −24 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 19–24 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
2021 Bowling Green 12 games, 2,555 passing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 6–38 | 25 | 38 | 187 | 0 | 0 | −11 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 19–22 | 23 | 32 | 308 | 1 | 0 | −16 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 27–10 | 22 | 28 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 25 | at | W 14–10 | 19 | 35 | 170 | 0 | 1 | −7 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 20–27 | 29 | 45 | 263 | 1 | 1 | −23 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 20–35 | 21 | 35 | 257 | 2 | 3 | −13 |
| Oct 16 | at | L 26–34 | 16 | 41 | 235 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 24–55 | 20 | 35 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 56–44 | 13 | 19 | 263 | 4 | 0 | 39 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 17–49 | 11 | 20 | 65 | 1 | 0 | −19 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 7–34 | 13 | 28 | 108 | 0 | 0 | −38 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 21–10 | 24 | 37 | 255 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
2020 Bowling Green 5 games, 712 passing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | at | L 3–38 | 8 | 30 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 24–62 | 6 | 20 | 105 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 17–42 | 17 | 27 | 219 | 0 | 1 | −5 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 10–52 | 9 | 20 | 125 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Dec 5 | at | L 3–31 | 14 | 26 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2018 Boston College 2 games, 111 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 55–21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 62–14 | 5 | 6 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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