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, 2021

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018Boston College6785.711115.920
2020Bowling Green5412343.97125.816
2021Bowling Green23639360.12,5556.5127
2022Bowling Green23238061.12,6697.0229
Career52890358.56,0476.73722

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Boston College133.003
2020Bowling Green27391.4124
2021Bowling Green80130.2449
2022Bowling Green71−9−0.1131
Career179460.3649

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Boston College3QBYr 1
2018Boston College3QBYr 2
2019Bowling Green3QBYr 3
2020Bowling Green3QBYr 4
2021Bowling Green3QBYr 5
2022Bowling Green3QBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2018Boston College81.18––9.4–––
2020Bowling Green150-0.081st (n=116)0.27-11.448%-0.07–
2021Bowling Green3900.128th (n=145)0.3345.258%0.110.12
2022Bowling Green4140.3251st (n=250)0.32131.355%0.340.11

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atUCLAL 17–⁠45173412510−11
Sep 10vs.Eastern KentuckyL 57–⁠5923402835064
Sep 17vs.MarshallW 34–⁠3127452824024
Oct 1atAkronW 31–⁠2818292473112
Oct 8vs.BuffaloL 7–⁠3821422811114
Oct 15vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠131629149011
Oct 22atCentral MichiganW 34–⁠18182125320−43
Nov 2vs.Western MichiganW 13–⁠9233116100−9
Nov 9vs.Kent StateL 6–⁠40314024611−36
Nov 15atToledoW 42–⁠35203639541−12
Nov 22atOhioL 14–⁠38162921713−24
Dec 26 ✦vs.New Mexico StateL 19–⁠2424300111
2021 Bowling Green 12 games, 2,555 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atTennesseeL 6–⁠38253818700−11
Sep 11vs.South AlabamaL 19–⁠22233230810−16
Sep 18vs.Murray StateW 27–⁠102228221115
Sep 25atMinnesotaW 14–⁠10193517001−7
Oct 2atKent StateL 20–⁠27294526311−23
Oct 9vs.AkronL 20–⁠35213525723−13
Oct 16atNorthern IllinoisL 26–⁠3416412351075
Oct 23vs.Eastern MichiganL 24–⁠5520352230111
Oct 30atBuffaloW 56–⁠4413192634039
Nov 10vs.ToledoL 17–⁠4911206510−19
Nov 16atMiami (OH)L 7–⁠34132810800−38
Nov 26vs.OhioW 21–⁠1024372551010
2020 Bowling Green 5 games, 712 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 4atToledoL 3–⁠388301280241
Nov 10vs.Kent StateL 24–⁠6262010500−10
Nov 17vs.BuffaloL 17–⁠42172721901−5
Nov 28atOhioL 10–⁠529201251310
Dec 5atAkronL 3–⁠311426135003
2018 Boston College 2 games, 111 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.MassachusettsW 55–⁠2111400–
Sep 8vs.Holy CrossW 62–⁠1456107203

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

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