Quarterback, Eastern Kentucky (from Northern Iowa, Western Illinois), 2022–⁠24

Matt Morrissey

Number
No. 16
Height
6′5″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Elmhurst, IL

Matt Morrissey played quarterback at Northern Iowa (2022), Western Illinois (2023) and Eastern Kentucky (2024).

Career highs

392passing yards, career highvs. Lindenwood, 20233touchdown passes, career highvs. Lindenwood, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Northern Iowa010.000.001
2023*Western Illinois20633860.92,0085.9137
2024Eastern Kentucky18131856.91,9346.1127
Career38765758.93,9426.02515

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023*Western Illinois115−190−1.7213
2024Eastern Kentucky872422.8328
Career202520.3528

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Northern Iowa16QBYr 1
2023Western Illinois16QBYr 2
2024Eastern Kentucky16QBSo. (Yr 3)6′5″225

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Western Illinois (FCS)3400.3147th (n=255)0.32105.050%
2024Eastern Kentucky (FCS)3600.1917th (n=238)0.3067.048%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Eastern Kentucky 13 games, 1,934 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atMississippi StateL 7–⁠56223816911−20
Sep 7atWestern KentuckyL 0–⁠319177000−8
Sep 14vs.West GeorgiaW 26–⁠7142623210−11
Sep 21vs.Morehead StateW 42–⁠1313191622018
Sep 28vs.Robert MorrisW 31–⁠717292652053
Oct 12atSouthern UtahL 21–⁠42243620711−9
Oct 19atAbilene ChristianL 20–⁠34203326523−2
Oct 26vs.Utah TechW 28–⁠171018750055
Nov 2atTarleton StateW 17–⁠13611310146
Nov 9vs.Central ArkansasW 31–⁠2410201081041
Nov 16atAustin PeayW 30–⁠2721332301131
Nov 23vs.North AlabamaW 21–⁠15611450014
Nov 30atVillanovaL 17–⁠22927751034
2023 Western Illinois 11 games, 2,008 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atNew Mexico StateL 21–⁠58183224820−18
Sep 9vs.Illinois StateL 18–⁠34224019910−22
Sep 16vs.LindenwoodL 40–⁠43264239230−12
Sep 23atSouthern UtahL 17–⁠37294826813−28
Oct 7atNorth DakotaL 10–⁠49192714511−17
Oct 14vs.Missouri StateL 7–⁠482332213110
Oct 21atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠528137111−42
Oct 28vs.Southern IllinoisL 0–⁠6311264800−5
Nov 4atNorthern IowaL 6–⁠501824127111
Nov 11atIndiana StateL 6–⁠27182917710−41
Nov 18vs.South DakotaL 6–⁠48142512010−6
2022 Northern Iowa 1 game, 0 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 15vs.Utah TechW 41–⁠1401001–

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

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