Receiver, Iowa, 2013–17
Matt VandeBerg
- Number
- No. 89
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Hometown
- Brandon, SD
Matt VandeBerg played receiver at Iowa (2013–17).
Career highs
9catches, career highat Iowa State, 2015129receiving yards, career highvs. Iowa State, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. North Dakota State, 2016Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. † Summed from that season’s box scores (no season line in the source; a game missing from them is missing here). A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Iowa | 23 | 0.66 | – | – | 15.2 | 4% |
| 2015 | Iowa | 97 | 0.53 | 50th (n=465) | 0.53 | 51.4 | 10% |
| 2016 | Iowa | 27 | 0.77 | – | – | 20.7 | 12% |
| 2017 | Iowa | 53 | 0.36 | 23rd (n=507) | 0.52 | 19.1 | 6% |
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
2017 Iowa 13 games, 28 catches, 384 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Wyoming | W 24–3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 9 | at Iowa State | W 44–41 | 3 | 42 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. North Texas | W 31–14 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. Penn State | L 19–21 | 2 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at Michigan State | L 10–17 | 3 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. Illinois | W 45–16 | 2 | 48 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at Northwestern | L 10–17 | 3 | 90 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Minnesota | W 17–10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Ohio State | W 55–24 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at Wisconsin | L 14–38 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. Purdue | L 15–24 | 2 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 24 | at Nebraska | W 56–14 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Boston College | W 27–20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
2016 Iowa 4 games, 19 catches, 284 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 45–21 | 4 | 99 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs.Iowa State | W 42–3 | 7 | 129 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Dakota State | L 21–23 | 4 | 39 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at Rutgers | W 14–7 | 4 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
2015 Iowa 14 games, 65 catches, 703 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Illinois State | W 31–14 | 6 | 59 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | atIowa State | W 31–17 | 9 | 114 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 27–24 | 7 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs.North Texas | W 62–16 | 3 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | atWisconsin | W 10–6 | 6 | 61 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs.Illinois | W 29–20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | atNorthwestern | W 40–10 | 8 | 78 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. Maryland | W 31–15 | 3 | 54 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at Indiana | W 35–27 | 5 | 68 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs.Minnesota | W 40–35 | 6 | 74 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs.Purdue | W 40–20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | atNebraska | W 28–20 | 3 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs.Michigan State | L 13–16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Stanford | L 16–45 | 4 | 64 | 1 | – | – | – |
2014 Iowa 10 games, 14 catches, 256 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 31–23 | – | – | – | 2 | 32 | 3 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Ball State | W 17–13 | 2 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Iowa State | L 17–20 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – |
| Sep 20 | atPittsburgh | W 24–20 | 1 | 44 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs.Indiana | W 45–29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs.Northwestern | W 48–7 | 5 | 90 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | atIllinois | W 30–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Wisconsin | L 24–26 | 3 | 67 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Nebraska | L 34–37 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 28–45 | 2 | 34 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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