Safety, Southern Illinois (from Morehead State), 2022–26
Matthew McClelland
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Mesa, AZ
Matthew McClelland plays safety for Southern Illinois, after Morehead State (2022–24). Last time out, against Illinois State: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
33 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 4 tackles vs. Illinois State, L 14–35
Next game: vs. Northern Iowa, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Youngstown State, 20263interceptions, career highvs. Kentucky Christian, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Morehead State | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 2024 | Morehead State | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. 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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Morehead State | 21 | S | RS | ||
| 2023 | Morehead State | 21 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Morehead State | 21 | S | So. | ||
| 2025 | Southern Illinois | 21 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Southern Illinois | 21 | S | Sr. | 6′2″ | 200 |
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
2026 Southern Illinois 7 games, 33 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at West Florida | L 31–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at Samford | W 22–18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Illinois | L 10–48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Murray State | W 46–6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Youngstown State | L 16–28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at South Dakota | L 10–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Illinois State | L 14–35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Morehead State 2 games, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs.Kentucky Christian | W 48–7 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. Valparaiso | W 17–5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 Morehead State 2 games, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs. Butler | L 7–49 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 18 | at Presbyterian | L 27–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. West Virginia State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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