
Quarterback, Georgia, 2006–08
Matthew Stafford
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
- Born
- Feb 7, 1988
Wikipedia readers: about 115,407 a month over the past year
Matthew Stafford played quarterback at Georgia (2006–08). The Detroit Lions took Stafford first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
407passing yards, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20085touchdown passes, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 200883rushing yards, career highat Auburn, 2006Honors
All-America: Pro Football Weekly 2008
Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2008 Georgia 13 games, 3,459 passing yards, 25 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 45–21 | 13 | 21 | 275 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 56–17 | 18 | 28 | 213 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 14–7 | 15 | 25 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 27–10 | 16 | 28 | 285 | 1 | 0 | −18 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 30–41 | 24 | 42 | 274 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 26–14 | 25 | 36 | 310 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 24–14 | 13 | 23 | 194 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 52–38 | 17 | 26 | 249 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 10–49 | 18 | 33 | 265 | 0 | 3 | −12 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 42–38 | 17 | 27 | 376 | 3 | 0 | −7 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 17–13 | 15 | 24 | 215 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 42–45 | 24 | 39 | 407 | 5 | 1 | −14 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 24–12 | 20 | 31 | 250 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
2007 Georgia 13 games, 2,523 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 35–14 | 18 | 24 | 234 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | L 12–16 | 19 | 44 | 213 | 0 | 1 | −27 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 45–16 | 14 | 20 | 174 | 2 | 0 | −11 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 26–23 | 19 | 35 | 224 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 45–17 | 13 | 21 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 14–35 | 16 | 33 | 174 | 2 | 1 | −7 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 20–17 | 16 | 31 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 42–30 | 11 | 18 | 217 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 44–34 | 17 | 29 | 217 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 45–20 | 11 | 19 | 237 | 2 | 1 | −12 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 24–13 | 12 | 22 | 99 | 0 | 2 | −11 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 31–17 | 14 | 29 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 41–10 | 14 | 23 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2006 Georgia 13 games, 1,760 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 48–12 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 18–0 | 8 | 19 | 171 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 34–0 | 10 | 17 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 14–13 | 8 | 16 | 76 | 0 | 0 | −15 |
| Sep 30 | at | W 14–9 | 7 | 18 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 33–51 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 22–24 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 27–24 | 20 | 32 | 269 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 14–21 | 13 | 33 | 160 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 20–24 | 16 | 28 | 230 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 37–15 | 14 | 20 | 219 | 1 | 0 | 83 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 15–12 | 16 | 29 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 31–24 | 9 | 21 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 33¼″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.81 sW |
| 10-yard split | 1.72 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′11″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.47 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
18 seasons, 243 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2014, 2023, 2025) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2025
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2025; Pro Football Writers first team 2025; Sporting News first team 2025.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Detroit Lions | 3 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Detroit Lions | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Detroit Lions | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 243 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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