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2019 Football Roster

38 Matt Blair

38 Matt Blair

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Managerial Economics
  • Hometown:
    Moraga, Calif.
  • High School:
    Campolindo HS '16

Summary

Biography

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2019: Handled kickoffs in all 12 games... Even recorded a solo tackle at North Dakota (10/5)... Earned Big Sky All-Academic and was one of five Aggies on NFF Hampshire Honor Society.

2018: Competed in all 13 games… Longest punt of the year, for 48 yards, took place against Idaho State (10/13)… Punted twice that game for a combined 64 yards, which also included a kick inside the 20… Lone field goal, a 51-yarder at Eastern Washington (11/10), ranks 7th in school history... Recorded 5,065 yards on 88 kickoffs (57.6 average) with 33 for touchbacks.

2017: BIG SKY CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM... ROOT SPORTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (NOV. 6)... Saw action in all 11 games as the team's primary punter and kicker for kickoffs... In 60 kickoffs, he recorded 3,568 yards, averaging 59.5 yards per boot... In his first year punting for the Ags, he picked up 1,490 yards in 37 punts, averaging 40.3 yards per attempt... Posted a career-long 59-yard punt at Northern Arizona (10/21), two yards further than his previous high of 57 at San Diego State (9/2)... Finished the season with 13 fair catches, two touchbacks, four punts over 50 yards and 11 land inside the 20.

2016: BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM... BIG SKY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (10/17)... Held the following NCAA rankings: No. 36 in field goals per game (1.00), No. 45 in field goal percentage (.688), No. 87 in scoring (6.0 per game), and No. 183 in points responsible for (66)... Finished 33-39 in PATs and 11-16 in field goals... Made two 48-yard field goals, one against Weber State (9/24) and Montana State (11/12), that were tied for second in conference for longest field goals made... Racked up a career-high 550 yards versus Southern Oregon... Kicked 300 or more yards in six games of the season... Recorded a season-high 10 points twice this season, once against Oregon (9/3) and another versus Southern Oregon (9/10).

CAMPOLINDO HS '16: Three-year varsity starter named to All-Diablo Football Athletic League first team, All-Northern California (Sportstars Magazine), All-East Bay (Contra Costa Times), All-Metro (San Francisco Chronicle) and All-North Coast section second team (Prep2Prep)... Kicked a season-long 47-yard field goal as a senior, made eight on the season and converted 61 extra-points... Recorded 71 touchbacks on 81 kickoffs... Also averaged 38.0 yards as a punter...  Ranked as No. 1 kicking scorer in the NCS by MaxPreps... Selected his team's special teams MVP... Finished his career with 240 points, 19 field goals and 183 extra-points... Kicked game-winning 32-yard field goal with 23 seconds left to deliver Campolindo HS its second straight NorCal Regional title and eventual state championship berth... The Cougars finished 14-2 and were 42-4 over his three seasons... Campolindo HS won Div. III title during his junior season... Ranked as a five-star kicker and the No. 8 kicker nationally by Chris Sailer Kicking... Chose UC Davis over Army, San Jose State and UNLV.

PERSONAL: Born in Berkeley, Calif.... Parents are Chris Blair and Alison Adams... Served as a youth football referee and fundraiser for children's cancer research... Is a club swimmer in the summer... Notes he's looking forward to meeting Pint the Dog (kickoff tee retriever at Aggie home games).
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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    K
    6'1" 195 lbs
  • 38

    2016Freshman

    K
    6'1" 195 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2017Sophomore

    K/P
    6'1" 195 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2018Junior

    K/P
    6'1" 200 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2019Senior

    K/P
    6'1" 200 lbs
    38