31 Cole Matthews

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Name: Cole Matthews
Pos: CB
Year: gr
HT: 5’10”
WT: 185
Star: Elite
Current Team: Notre Dame
Seasons: 16, 17, 18, 19

Childhood friend of former Washington Free Safety Matthew Coleman, Cole is someone that aggressively hunts down the ball at every chance. He isn’t afraid to tackle but to him, why tackle if he has the ball already?

CFSL

Season	Team	G	Tck	TFL	Sck	INT	Yds	PD	FR	TD
16	Notre Dame	10	31	3	0	7	163	6	0	2
17	Notre Dame	9	38	2	0	2	43	11	1	1
18	Notre Dame	10	33	7	2	4	10	6	0	0
19	Notre Dame	10	41	4	0	2	53	5	0	1
Total	-	39	143	16	2	15	269	28	1	4

Date	Opponent	Result	Tck	TFL	Sck	INT	Yds	Lng	PD	FR	TD	KR	Yds	Lng	PR	Yds	Lng
March 12, 2024	Miami	L42–49	1
March 4, 2024	Cincinnati	W30–20	7						1
February 26, 2024	USC	W58–49	6	1
February 22, 2024	Clemson	W17–57	4			1	10	10
February 12, 2024	North Carolina	W19–56	4			1	43	43	2		1
February 7, 2024	Pittsburgh	W54–17	5	2					1
February 1, 2024	Syracuse	W24–31	7	1
January 22, 2024	Kentucky	W31–41	2
January 15, 2024	Miami	L24–51	4						1
January 9, 2024	Florida State	L48–52	1
October 30, 2023	Kentucky	L13–55	6
October 23, 2023	North Carolina	W38–48	4	1		1	1	1
October 17, 2023	Boise State	W73–38	5	2	1				2
October 10, 2023	Michigan	W33–42							1
October 2, 2023	Oklahoma State	L31–41	3	1					1
September 27, 2023	Oklahoma	L55–45	5	1
September 20, 2023	Ohio State	W10–58
September 12, 2023	Florida State	W55–58	3						1
September 7, 2023	Oregon	W51–34	6	1		1			1
August 30, 2023	North Carolina	W44–41	1	1	1	2	9	6
July 11, 2023	Florida State	L19–23	4	1		1						2	55	32
July 5, 2023	Texas	W27–45	6	1					3			3	88	35
June 28, 2023	Michigan	L24–51	2						3			9	212	36
June 20, 2023	Boise State	L41–16	6									5	118	28
June 13, 2023	Illinois	L41–28	6						1			5	116	28
June 6, 2023	Clemson	W36–34	6						1	1		1	26	26
May 30, 2023	Ohio State	W43–14	3			1	43	43			1	2	54	35
May 25, 2023	Northern Illinois	W7–51	3						2			1	29	29
May 18, 2023	Bowling Green	W34–41	2						1			6	153	29
March 16, 2023	Oklahoma State	L12–33	2			2	64	64	2			5	79	17
March 10, 2023	West Virginia	W20–41	3			1	1	1	1			5	139	36
February 22, 2023	Texas	L13–38	1			1						4	97	28
February 15, 2023	Michigan	L41–36	2									4	99	27
February 8, 2023	Illinois	W27–20	4			1	33	33	1		1				3	70	28
February 1, 2023	Ohio State	L0–30	1	1								2	51	26
January 25, 2023	Clemson	W29–34	6	1		1	8	8				2	61	32
January 16, 2023	Oklahoma State	L50–7	6	1								3	81	36
January 12, 2023	North Carolina	W21–35	4						1			2	51	26
January 4, 2023	Florida	L24–17	2			1	57	57	1		1	2	50	30

Defensive

Tackles

Rank	Record	Game
1	7	CUSE vs ND
2	7	PLAYOFFS – ND vs CIN
3	6	OKST vs ND

Tackles For Loss

Rank	Record	Game
1	2	ND vs BOISE
2	2	ND vs PITT
3	1	PLAYOFFS – UNC vs ND

Defensive Sacks

Rank	Record	Game
1	1	ND vs UNC
2	1	ND vs BOISE

Passes Defended

Rank	Record	Game
1	3	TEX vs ND
2	3	ND vs MICH
3	2	PLAYOFFS – ND vs OKST

Defensive Interceptions

Rank	Record	Game
1	2	PLAYOFFS – ND vs OKST
2	2	ND vs UNC
3	1	PLAYOFFS – UNC vs ND

Yards Gained on Interceptions

Rank	Record	Game
1	64	PLAYOFFS – ND vs OKST
2	57	FLA vs ND
3	43	UNC vs ND

Fumble Recoveries

Rank	Record	Game
1	1	ND vs CLEM

Returns

Kick returns

Rank	Record	Game
1	9	ND vs MICH
2	6	BGSU vs ND
3	5	PLAYOFFS – ND vs OKST

Kick return yards

Rank	Record	Game
1	212	ND vs MICH
2	153	BGSU vs ND
3	139	PLAYOFFS – WVU vs ND

Longest kick return

Rank	Record	Game
1	36	OKST vs ND
2	36	PLAYOFFS – WVU vs ND
3	36	ND vs MICH

Punt returns

Rank	Record	Game
1	3	ND vs ILL

Punt return yards

Rank	Record	Game
1	70	ND vs ILL

Punt return long

Rank	Record	Game
1	28	ND vs ILL

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews snagging the pick on the sideline for the Notre Dame record

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews returning the pick all the way back for the touchdown

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews skying up to snag the interception

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews all over the outside pass for the pick and taking it back for six

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews reading the pass to leap in front of the receiver for the pick

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews leaping in front of the receiver to make an interception

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews laying out to make the diving interception

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews returning the pick all the way back for six

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews in tight coverage making the interception

Notre Dame CB Cole Matthews taking the screen pass back for a pick six