ESU Football Media Guide - East Stroudsburg University Athletics

Returning StartersMatt SOLTES • 10QB 6-3 210 R-SophomoreVernon, N.J./VernonHonors: 2012PSAC East Freshmanof the Year ... 3-timePSAC East OffensivePlayer of the Week(West Chester, LIUPost, Millersville) ...ESU’s Team MVP.General: Set NCAAfreshman recordand PSAC recordwith 666 yards total offense (535 passing,131 rushing) at LIU Post ... highest total in DIIin 2012 ... led DII freshmen in total offense(315.8 ypg) and pass efficiency (157.5) ...ranked 12th nationally in both categories... 3rd in PSAC in total offense, 4th in passefficiency and 5th in passing (262.2 ypg) ...26th nationally in passing and 4th amongfreshmen ... 4th QB in PSAC history, and firstnon-senior, with 2,500 pass yards and 500rush yards ... one of 3 DII QB’s with 2,500/500in 2012 ... first PSAC QB to throw for 500yards and run for 100 yards (at LIU Post) ... in7 starts, averaged 402.7 yards of total offense– 333.9 passing and 68.9 rushing - whichwould have led DII ... led offense that ranked4th in DII in total offense (497.9 ypg), 9thin passing (327.6 ypg) and 18th in scoring(38.5 ppg) ... led Warriors to PSAC record andDII season-high 828 yards (552 passing, 276rushing) in 45-37 win at LIU Post on Oct. 27.ESU ranks: Total offense: 8th - 3,158yards (#2 among freshmen in PSAC history- Jimmy Terwilliger, ESU, 2003 - 3,342) ...Total offense per game: 4th - 315.8 ... Passefficiency: 5th - 157.5 (#1 among freshmenin ESU history) ... Passing yards: 9th - 2,622yards (#3 among freshmen in PSAC history)... Passing yards per game: 8th - 262.2 ...Passing TD: 9th - 21 (#2 among freshmenin ESU history) ... Rushing by QB: 2nd - 536yards ... had 2 of top 4 rushing games byESU QB since 1968 - 131 at LIU Post, 126 atMillersville ... first ESU QB with consecutive100-yard rushing games since 1968 ... setESU record for single-game completionpercentage (81.1 - 30-for-37) vs. West Chester... ESU record for total offense over 3 gameswith 1,511 (666 at LIU Post, 382 at Millersville,463 at Mercyhurst) in final 3 games of season... gained 1,907 yards over final 4 games (396yards vs. Kutztown before LIU Post game)R-Freshman: Played in all 10 games andstarted final 7 games of season ... averaged402.7 yards of total offense and 333.9 yardspassing per game in 7 starts ... gained 300+total yards in 6 of 7 starts (350+ yards in 5games) ... 0-for-2 vs. Lock Haven in seasonopener ... 8-for-20, 114 yards passing; 5carries, 40 yards vs. Shippensburg ... 7-for-10,171 yards, TD; 2 carries, 22 yards vs. Cheyney... 1st career start, 31-27 loss at Clarion -17-for-32, 256 yards, TD; 21 carries, 62 yards(318 total yards) ... first ESU freshman tomake 1st career start on road under DennyDouds ... 35-28 win vs. West Chester - 30-for-37, 366 yards, TD; 5 carries, 7 yards (373total yards - ESU record 81.1 completionpercentage, PSAC East Player of the Week) ...went 5-for-5 for 68 yards over 1:01 for gamewinningTD (33-yard pass to Tim Wilson with5 seconds left) ... 48-27 loss at Bloomsburg- 13-for-25, 167 yards, TD; 14 carries, 54 yards(221 total yards) ... 59-33 loss vs. Kutztown -28-for-40, 363 yards, 3 TD; 12 carries, 33 yards(396 total yards) ... 45-37 win at LIU Post- 26-for-42, 535 yards (3rd-most in schoolhistory), 5 TD; 12 carries, 131 yards (666 totalyards - NCAA freshman record, ESU andPSAC record, PSAC East Player of the Week)... 62-14 win at Millersville - 18-for-31, 256yards, 2 TD; 10 carries, 126 yards (382 totalyards - PSAC East Player of the Week) ... 52-45loss at Mercyhurst - 24-for-42, 394 yards, 5TD; 14 carries, 69 yards (463 total yards) ...top 2 games in school history in passing byfreshman - 535 at LIU Post, 394 at MercyhurstBackground: 1st team All-WestJersey and 2nd team All-State Group 3 asa senior ... selected to North South All-StarGame and North team’s offensive captainand MVP ... Star Ledger Top 50 recruits ...2-time team captain, 1st team All-Leagueand Super 100 All-State ... All-West Jerseyhonorable mention as a junior ... set schoolseason and career records in completions,attempts, yards and touchdowns ... had3,200 passing yards, 1,500 rushing yardsand 46 combined TD in career ... also had 11career interceptions as safety and 44.0-yardaverage as punter ... named school’s Scholar-Athlete of the Month ... father Andy letteredat quarterback at ESU in 1982 ... majoring inHealth and Physical Education.PassingYear Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int.2012 171 281 2622 21 9RushingYear No. Yds. Avg. Long TDs2012 96 536 5.6 54 22012 Game-by-GamePASSINGRUSHINGC-A Yds TD-Int Att Yds TDLHU 0-2 0 0-0 1 -8 0Ship 8-20 114 0-0 5 40 0Chey 7-10 171 1-0 2 22 0@Clar 17-32 256 1-1 21 62 0WCU 30-37 366 3-1 5 7 0@Blm 13-25 167 1-0 14 54 0Kutz 28-40 363 3-0 12 33 0@LIUP 26-42 535 5-3 12 131 0@Mill 18-31 256 2-1 10 126 2@MU 24-42 394 5-3 14 69 0TOTAL OFFENSEPass Rush Total TDLock Haven 0 -8 -8 0Shippensburg 114 40 154 0Cheyney 171 22 193 1@ Clarion 256 62 318 1West Chester 366 7 373 3@ Bloomsburg 167 54 221 1Kutztown 363 33 396 3@ LIU Post 535 131 666 5@ Millersville 256 126 382 4@ Mercyhurst 394 69 463 5Total 2622 536 3158 23Matt Soltes was the 4th QB in PSAChistory, and first non-senior, to throw for2,500 yards and run for 500 yards in aseason.14 ESU Football Media Guide