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Player Profiles
BEFORE NEVADA
Played one season for head coach Efrain
Martinez at L.A. Pierce College after originally
signing with Washington.
CAREER STATISTICS
Season G UT AT TT TFL PD QBS
2013 12 56 33 89 6.0 0 0
2014 12 43 37 80 1.5 1 0.5
2015 11 36 36 72 6.0 0 1.0
TOTAL 34 135 106 241 13.5 1 1.5
CAREER BESTS
Tackles: 16, at Buffalo (9-26-15)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5, vs. UNLV (10-3-15)
Pass Breakups: 1, at SJSU (9-27-14)
Interceptions: 0
SENIOR (2015)
Played in 11 games with nine starts in the
regular season … Posted 72 tackles, 6.0
TFL, one sack and one fumble recovery …
Ranked third on the team in tackles and 15th
in the Mountain West among linebackers …
Recorded his first collegiate touchdown with
a 30-yard fumble recovery in Nevada’s win at
Fresno State … Earned Nevada’s defensive
player of the week honor with one sack and
one fumble recovery against the Bulldogs
… Matched a career-high with 16 tackles in
Nevada’s victory over Buffalo … Tallied 12
tackles and 1.5 TFL against rivals UNLV.
JUNIOR (2014)
Played in 12 games at linebacker with 10 starts
… Ranked third on the team and 20th in the
Mountain West in tackles with 80 … Credited
with 80 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, half a sack,
two fumble recoveries and one pass breakup
on the season … Tied for the game-high in
tackles with nine against Louisiana in the R+L
Carriers New Orleans Bowl … Posted doubledigit
tackle totals in consecutive games with
11 at San Jose State and a season-high 14
against Boise State … Recovered a fumble in
victories against BYU and San Diego State …
Posted five or more tackles in 8-of-11 games
… Letter winner.
SOPHOMORE (2013)
Joined Nevada after playing one season at L.A.
Pierce College in Southern California … Played
in all 12 games with four starts … Recorded
four double-digit tackling performances with
11 each against Air Force, UNLV and BYU … Set
a career high with a 15-tackle performance in
a win against San Jose State … Registered six
tackles for loss on the year … Letter winner.
HIGH SCHOOL
A graduate of Dorsey High School in Los
Angeles, Calif. …Earned three varsity letters
… Named All-Coliseum League in 2010 and
2011 … Also earned All-Los Angeles county
honors as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born Matthew Dean Lyons on May 15, 1993 …
Son of Kathryn Wainwright … Has one sister
Mariah, and four brothers, Mikey, Mitchell,
Max and Tsalta … Majoring in general studies
… Enjoys spending time with his family and
friends when he is not on the field.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015)
Did not see action in the regular season.
FRESHMAN (2014)
Did not see action in the regular season.
HIGH SCHOOL
A graduate of Iolani (Hawaii) High School …
Three-year letter winner in both football and
basketball … Was twice named an IHL First
Team All-Star as a junior and senior after
earning honorable mention honors as a
sophomore … Garnered all-state honorable
mention honors after recording 17 sacks and
105 tackles as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born Marc Ho Chio Ma on Oct. 8, 1995 … Son
of Michael and Michele Ma … Grandfather
played basketball for the Hong Kong National
Team while his brother played golf at the
University of Oregon … Is yet to declare
an academic major … Hobbies include
basketball, tennis and going to the beach.
JUNIOR (2015)
Started in 10 games at right guard in the
regular season … Paved the way for two 1,000-
yard rushers in James Butler and Don Jackson,
marking just the third time in program history
Nevada’s boasted two 1,000-yard running
backs in the same season … Helped Butler
rush for 1,153 yards in the regular season and
earn All-MW honorable mention honors ...
Helped the Wolf Pack average 205.6 rushing
yards per game, which ranked fifth in the MW
and 29th in the nation … Led an offensive line
that only surrender 21 sacks on the season,
which ranked sixth in the MW … Helped the
Wolf Pack eclipse 200 yards rushing on seven
occasions … Missed the New Mexico and
Wyoming games due to injury.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
Was slated to be a vital member of The Union
before suffering a season-ending knee injury
prior to the Arizona game … Started at left
guard in victories against Southern Utah and
Washington State.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013)
Emerged to start 10 games for the Union and
played all 12 games as a redshirt freshman …
Letter winner.
FRESHMAN (2012)
Joined Nevada as a true freshman and
redshirted his first season with the program.
HIGH SCHOOL
A graduate of Reed High School in Sparks,
Nev. … Was first-team all-region as a senior
and named the team’s Offensive MVP …
Was the 2010 Lineman of the Year while also
earning first-team all-region honors … Was a
first-team all-league selection as a sophomore
… Earned three varsity letters in football and
three in wrestling.
PERSONAL
Born Jeremy Sage Macauley on Aug. 11, 1994
… Son of Jennie and Josh Macauley … Has a
younger brother, Jase … Majoring in business
management … Chose Nevada to play at
home … Was also receiving recruiting interest
from San Diego State, Fresno State and Boise
State … Sports hero is Muhammad Ali …
Favorite sports moment is making it to the
2011 Nevada state championship game.
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