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Jersey Number 97
Matt Gay
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orem, Utah
- High School:
- Orem HS
Bio
UTAH: Won the Lou Groza Award as the country’s top kicker in his first season of college football … two-time All-American earned consensus honors in 2017 … two-time first-team All-Pac-12 … third all-time at Utah with 56 career field goals and fourth in attempts (65) … third in program history in career kick scoring points (253) … set the school record for 50-yard field goals (8) … career field goal percentage of 86.15% ranks second all-time at Utah … 85 career made PATs ranks seventh in school history … former Utah Valley soccer player transferred to Utah as a walk-on during the 2017 preseason camp.
2018–Second-team All-American by the FWAA, The Athletic and Phil Steele … third-team AP All-American … first-team All-Pac-12 … semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award … led the Pac-12 and ranked third in the nation in field goals made (26) and field goals per game (1.86) … 839 field goal percentage ranked second in the Pac-12 (26-for-31) … 26 field goals and 31 attempts rank second in a season at Utah … set the school record with 21-straight made field goals … led the league in scoring (8.8 ppg) and total points (123) … 123 points ranked eighth in the country … led the nation in 40-yard field goals made (10, tie) and attempted (15) … 16-of-16 inside 40 yards … . 3-of-5 from 50 yards (long of 55) … five misses were from 56, 54 and 43 yards (three times) with three attempts blocked … four-time Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Stanford, USC, Oregon, Colorado) … two-time Lou Groza Star of the Week (Stanford, Oregon) … set the Utah school record for field goals in a game with a 6-for-6 performance against Oregon, including a 55-yard field goal … 20 points (6 FG, 2 PAT) against Oregon tied the school record for points in a game … 4-for-4 in field goals against Stanford (49, 48, 37 and 34 yards) … 45-of-45 in PATs (tied for the Pac-12 lead) … handled all 82 kickoffs with a 63.5 average and 58 touchbacks.
2017–Consensus All-American won the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top kicker … of the teams comprising the consensus All-American team, he was first team Associated Press, FWAA and Sporting News and second team Walter Camp and AFCA … also a first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated, USA Today, ESPN.com, Phil Steele, SB Nation, Bleacher Report and College Football News … first-team All-Pac-12 … won the Vlade Award as the nation’s most accurate kicker … led the nation in field goals made (30), field goals made per game (2.31), 50+ yard field goals (5, tie) and field goals attempted (34) … led the Pac-12 and fifth in the nation in field goal percentage (.882, 30-of-34) … second in the Pac-12 in scoring at 10.0 points per game, which tied for seventh nationally and was second among kickers … 130 points scored ranked ninth nationally and third among kickers … 130 points scored, 30 field goals made and 34 field goals attempted are all Utah single season records … .882 field goal percentage was fourth all-time in a season at Utah … career-long 56-yard field goals vs. San Jose State and Washington State rank second in Utah history … first kicker in school history to make two 50+ field goals in one game (56 and 51 yards vs. San Jose State) … first Utah kicker to make five 50+ field goals in a season … 5-of-6 from 50+ yards, 4-of-6 between 40-49 yards and 21-of-22 inside the 40 … opened the season by making 14 straight field goals … made 40-of-40 PATs … two-time Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (San Jose State, UCLA) … 18 points against San Jose State (4-of-4 FG, 6-of-6 PATs) was the second-most kicking points in a game by a Ute … 4-for-4 in field goals against BYU … 3-for-3 in field goals against West Virginia in the Heart of Dallas Bowl … one kickoff (65 yards).
PRIOR TO UTAH: Played two years of soccer at Utah Valley (2014, 2016), earning second-team NSCAA All-West Region honors as a freshman … played 33 games with 18 starts at UVU, recording eight goals and five assists … led the team with seven goals as a freshman and added four assists for a team-high 18 points … 2014 Academic All-WAC … played one season of football at Orem HS, earning first-team all-region honors … made 6-of-13 field goals with a long of 54 yards against Provo High … also had 28 PATs and 25 kickoffs with 24 touchbacks … punted 10 times for 501 yards, averaging 50.1 yards per punt …three-time all-state soccer player earned first-team honors as a sophomore and senior … Orem High soccer team captain … participated in a U.S. Soccer National Team Residency.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Suzy Gay … youngest of eight children (five brothers, two sisters) … served an LDS church mission in Houston … enjoys snowboarding … sociology major will receive his bachelor’s degree in December 2018.
2018–Second-team All-American by the FWAA, The Athletic and Phil Steele … third-team AP All-American … first-team All-Pac-12 … semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award … led the Pac-12 and ranked third in the nation in field goals made (26) and field goals per game (1.86) … 839 field goal percentage ranked second in the Pac-12 (26-for-31) … 26 field goals and 31 attempts rank second in a season at Utah … set the school record with 21-straight made field goals … led the league in scoring (8.8 ppg) and total points (123) … 123 points ranked eighth in the country … led the nation in 40-yard field goals made (10, tie) and attempted (15) … 16-of-16 inside 40 yards … . 3-of-5 from 50 yards (long of 55) … five misses were from 56, 54 and 43 yards (three times) with three attempts blocked … four-time Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Stanford, USC, Oregon, Colorado) … two-time Lou Groza Star of the Week (Stanford, Oregon) … set the Utah school record for field goals in a game with a 6-for-6 performance against Oregon, including a 55-yard field goal … 20 points (6 FG, 2 PAT) against Oregon tied the school record for points in a game … 4-for-4 in field goals against Stanford (49, 48, 37 and 34 yards) … 45-of-45 in PATs (tied for the Pac-12 lead) … handled all 82 kickoffs with a 63.5 average and 58 touchbacks.
2017–Consensus All-American won the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top kicker … of the teams comprising the consensus All-American team, he was first team Associated Press, FWAA and Sporting News and second team Walter Camp and AFCA … also a first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated, USA Today, ESPN.com, Phil Steele, SB Nation, Bleacher Report and College Football News … first-team All-Pac-12 … won the Vlade Award as the nation’s most accurate kicker … led the nation in field goals made (30), field goals made per game (2.31), 50+ yard field goals (5, tie) and field goals attempted (34) … led the Pac-12 and fifth in the nation in field goal percentage (.882, 30-of-34) … second in the Pac-12 in scoring at 10.0 points per game, which tied for seventh nationally and was second among kickers … 130 points scored ranked ninth nationally and third among kickers … 130 points scored, 30 field goals made and 34 field goals attempted are all Utah single season records … .882 field goal percentage was fourth all-time in a season at Utah … career-long 56-yard field goals vs. San Jose State and Washington State rank second in Utah history … first kicker in school history to make two 50+ field goals in one game (56 and 51 yards vs. San Jose State) … first Utah kicker to make five 50+ field goals in a season … 5-of-6 from 50+ yards, 4-of-6 between 40-49 yards and 21-of-22 inside the 40 … opened the season by making 14 straight field goals … made 40-of-40 PATs … two-time Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (San Jose State, UCLA) … 18 points against San Jose State (4-of-4 FG, 6-of-6 PATs) was the second-most kicking points in a game by a Ute … 4-for-4 in field goals against BYU … 3-for-3 in field goals against West Virginia in the Heart of Dallas Bowl … one kickoff (65 yards).
PRIOR TO UTAH: Played two years of soccer at Utah Valley (2014, 2016), earning second-team NSCAA All-West Region honors as a freshman … played 33 games with 18 starts at UVU, recording eight goals and five assists … led the team with seven goals as a freshman and added four assists for a team-high 18 points … 2014 Academic All-WAC … played one season of football at Orem HS, earning first-team all-region honors … made 6-of-13 field goals with a long of 54 yards against Provo High … also had 28 PATs and 25 kickoffs with 24 touchbacks … punted 10 times for 501 yards, averaging 50.1 yards per punt …three-time all-state soccer player earned first-team honors as a sophomore and senior … Orem High soccer team captain … participated in a U.S. Soccer National Team Residency.
PERSONAL: Son of John and Suzy Gay … youngest of eight children (five brothers, two sisters) … served an LDS church mission in Houston … enjoys snowboarding … sociology major will receive his bachelor’s degree in December 2018.
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