Matt Nelson Class: Junior Hometown: Cibolo, Texas High School: Steele HS Height / Weight: 5-10 / 160 Position: K Birthdate: 03/08/1991 Experience: 2L

2010: Named to the ESPN The Magazine academic all-district first team ... Played in all 12 games as the primary field goal kicker and handled kickoffs starting with the final kickoff against Southern Miss (9/25) ... Was 14-for-18 on field goal attempts with a season-best field goal of 47 yards ... Averaged 61.4 yards on his 48 kickoffs with four touchbacks ... Was 2-for-3 on field goals against Grambling (9/4), including converting a 45-yard attempt ... Made his only field goal attempt at Texas A&M (9/11), hitting a 37-yard attempt ... Matched a career best performance against Navy (9/18) with three successful field goals ... Converted a 29-yard field goal attempt in a 13-12 loss to Southern Miss (9/25) while also recording one kickoff for 63 yards ... Did not attempt a field goal at Hawai'i (10/2) but kicked off four times, averaging 63.5 yards per kickoff with one being called for a touchback ... Converted one of two field goal attempts against Utah State (10/9), making a 38-yard attempt and having his other attempt blocked while also kicking off five times for 314 yards, averaging 62.8 yards per kickoff ... Kicked off nine times against Idaho (10/16), averaging 63.1 yards per kickoff and sending one for a touchback while converting two of this three field goal attempts ... Kicked off four times at No. 2 Boise State (10/26) and had a successful onside kick called back due to an offside penalty ... Kicked off five times against Fresno State (11/6), averaging 61.6 yards per kickoff while converting four of his five PAT kicks with the fifth being blocked ... Converted 2-for-3 field goal attempts with a career-best 47-yard field goal at New Mexico State (11/13) while averaging a season-best 63.6 yards on his eight kickoffs ... Hit one field goal from 33 yards and averaged 59.0 yards per kickoff at San Jose State (11/27) ... Averaged a career-best 68.8 yards per kickoff against No. 14 Nevada (12/4) while connecting on his lone field goal attempt from 25 yards out.

2009: An all-Louisiana second team honoree... True freshman kicker that converted 12-of-16 field goal attempts with a season-long 46 yard field goal and converted 42-of-43 PAT attempts... Averaged 56.9 yards in 64 kickoffs throughout the season... In his first collegiate appearance, nailed field goals from 20-yards and 46-yards at Auburn (9/5)... Also at Auburn, recorded four kickoffs for an average of 57.0 yards per kick... Averaged three kickoffs for 55.0 yards at Navy (9/12)... Was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts against Nicholls State (9/19), hitting from 24- and 44-yards out while averaging 62.9 yards in nine kickoffs... Missed the first field goal of his career against Hawai'i (9/30), falling short of a 58-yard attempt as time expiried in the first half... Made his other two attempts against the Warriors of 28-yards and 26-yards... His six kickoffs against Hawai'i averaged 59.7 yards per kick... Missed his first normal range field goal attempt at Nevada (10/9), sending a 38-yard attempt wide while averaging 65.7 yards per kick in three kickoffs... Converted his only field goal attempt against New Mexico state (10/17), a 26-yard attempt, while averaging 58.1 yards per kickoff... Averaged a season-best 69.2 yards in four kickoffs at Utah State (10/24)... Missed a 56-yard game-winning field goal wide left at Idaho (10/31) while also failing to convert a PAT for the first and only time during the season... Converted all three field goal attempts at No. 9 LSU (11/14) while averaging 46.3 yards on three kickoffs... Ended the year by converting two of three field goal attempts against San Jose State (12/5) while averaging 60.3 yards in nine kickoffs.

High School: Lettered three years for coach Mike Jinks at Steele High School in Texas .... Helped lead the Knights to the 2008 District 27-4A title and the state playoffs ... Two-time all-district and two-time academic all-district ... Named all-area by the San Antonio Express News as a senior ... Also named academic all-state as a senior ... Hit 13-of-16 field goals as a junior with a long of 48 yards and 45-of-45 extra points ... As a senior he connected on 7-of-10 field goals and 56-of-56 extra points ... Also played soccer as a freshman and sophomore in high school ...

Personal: Full name is Matthew John Nelson ... Son of Janet and John Nelson ... Has one brother, Tyler ... Born March 8, 1991 in Spring, Texas.