Matt O'Connor

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Matt O'Connor
  • Height:
    6'1"
  • Weight:
    255
  • Hometown:
    Selkirk, N.Y.
  • Position:
    Defensive Line
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Ravena Coeymans Selkirk
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • Minor:
    Economics
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    56.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

As a Junior:

 

Appeared in 10 games...recorded 15 tackles with 16 assisted tackles on the season...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team

As a Sophomore:

Appeared in 10 games... recorded 25 tacjkles and 12 assists with one fumble recovery...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team

As a First Year:

Appeared in 10 games on the season...recorded 25 tackles and two sacks...made collegiate debut on September 3rd at WPI...named to Dean's List

Personal:
Matt was born in Niskayuna, N.Y...is majoring in business administration with a minor in economics at Worcester State...the son of Tracy and Joe O'Connor..has two younger siblings, Zach and Lindsay...favorite spot on campus: Coughlin Field...chose Worcester State for the campus atmosphere and the business administration program

Before Worcester State:
Matt is a 2020 graduate of Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School in Ravena, N.Y...competed in four years of varsity football, three years of varsity wrestling, and one year of varsity basketball, track & field, and baseball for the Indians...captained his football team and was selected team Most Valuable Player as a senior...selected to the Senior All-Star Game in football...transferred to Worcester State after one semester at Buffalo State University

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 24 23
Assists 32 31
Tackles 56.0 54.0
Tackles per game 5.6 6.0
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 3.0 3.0
Tackle for loss yards 4 4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 6 WPI L, 14-9 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Plymouth St. W, 27-21 1 9 10.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 20-14 3 2 5.0 - - 2.0 4 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Westfield St. L, 35-27 3 6 9.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Bridgewater St. L, 42-7 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 58-7 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at WestConn L, 61-7 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Nov 2 at Castleton W, 31-6 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 9 Mass. Maritime L, 34-7 6 7 13.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Framingham St. L, 30-20 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 40 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 40 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 40 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 10 20 25 45.0 4.5 2.0 13 3.5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 25 12 37.0 3.7 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 15 16 31.0 3.1 0.0 0 2.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 10 24 32 56.0 5.6 0.0 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 40 84 85 169.0 4.2 2.0 13 9.5 25 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 24 32 56.0 5.6 0.0 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Conference 9 23 31 54.0 6.0 0.0 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 11 25 36.0 7.2 - - 1.0 0 - - - - - - -
Away 5 13 7 20.0 4.0 0.0 0 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 6 13 19.0 6.3 - - 2.5 4 - - - - - 1 -
Losses 7 18 19 37.0 5.3 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Month
September 4 8 18 26.0 6.5 - - 3.0 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 4 4 8.0 2.7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 3 12 10 22.0 7.3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 -
News mentions
Lancers Celebrate Senior Day, Fall Short in Battle with Buccaneers
  • Article
  • November 09, 2024
Lancers Celebrate Senior Day, Fall Short in Battle with Buccaneers

Worcester, MA- In the final home game of the 2024 season, the Worcester State football team (3-5, 3-4) not only hosts the Mass. Maritime Buccaneers in a bid to get to .500 in the conference, but will also be honoring this year’s senior class. Those being honored today are #8 Ebenezer Ankomah Gyau (Worcester, MA), #7 Dominic Annese (Peabody, MA), #76 Sam Branco (Rehoboth, MA), #17 Jayden Caron (Woonsocket, RI), #24 Tyler Chaves (Hudson, MA), #90 Alex Dipre (Fitchburg, MA), #2 Dylan Hall (Plainville, CT), #13 Adam Hill (Lunenburg, MA), #33 Nico Holmes (Mansfield, MA), #69 Trever Johnson (Oxford, MA), #88 Collin Lyons (Norton, MA), #11 John McMasters III (Raynham, MA), #0 Jamison Metcalf (Leicester, MA), #79 Austin Michaelson (Charlton, MA), #62 Matt Noonan (Salem, MA), #44 Matt O’Connor (Selkirk, NY), #5 Deion Osei-Sarpong (Holden, MA), #65 Justin Sneed (Harwich, MA), #25 Alex Thibeault (Judson, MA), #22 Drew von Klock (Walpole, MA), #70 Jason Zelaya (Somerville, MA) and #26 Damien Mitchell (Lancaster, PA).

  • November 09, 2024
Lancers Comeback Bid Falls Shy in FOurth Quarter to Owls
  • Article
  • September 28, 2024
Lancers Comeback Bid Falls Shy in FOurth Quarter to Owls

Worcester, MA- The Lancer football team (2-1, 2-0) aims to remain undefeated in conference play today as they welcome Westfield State to the John Coughlin field in this year's annual homecoming showdown. Worcester most recently took down Fitchburg State last Saturday in a rainy and soggy battle and will look to the brighter skies today to use all their facets of their team to come away with the victory.

  • September 28, 2024