Matt McDonald

Photo by: Jack Reeber, CMU Athletics

Matt McDonald and Taron Keith celebrate a 14-10 win

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Newport Beach, Calif.
High School:
Mission Viejo
Prev School:
Boston College

Honors

2023 Hampshire Honor Society
2022 Academic All-MAC
2022 third-team PFF All-MAC
2022 honorable mention PFN All-MAC
2022 Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
2022 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
2022 AllState AFCA Good Works Team nominee
2021 Academic All-MAC
2020 Academic All-MAC

Notable

leaves BGSU No. 7 in all-time passing percentage (.580), No. 8 in all-time career completions (521) and No. 9 all-time in all-time career passing yards (5,921).
He completed 60.6 percent of his passes in 2021 and 2022 despite the defense forcing pressure on 33.6 percent of his dropbacks.

2022

Team captain
Started 12 of BGSU's 13 games
Missed the MSU game with an injury
Finished career No. 9 all-time at BGSU with 5,921 passing yards
Threw for 125 yards and one touchdown at UCLA
Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 283 yards, a career-high five touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 64 yards and another score
His six total touchdowns tie a BGSU single-game record and is just the fifth BG quarterback to accomplish the feat
Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row after throwing for 282 yards and four touchdowns in OT win over Marshall
Became the first BGSU quarterback since Matt Johnson in 2015 to throw for 4+ touchdowns in back-to-back games
Was 18-of-29 passing for 247 yards and three passing touchdowns in win at Akron
Was 21-of-42 passing for 281 yards and one touchdown against Buffalo
Passed for 149 yards in win over Miami (OH)
Was 18-of-20 (90 percent) passing for 253 yards and two touchdowns in win at Central Michigan
Was 23-of-31 passing for 161 yards in win against Western Michigan
Was 31-of-41 passing for 246 yards and a touchdown against Kent State
Threw for a career-high 395 yards on 20-of-36 passing in win at Toledo
Connected on four passing touchdowns against the Rockets, including the game-winning score with nine seconds left when he hit Ta'ron Keith on a 42-yard scoring strike
Threw for 217 yards and one touchdown in regular season finale at Ohio
Was hurt early in the Quick Lane Bowl and threw for 30 yards on four passes

2021

Started all 12 of BGSU's games at quarterback
Finished the year with 2,555 passing yards and 12 touchdowns
Rushed for four scores as well
Threw for 200+ yards in eight of BGSU's 12 games
Finished the year not throwing an interception over his final 115 pass attempts, spanning 4.5 games
Named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 13 and Sept. 27
Threw for a career-high 308 yards against South Alabama
Rushed for BGSU's only two touchdowns in upset win at Minnesota
Also passed for 170 yards against the Gophers
Threw for a career-high four touchdowns in win at Buffalo, which included a career-long 81-yard TD pass to Christian Sims
Completed 24-of-37 passing for 255 yards and one score in season finale win vs. Ohio

2020

Started all five games at quarterback
Threw for 712 yards and a touchdown
Went 17-of-27 for 219 yards against Buffalo
Threw a touchdown at Ohio and rushed for a score against Kent State
Had a season-high 41 yards rushing at Toledo

2019:

Sat out due to NCAA transfer policy

Previous School

Played quarterback at Boston College in 2017 and 2018
Redshirted in 2017 but appeared in 2 games in 2018
Completed 7 of 8 passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns

High School

Standout quarterback at one of the nation's premier programs at Mission Viejo High School
Completed 64 percent of his passes as a senior (136-of-211) for 2,764 yards and 39 touchdowns
Threw only six interceptions
Also rushed for 235 yards and four scores
Rated the No. 51 pro-style quarterback in the country by 247

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