Bowling Green State University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 54
Matt Fortner
- Position:
- Center/Offensive Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sylvania, Ohio
- High School:
- Sylvania Northview
Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2022: 3
Honors:
2021:
High School:
Personal:
Honors:
- 2021 Academic All-MAC
2021:
- Appeared in 11 of BGSU's 12 games
- Made collegiate debut at Tennessee
- Saw majority of time on special teams
- Did not play
High School:
- Played four years of varsity football at Sylvania Northview High School, under coach Doug Downing
- Named all-league three times (2017-19)
- Third-team all-state player in 2017, when Sylvania Northview advanced to the playoffs with an 8-3 record
- Named all-academic
- Was a team captain
Personal:
- Son of John and Nancy Fortner
- One brother, Luke, and a sister, Sarah
- Brother Luke is a football player at Kentucky
- Major is pre-visual communication tech
BG Football Press Conference 10.20
Monday, October 20
BG FB Postgame vs CMU 10.18
Saturday, October 18
BG Football Cinematic Highlight 10.11 vs UT - "Take Back the Doyt"
Tuesday, October 14
BG Football Press Conference vs CMU 10.13
Monday, October 13
