Bowling Green State University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 54
Matt Fortner
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- 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 vs Akron 11.13
Thursday, November 13
BG Football Postgame 11.8 vs EMU
Sunday, November 09
BG Football Press Conference vs EMU 11.3
Monday, November 03
BG FB : Postgame Interviews 11.01
Saturday, November 01
