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Jersey Number 40
Matt Giachinta
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Cold Spring, N.Y.
- High School:
- Paramus Catholic (N.J. (USMAPS)
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Attempts: 13-2x, last at Eastern Michigan, 9-26-15
Rushing Yards: 88 at Eastern Michigan, 9-26-15
Long Rush: 34 at Eastern Michigan, 9-26-15
Rushing Touchdowns: 1-4x, last vs. Fordham, 9-4-15
Receptions: 1-3x, last at Connecticut, 9-12-15
Receiving Yards: 9 vs. Western Kentucky, 11-9-13
Long Reception: 9 vs. Western Kentucky, 11-9-13
Receiving Touchdowns: --
Kickoff Returns: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-12-13
Kickoff Return Yards: 20 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-12-13
Long Kickoff Return: 14-2x, last vs. E. Michigan, 10-12-13
Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Stanford, 9-13-14
2015: Team co-captain ... appeared in every game ... listed with the starting unit on eight occasions ... 61 rushes for 286 yards and one score ... came off the bench in the season opener against Fordham and rushed three times for 10 yards, including a one-yard touchdown ... long rush of eight yards opposite the Rams ... caught one pass for five yards at Connecticut ... carried three times for six yards opposite the Huskies ... ran eight times for 32 yards against Wake Forest ... long rush of 10 yards opposite the Demon Deacons ... racked up 88 yards rushing on 13 carries at Eastern Michigan ... gained 34 yards on a fake punt against the Eagles ... ran seven times for 54 yards at Penn State ... carried five times for 11 yards versus Duke ... gained 29 yards on eight carries against Bucknell ... carried four times for 16 yards at Rice ... long rush of nine opposite the Owls ... ran twice for five yards at Air Force ... three carries for 16 yards versus Tulane ... rushed for seven yards on two carries against Rutgers ... ran twice for five yards versus Navy.
2014: 46 rushes for 152 yards and a touchdown this season ... carried seven times for 15 yards and a touchdown against Buffalo ... long run of six yards versus the Bulls ... totaled 13 yards on seven carries at Stanford ... long run of five yards and recovered a fumble on the punt coverage team opposite the Cardinal ... five carries for 13 yards at Wake Forest ... long run of five yards against the Demon Deacons ... had three carries for six yards at Yale ... long rush of seven yards opposite the Bulldogs ... four carries for eight yards in the Ball State win ... had one carry for no gain in the loss to Rice ... had one run for three yards at Kent State ... one run for five yards opposite Air Force ... three rushes for 22 yards, including a long run of 12 yards, in the win over Connecticut ... ran 13 times for 63 yards at Western Kentucky ... long run of 15 yards opposite the Hilltoppers ... one run for four yards in the Fordham win.
2013: Appeared in 12 games ... listed with the starting unit opposite Hawai'i in first career start ... rushed 27 times for 112 yards ... averaged 4.1 yards per carry ... scored twice ... caught two passes for 17 yards ... rushed for career-best 35 yards at Hawai'i ... carried four times ... caught one pass for eight yards ... scored on an 11-yard run opposite the Rainbow Warriors ... carried a career-high 11 times against Western Kentucky ... secured 34 yards ... hauled in a pass for nine yards against the Hilltoppers ... rushed five times for 21 yards against Temple ... long run of eight yards opposite the Owls ... carried four times for 15 yards against Eastern Michigan ... scored on a four-yard run ... returned two kickoffs for 20 yards ... long return of 14 yards opposite the Eagles ... rushed once for three yards against Air Force and Boston College ... carried once for one yard against Wake Forest ... appeared in the Morgan State, Ball State, Stanford, Louisiana Tech and Navy games but did not figure statistically.
2012: Played in two games last season ... rushed two times for six yards ... returned one kickoff for 14 yards ... made his career debut versus Rutgers ... all his statistics came versus the Scarlet Knights ... also played in the Temple game.
High School: Lettered three times in football at Paramus (N.J.) Catholic High School ... also lettered twice in indoor track & field and lacrosse ... captained the football and lacrosse teams as a senior ... attended Haldane High School in Cold Spring, N.Y., as a freshman ... first-team all-conference during final season ... named second-team all-league as a junior ... two-time second-team all-conference pick in lacrosse ... set the school record with 45 goals as a junior.
Personal: Given name is Matthew Anthony Giachinta ... parents' names are Peter and Kim Giachinta ... paternal grandfather, Antonio Giachinta, served as a mechanic in the U.S. Army during World War II ... majoring in Systems Engineering.
Rushing Attempts: 13-2x, last at Eastern Michigan, 9-26-15
Rushing Yards: 88 at Eastern Michigan, 9-26-15
Long Rush: 34 at Eastern Michigan, 9-26-15
Rushing Touchdowns: 1-4x, last vs. Fordham, 9-4-15
Receptions: 1-3x, last at Connecticut, 9-12-15
Receiving Yards: 9 vs. Western Kentucky, 11-9-13
Long Reception: 9 vs. Western Kentucky, 11-9-13
Receiving Touchdowns: --
Kickoff Returns: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-12-13
Kickoff Return Yards: 20 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-12-13
Long Kickoff Return: 14-2x, last vs. E. Michigan, 10-12-13
Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Stanford, 9-13-14
2015: Team co-captain ... appeared in every game ... listed with the starting unit on eight occasions ... 61 rushes for 286 yards and one score ... came off the bench in the season opener against Fordham and rushed three times for 10 yards, including a one-yard touchdown ... long rush of eight yards opposite the Rams ... caught one pass for five yards at Connecticut ... carried three times for six yards opposite the Huskies ... ran eight times for 32 yards against Wake Forest ... long rush of 10 yards opposite the Demon Deacons ... racked up 88 yards rushing on 13 carries at Eastern Michigan ... gained 34 yards on a fake punt against the Eagles ... ran seven times for 54 yards at Penn State ... carried five times for 11 yards versus Duke ... gained 29 yards on eight carries against Bucknell ... carried four times for 16 yards at Rice ... long rush of nine opposite the Owls ... ran twice for five yards at Air Force ... three carries for 16 yards versus Tulane ... rushed for seven yards on two carries against Rutgers ... ran twice for five yards versus Navy.
2014: 46 rushes for 152 yards and a touchdown this season ... carried seven times for 15 yards and a touchdown against Buffalo ... long run of six yards versus the Bulls ... totaled 13 yards on seven carries at Stanford ... long run of five yards and recovered a fumble on the punt coverage team opposite the Cardinal ... five carries for 13 yards at Wake Forest ... long run of five yards against the Demon Deacons ... had three carries for six yards at Yale ... long rush of seven yards opposite the Bulldogs ... four carries for eight yards in the Ball State win ... had one carry for no gain in the loss to Rice ... had one run for three yards at Kent State ... one run for five yards opposite Air Force ... three rushes for 22 yards, including a long run of 12 yards, in the win over Connecticut ... ran 13 times for 63 yards at Western Kentucky ... long run of 15 yards opposite the Hilltoppers ... one run for four yards in the Fordham win.
2013: Appeared in 12 games ... listed with the starting unit opposite Hawai'i in first career start ... rushed 27 times for 112 yards ... averaged 4.1 yards per carry ... scored twice ... caught two passes for 17 yards ... rushed for career-best 35 yards at Hawai'i ... carried four times ... caught one pass for eight yards ... scored on an 11-yard run opposite the Rainbow Warriors ... carried a career-high 11 times against Western Kentucky ... secured 34 yards ... hauled in a pass for nine yards against the Hilltoppers ... rushed five times for 21 yards against Temple ... long run of eight yards opposite the Owls ... carried four times for 15 yards against Eastern Michigan ... scored on a four-yard run ... returned two kickoffs for 20 yards ... long return of 14 yards opposite the Eagles ... rushed once for three yards against Air Force and Boston College ... carried once for one yard against Wake Forest ... appeared in the Morgan State, Ball State, Stanford, Louisiana Tech and Navy games but did not figure statistically.
2012: Played in two games last season ... rushed two times for six yards ... returned one kickoff for 14 yards ... made his career debut versus Rutgers ... all his statistics came versus the Scarlet Knights ... also played in the Temple game.
High School: Lettered three times in football at Paramus (N.J.) Catholic High School ... also lettered twice in indoor track & field and lacrosse ... captained the football and lacrosse teams as a senior ... attended Haldane High School in Cold Spring, N.Y., as a freshman ... first-team all-conference during final season ... named second-team all-league as a junior ... two-time second-team all-conference pick in lacrosse ... set the school record with 45 goals as a junior.
Personal: Given name is Matthew Anthony Giachinta ... parents' names are Peter and Kim Giachinta ... paternal grandfather, Antonio Giachinta, served as a mechanic in the U.S. Army during World War II ... majoring in Systems Engineering.
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