Quickly took control of ECU's punting duties and responded with a solid campaign during first year in Pirate program after transferring from FCS National Champion Appalachian State ... Should return as top punter in '08 and will look to fine-tune consistency efforts ... Rates as one of the top athletes in the program. 2007: Officially joined the Pirate program in January, 2007 ... Punted 80 times for 3,307 yards ... Second Pirate in school history to record 80 or more punts in a single-season ... On C-USA charts, ranked fifth in punting average (41.3) ... Named special teams captain against UCF ... vs. Va. Tech (9/1): Booted a career-high nine balls for a career-high 396 yards ... Had a 60-yard punt in the second quarter ... vs. UNC (9/8): Had six punts for 235 yards (39.2 avg.) including a then career-long of 61 yards coming in the first quarter ... vs. USM (9/15): Booted six balls for 248 yards (41.3 avg.) ... Landed two punts inside the 20 yard line with one touchback ... Game-long punt of 57 yards came in the second quarter ... vs. WVU (9/22): Kicked seven balls for 327 yards (46.7 avg.) ... Four-of-seven punts went for 50-or more yards (51, 54, 54 and 61) ... Tied a then career-long punt of 61 yards in the second quarter ... Placed one kick inside the 20-yard line ... vs. Houston (9/29): Tied career-high with nine punts (VT) for 390 yards ... Placed five punts inside the 20-yard line ... Sailed two punts for 50-or more yards with a long of 58 coming in the fourth quarter ... Also had a 54-yarder in the second quarter ... vs. UCF (10/6): Punted six times for 241 yards (40.2 avg.) with a long of 47 coming in the second quarter ... Placed three punts inside the 20-yard line ... vs. UTEP (10/13): Punted four times for 195 yards (48.8 average) with one touchback ... Booted career-long 67-yarder in the first quarter ... vs. N.C. State (10/20): Punted seven times for 306 yards (43.7 avg.) with a long of 57 ... Placed four punts inside the 20 ... Rushed one time for nine yards coming on a fake punt in the third quarter ... vs. UAB (10/27): Had four punts for 164 yards (41.0 avg.) with a long of 55 ... Placed one punt inside the 20 ... vs. Memphis (11/3): Punted five times for 173 yards with a lLong of 50 ... Placed two punts inside the 20 and had one TB ... vs. Marshall (11/10): Had six punts for 225 yards (37.5 avg.) with a long of 43 ... Placed two punts inside the 20 yard line ... vs. Tulane (11/24): Punted four times for 135 yards with one TB ... Placed one kick inside the 20-yard line ... vs. Boise State (12/23): Punted seven times for 302 yards (43.1 avg.) ... His 61-yarder in the second quarter was the second-longest punt in Hawai'i Bowl history ... Recorded first career kickoff in the second quarter, finishing the game with four kickoffs for 242 yards (60.5 ypp) ... Rushed once for five yards (fake punt in the fourth quarter that resulted in a first down). 2006: Attended ECU but was not a member of the football program. 2005: Saw action in all 12 games at Appalachian State as a freshman ... Had 41 punts for 1,626 yards (39.7 avg) ... Career-game came against Northern Iowa (12/16) in the NCAA Division I-AA National Championship Game, logging seven punts for 293 yards while placing three inside the 20-yard line ... Booted a career-best 55-yarder twice (11/26 vs. Lafayette and 12/16 vs. Northern Iowa) ... Had three games with six or more punts and 229 or more yards ... Set a career-high with seven punts on two occasions (11/5 vs. LSU and 12/16 vs. Northern Iowa) ... Placed five punts inside the 20 with two touchbacks. High School: Two-time all-state kicker at West Carteret HS ... Earned three letters for head coach Greggory Watford and John Grady ... Participant in the 2004 N.C./S.C. Shrine Bowl and N.C. East/West All-Star Game ... Received academic achievement honors as a junior and senior ... Named Class President as a freshman and senior. Personal: Full name is Matthew Dean Dodge ... Born May 30, 1987 at Morehead City, N.C. ... Major is construction management. |
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