Temple University Athletics
2011 Football Roster
Roster
Falcone, Matt

Jersey Number 15
Matt Falcone
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Palmerton, Pa.
- High School:
- Palmerton Area
Bio
Local 215 member that joined the program in the fall 2009.
Honors: Recipient of the 2011-12 Mid-American Conference Commissioner’s Award for a 3.5+ GPA … cited on the 2011-12 Mid-American Conference Honor Roll … cited on the 2012 and 2011 President’s Honor Roll … cited on the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the week following the Buffalo game (Sept. 27, 2009).
2011: Did not play.
2010: Redshirted.
2009: Played in 12 games … played on the kickoff return unit … had an assisted tackle against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … made a solo stop at Ohio … had a tackle in the win over Kent State … named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the week following the Buffalo game … saw first action at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
High School: High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain for coach Paul McArdle at Palmerton Area HS … played QB, FS, OLB, and P … first-team All-State punter … two-time first-team All-Colonial League honoree on defense … also earned second-team honors at QB/P … led the Blue Bombers to a 9-3 record in 2008 and in 2007 … as a senior, went 66 of 137 for 1,147 yards and 18 touchdowns … threw a season-long 77-yard pass in the win over Southern Lehigh … also rushed 157 times for 1,053 yards and nine touchdowns … first player in school history to throw and rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season … defensively, had 111 tackles, four interceptions, and a sack … averaged 37.5 yards per punt … Maxwell Football Club 2008 Mini Max Award winner ... named the WNEP Super 16 Dream Team 2008 Scholar Athlete of the Year ... named the 2008-09 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Lehigh Valley Chapter’s Scholar-Athlete … played in the McDonald’s All-Star Classic … team finished as co-Colonial League champion in 2007 … four-year letterwinner in basketball and baseball … two-year team captain of the hoops team en route to MVP honors in 2009 … also captained the baseball team for two seasons … named first-team Morning Call at utility … class president … vice president of the National Honor Society … Principal’s List … Honor Roll student … had perfect attendance all four years of high school … Special Olympics volunteer.
Personal: Matthew Thomas Falcone ... born August 18, 1990, in Allentown, Pa. ... parents are Thomasine and Michael Falcone ... has an older brother, Michael (27) ... father (1970-74) and uncle Tom Wargo (1981-84) played football at East Stroudsburg University ... grandfather Tom Wargo (1957-61) played football at Muhlenberg College ... marketing major.
Honors: Recipient of the 2011-12 Mid-American Conference Commissioner’s Award for a 3.5+ GPA … cited on the 2011-12 Mid-American Conference Honor Roll … cited on the 2012 and 2011 President’s Honor Roll … cited on the 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the week following the Buffalo game (Sept. 27, 2009).
2011: Did not play.
2010: Redshirted.
2009: Played in 12 games … played on the kickoff return unit … had an assisted tackle against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … made a solo stop at Ohio … had a tackle in the win over Kent State … named the coaches’ defensive scout team player of the week following the Buffalo game … saw first action at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered.
High School: High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain for coach Paul McArdle at Palmerton Area HS … played QB, FS, OLB, and P … first-team All-State punter … two-time first-team All-Colonial League honoree on defense … also earned second-team honors at QB/P … led the Blue Bombers to a 9-3 record in 2008 and in 2007 … as a senior, went 66 of 137 for 1,147 yards and 18 touchdowns … threw a season-long 77-yard pass in the win over Southern Lehigh … also rushed 157 times for 1,053 yards and nine touchdowns … first player in school history to throw and rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season … defensively, had 111 tackles, four interceptions, and a sack … averaged 37.5 yards per punt … Maxwell Football Club 2008 Mini Max Award winner ... named the WNEP Super 16 Dream Team 2008 Scholar Athlete of the Year ... named the 2008-09 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Lehigh Valley Chapter’s Scholar-Athlete … played in the McDonald’s All-Star Classic … team finished as co-Colonial League champion in 2007 … four-year letterwinner in basketball and baseball … two-year team captain of the hoops team en route to MVP honors in 2009 … also captained the baseball team for two seasons … named first-team Morning Call at utility … class president … vice president of the National Honor Society … Principal’s List … Honor Roll student … had perfect attendance all four years of high school … Special Olympics volunteer.
Personal: Matthew Thomas Falcone ... born August 18, 1990, in Allentown, Pa. ... parents are Thomasine and Michael Falcone ... has an older brother, Michael (27) ... father (1970-74) and uncle Tom Wargo (1981-84) played football at East Stroudsburg University ... grandfather Tom Wargo (1957-61) played football at Muhlenberg College ... marketing major.
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