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Jersey Number 9
Matt Ioannidis
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 285
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ringoes, N.J.
- High School:
- Hunterdon Central Regional
Bio
A four-year letter winner ('12, '13, '14, '15)
Honors: 2015 - All-America Third Team by Phil Steele ... All-Conference First Team by American Athletic Conference ... All-Conference First Team by Phil Steele ... All-Conference by ECAC ... All-Conference preseason First Team, Athlon Sports ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (10/10/15) ... 2014 - All-Conference Second Team by American Athletic Conference ... All-AAC Second Team by College Sports Madness ... Midseason All-AAC Second Team by Phil Steel Publications ... Preseason All-AAC Third Team by Athlon Sports.
2015 (Senior): Started every game at defensive tackle ... one of five to start every game (Sean Chandler, Tyler Matakeivch, P.J. Walker, and Alex Wells) ... part of senior class that defeated preseason conference favorite Cincinnati for the first time in four tries ... recovered first career fumble at UMass ... tied a career-high with 1.5 sacks vs. Tulane ... recorded 100th career tackle at East Carolina ... game captain against Penn State, at East Carolina, and at #19 Houston ... third in the conference and 24th in the nation in fumbles recovered ... selected to play in the Senior Bowl.
2014 (Junior): Team captain ... although Temple employs a rotation at D-line, Ioannidis is the units unquestionable leader ... his 47 tackles led all defensive linemen and his 11.0 TFLs were a team-high ... changed his number from #95 to #9 when awarded one of the single-digit jerseys given to the toughest guys on the team ... one of five players to start in all 12 games ... had a career high 1.5 sacks vs. #21 ECU (the first time in 16 years that Temple beat a ranked team).
2013 (Sophomore): Played in every game, starting games 4-7 at DT and games 10-12 at DE … tied with Nate D. Smith for the Owls lead with 3 sacks… finished as the leading tackler among defensive linemen with 26 stops ... recorded 1st career sack @ND (QB Tommy Rees).
2012 (Freshman): One of 14 true freshmen to see game action … made collegiate debut against #19/17 Rutgers.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at defensive end for coach Matthew Perotti at Hunterdon Central Regional HS … team captain … 2011 Newark Star-Ledger Defensive second-team All-State selection, first-team All-State Group 4 honoree, and All-West Jersey honoree …MSG Varsity All-New Jersey selection … 2011 Courier News All-Area pick … Hunterdon Democrat All-County selection … 2011 Mid-State 39 Coaches All-Conference pick … 2011 HC Bradshaw Coach’s Award recipient … Red Devils won three consecutive Mid-State 39 Delaware Division Conference championships (2009-10-11) … as a senior, had 101 tackles, including 65 solo stops and 14 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, a blocked punt, and a touchdown … in 2010, team was the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 finalist … 2010 Courier News All-Area selection … 2010 Newark Star-Ledger All-West Jersey pick … 2010 Hunterdon Democrat All-County selection … 2010 Mid-State 39 Coaches All-Conference honoree … as a junior, had 41 tackles … 2009 All-West Jersey and All-Conference honoree … also played lacrosse as a sophomore … attended the 2011 Temple Football Camp.
Personal: Born Matthew J. Ioannidis (pronounced eye-an-NYE-dis) on 1/11/94 in Marlton, NJ … mother is Betsy Ioannidis … has two brothers-- Andrew (21) and Kevin (18) … would like to pursue a career as a professional trainer … communication studies major.
Honors: 2015 - All-America Third Team by Phil Steele ... All-Conference First Team by American Athletic Conference ... All-Conference First Team by Phil Steele ... All-Conference by ECAC ... All-Conference preseason First Team, Athlon Sports ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (10/10/15) ... 2014 - All-Conference Second Team by American Athletic Conference ... All-AAC Second Team by College Sports Madness ... Midseason All-AAC Second Team by Phil Steel Publications ... Preseason All-AAC Third Team by Athlon Sports.
2015 (Senior): Started every game at defensive tackle ... one of five to start every game (Sean Chandler, Tyler Matakeivch, P.J. Walker, and Alex Wells) ... part of senior class that defeated preseason conference favorite Cincinnati for the first time in four tries ... recovered first career fumble at UMass ... tied a career-high with 1.5 sacks vs. Tulane ... recorded 100th career tackle at East Carolina ... game captain against Penn State, at East Carolina, and at #19 Houston ... third in the conference and 24th in the nation in fumbles recovered ... selected to play in the Senior Bowl.
2014 (Junior): Team captain ... although Temple employs a rotation at D-line, Ioannidis is the units unquestionable leader ... his 47 tackles led all defensive linemen and his 11.0 TFLs were a team-high ... changed his number from #95 to #9 when awarded one of the single-digit jerseys given to the toughest guys on the team ... one of five players to start in all 12 games ... had a career high 1.5 sacks vs. #21 ECU (the first time in 16 years that Temple beat a ranked team).
2013 (Sophomore): Played in every game, starting games 4-7 at DT and games 10-12 at DE … tied with Nate D. Smith for the Owls lead with 3 sacks… finished as the leading tackler among defensive linemen with 26 stops ... recorded 1st career sack @ND (QB Tommy Rees).
2012 (Freshman): One of 14 true freshmen to see game action … made collegiate debut against #19/17 Rutgers.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at defensive end for coach Matthew Perotti at Hunterdon Central Regional HS … team captain … 2011 Newark Star-Ledger Defensive second-team All-State selection, first-team All-State Group 4 honoree, and All-West Jersey honoree …MSG Varsity All-New Jersey selection … 2011 Courier News All-Area pick … Hunterdon Democrat All-County selection … 2011 Mid-State 39 Coaches All-Conference pick … 2011 HC Bradshaw Coach’s Award recipient … Red Devils won three consecutive Mid-State 39 Delaware Division Conference championships (2009-10-11) … as a senior, had 101 tackles, including 65 solo stops and 14 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, a blocked punt, and a touchdown … in 2010, team was the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 finalist … 2010 Courier News All-Area selection … 2010 Newark Star-Ledger All-West Jersey pick … 2010 Hunterdon Democrat All-County selection … 2010 Mid-State 39 Coaches All-Conference honoree … as a junior, had 41 tackles … 2009 All-West Jersey and All-Conference honoree … also played lacrosse as a sophomore … attended the 2011 Temple Football Camp.
Personal: Born Matthew J. Ioannidis (pronounced eye-an-NYE-dis) on 1/11/94 in Marlton, NJ … mother is Betsy Ioannidis … has two brothers-- Andrew (21) and Kevin (18) … would like to pursue a career as a professional trainer … communication studies major.
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