42 Matt Shotwell
42 - Matt Shotwell
Height: 6-0
Weight: 230
Year: Jr
Hometown: Goleta, CA
High School: Bishop Diego HS
Position: LB
Experience: 2V
gp 11
tk 89.0
sac -
int 2
ffum 1

Listed No. 1 on preseason depth chart at Sam (inside) linebacker at Cal Poly this fall.

2018 -- Played in 10 of the 11 games with nine starts as a sophomore at Sam linebacker, missing only the Montana State contest ... led the Mustang defense with 90 total tackles, including 57 solo stops en route to Big Sky Conference honorable mention praise ... also named team's most valuable defensive lineman/linebacker ... career-high 16 tackles (nine solo, seven assisted) in season finale versus Southern Utah ... also made 11 stops against Brown, Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona and 10 more versus Weber State ... 5.5 tackles for lost yardage, including two against both Brown and Southern Utah ... notched sacks against Brown and Eastern Washington ... forced one fumble versus UC Davis and recovered another fumble against North Dakota State ... intercepted a pass at Sacramento State, broke up four other passes and had a pair of quarterback hurries, both against Brown ... two tackles for lost yardage in 2019 Spring Game.

2017 -- Played in nine games as a backup outside linebacker during redshirt freshman season ... notched four assisted tackles, including two special teams stops against UC Davis and one each versus Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado ... made three tackles in 2018 Spring Game.

2016 -- Redshirt ... named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year ... four tackles in 2017 Spring Game.

High School -- In 13 games as a senior under head coach Tom Crawford at Bishop Diego High School, Shotwell made 176 tackles (124 solo), including a career-high 20 stops against Righetti ... his dozen double-digit tackle games also included 17 each against Cabrillo and View Park ... the fourth Shotwell to play football at Cal Poly, Matt also notched two sacks, one pass breakup and recovered three fumbles, one for a touchdown against Palmdale ... also threw a touchdown pass in the Palmdale game ... as a fullback on offense, rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns while also catching 27 passes for 412 yards and six scores ... Bishop Diego was 12-1 in 2015, winning the Tri-Valley League title and reaching the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs ... was named Tri-Valley League Defensive Player of the Year and earned first-team All-CIF-Southern Section Northern Division and first-team all-state small schools (CalHiSports) honors ... also was named all-city and all-county as well as Presidio Sports City Defensive Player of the Year ... earned first-team All-Tri-Valley League honors as a junior and also was named Santa Barbara city and county defensive MVP ... also was a career .265 hitter on the Cardinals' baseball team, knocking in 31 runs in 66 games ... lettered in soccer as a senior and basketball as a freshman.

Personal -- Son of Steve and Cindy Shotwell ... three brothers, Kyle, Ryan and Troy ... oldest brother, Kyle, won the Buck Buchanan Award as the defensive player of the year in the Football Championship Subdivision in 2006 ... Ryan (defensive end) and Troy (defensive line) also played football at Cal Poly ... wants to be the chief of police in Santa Barbara ... enjoys wakeboarding and tennis ... claims to be able to "juggle for a solid three seconds" ... member of Football Bible Study ... born in Santa Barbara, Calif. ... majoring in sociology.

Recent Games
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 57 45
Assists 32 19
Tackles 89.0 64.0
Tackles per game 8.1 8.0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 2 1
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 San Diego W, 52-34 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Weber State L, 41-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Oregon State L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Southern Utah W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Montana State L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 San Diego W, 52-34 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Weber State L, 41-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Oregon State L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Southern Utah W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Montana State L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 San Diego W, 52-34 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Weber State L, 41-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Oregon State L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Southern Utah W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Montana State L, 34-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 San Diego W, 52-34 - - - - - 0
Sep 7 at Weber State L, 41-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Oregon State L, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Southern Utah W, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Montana State L, 34-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 San Diego W, 52-34 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Weber State L, 41-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Oregon State L, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Southern Utah W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Montana State L, 34-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 San Diego W, 52-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 at Weber State L, 41-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Oregon State L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Southern Utah W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Montana State L, 34-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 San Diego W, 52-34 1 - - - - 0
Sep 7 at Weber State L, 41-24 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Oregon State L, 45-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Southern Utah W, 24-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Montana State L, 34-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41 1 - - - - 0
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 San Diego W, 52-34 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 7 at Weber State L, 41-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 at Oregon State L, 45-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Southern Utah W, 24-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Montana State L, 34-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 San Diego W, 52-34 2 5 7.0 - - 0 - - - - 1 0 0 - - -
Sep 7 at Weber State L, 41-24 3 7 10.0 - - 1 4 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Oregon State L, 45-7 7 1 8.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Southern Utah W, 24-21 7 2 9.0 - - 2.5 4 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 5 Montana State L, 34-28 4 3 7.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 12 at UC Davis L, 48-24 7 0 7.0 - - 2 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 North Dakota L, 30-26 8 5 13.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Sacramento State L, 38-14 7 2 9.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Idaho L, 21-9 5 6 11.0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Eastern Washington L, 42-41 5 0 5.0 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Northern Colorado W, 28-21 2 1 3.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - 1 3 0 - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 - - - - - 0 -
2017-18 9 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 10 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 30 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 - - - 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 9 0 5 5.0 .6 - - 0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 57 33 90.0 9.0 1.5 10 5.5 16 1 1 0 1 0 4 -
2019-20 11 57 32 89.0 8.1 - - 7.5 13 1 - - 2 3 2 -
Total 30 114 70 184.0 6.1 1.5 10 13 29 2 1 0 3 3 6 -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 57 32 89.0 8.1 - - 7.5 13 1 - - 2 3 2 -
Conference 8 45 19 64.0 8.0 - - 6.5 9 - - - 1 3 2 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 26 15 41.0 8.2 - - 1.5 2 - - - 1 0 1 -
Away 6 31 17 48.0 8.0 - - 6 11 1 - - 1 3 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 11 8 19.0 6.3 - - 3 4 - - - 2 3 1 -
Losses 8 46 24 70.0 8.8 - - 4.5 9 1 - - - - 1 -
-
August 1 2 5 7.0 7.0 - - 0 - - - - 1 0 - -
September 3 17 10 27.0 9.0 - - 3.5 8 1 - - - - 1 -
October 4 26 10 36.0 9.0 - - 2.5 4 - - - - - 1 -
November 3 12 7 19.0 6.3 - - 1.5 1 - - - 1 3 - -