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2009 All-America candidate Matt Cohen

#22 - Matt Cohen

Senior Captain

Linebacker

6’1”, 230 pounds

Allentown, Pa.

Allentown Central Catholic High School

Major: Supply Chain Management

 

2008 Season Highlights

·         First-Team All-Patriot League selection

·         Started all 11 games

·         Led the Patriot League in sacks (6.5) and tackles-for-loss (17.0)

·         Ranked 14th in America in tackles-for-loss

·         Posted five games with at least two tackles-for-loss, tying his career-high with 3.0 at Harvard

·         Finished with 53 total tackles, one fumble recovery, and three interceptions

·         Season high eight tackles at Harvard, including 1.5 sacks

·         Totaled seven stops, three tackles-for-loss, and career-best two sacks at Princeton

·         Picked off passes versus Drake, Colgate, and Bucknell

·         Returned a fumble 38 yards for first career touchdown in victory over Bucknell

·         Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (11/17/08) after registering five tackles, one-half sack, one fumble recovery, one interception and one touchdown in win over Bucknell

·         Registered five tackles, including one-for-loss, one-half sack and a quarterback hurry in win over archrival Lafayette

 2007 Season Highlights

·         All-Patriot League Second-Team Selection

·         Started all 11 games

·         Finished fourth on the team with 55 total tackles

·         Led the Mountain Hawks and ranked second in the Patriot League with 13 tackles-for-loss

·         Posted three games with at least two tackles-for-loss, including a career-best 3.0 versus Bucknell and Lafayette

·         Totaled three sacks, three fumble recoveries, and one interception

·         First career interception came in win at Princeton

·         Had 22 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, and three sacks in final four games of the season

·         Season high eight tackles in victory over VMI

·         Had seven tackles, one quarterback hurry and first career sack at Colgate

·         Registered four tackles, including three-for-loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery in win over Bucknell

·         Posted six tackles, including three-for-loss vs. archrival Lafayette

2006 Season Highlights

·         Played in six games

·         Recorded six solo tackles, including one-for-loss

·         First career tackle came in win over Georgetown, while first career tackle-for-loss came versus archrival Lafayette

   COHEN’S CAREER STATISTICS