Matt Berry
Quarterback #8
Ht/Wt
6'
5"
|
231 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Redmond, 
Last School
Eastlake High School
Roster Years
1999 | 2002-2005


Personal

Parents are Robert and Gail Berry ... Father played football at Stanford ... Enjoys spending leisure time throwing the football or baseball ... Recruited by Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, USC and Michigan. Served an LDS Church mission to Panama (2000-2002).

At BYU

In 1999: Redshirted

Before BYU

Named SuperPrep and Prep Star All-American ... Named all-state, All-King County, All-Eastside ... Selected as a Seattle Times All-State performer ... Holds several state high school passing records ... Considered to be among the top 15 high school quarterbacks in the country ... Ranked by Prep Star as the fifth-ranked quarterback recruit from the west ... Noted by Prep Star as having "ideal size for a drop-back passer with good all-around athletic ability".

Stats

YEAR GMS COMP ATT INT YDS TD LONG PCT
Passing
2002 7 108 184 9 1,309 7 47 58.7
2003 8 147 235 14 1,445 7 46 62.6
2004 4 17 28 1 228 1 42 60.7
TOTAL 19 272 447 24 2,979 15 47 60.9


 GAME HIGHS
Attempts:  46  (vs. Georgia Tech, Aug. 28, 2003)
Comp:      31  (Three times; at UNLV, Oct. 25, 2003)
Int:        3  (Four times; at Notre Dame, Nov. 15, 2003)
Yds:      360  (Wyoming, Nov. 9, 2002)
TDs:        3  (Three times, Georgia Tech, Aug. 28, 2003)
Long:      47  (Utah, Nov. 23, 2002) 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2002

Competed in spring drills shortly after returning from a Church mission (2000-2001) ... saw second-half duty against Dixie State College in the Cougars' first JV game of the season ... completed 12-of-23 attempts for 144 yards against the Rebels ... averaged 12 yards per completion in the Cougars' 21-14 victory over top-ranked Dixie ... saw first-half action at quarterback against Snow, connecting with Andy Hadfield for a 28-yard touchdown ... competed in seven regular-season games, including six starts to conclude the 2002 season ... named the starting quarterback (against UNLV) after completing 6-of-8 attempts for 95 yards and one touchdown -- a 13-yard strike to Gabe Reid -- against Air Force ... became the first redshirt freshman to start at quarterback for BYU since Ty Detmer in 1988 ... was 14-for-27 for 186 yards in his first start (vs. UNLV) ... recorded his first victory as a starting quarterback against league-leading San Diego State, posting 19-of-31 attempts for 280 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Cougars' 34-10 victory ... earned MWC Player-of-the-Week honors after leading BYU to a 35-31, come-from-behind victory over Wyoming ... registered 360 yards on 31-of-45 attempts, including 3 touchdown completions against the Cowboys ... the Wyoming game marked his first 300-yard performance at BYU and only the second 300-yard game for the Cougars on the season ... orchestrated a 12-play, 64-yard drive late in the fourth quarter to give BYU the go-ahead touchdown, hooking up with tight end Gabe Reid for the game-winning touchdown ... against Colorado State, started the game with 7 straight completions for 82 yards ... finished the remainder of the game completing 65.4 percent of his pass attempts ... completed the season with 1,309 yards passing on 108-of-184 (.587) attempts ... recorded a team-leading 7 touchdown completions.

Sophmore Year 2003

Earned letterman honors as a sophomore ... did not play against Stanford, Air Force, San Diego State and Colorado State while recovering from surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand ... despite missing four games on the season, led the BYU roster with 147 completions on 235 attempts, racking up 1,445 yards and a team leading seven touchdowns ... averaged 180.6 yards per game ... started eight games on the season ... played in five complete games ... averaged 260.6 yards passing in five complete games at quarterback ... started the season with a 24-13 win over Georgia Tech ... recorded a game-high 276 yards (third highest career total) on 31-of-46 attempts ... credited with three touchdown completions ... his 46 attempts against the Yellow Jackets was a career high, while 31 completions and three touchdowns equaled a career high ... chalked up 297 passing yards (second highest career total) against the highly touted USC defense, connecting on 27-of-39 (.692) attempts ... hooked up with Daniel Coates for a 14-yard touchdown strike to fuel a streak of 18 straight, unanswered points, cutting the USC lead to just 21-12 ... engineered a second-half comeback against the third-ranked Trojans, cutting the USC lead to 21-18 in the third quarter ... helped BYU to a 10-7 victory over New Mexico, completing 12-of-20 passes attempts for 102 yards ... suffered a broken hand in the first half ... completed a 29-yard pass to tight end Phillip Niu for what would be the game winning touchdown with 6:00 remaining in the first half (with a broken throwing hand) ... returned (after missing four games) to complete 21-of-34 attempts for 225 yards and a touchdown at Wyoming ... a week later, earned Chevrolet Offensive Player-of-the-Game honors after leading the Cougars' to an overtime victory at UNLV ... completed 31-of-44 attempts for 274 yards and two touchdowns in the Cougars' 27-20 win over the Rebels ... tied the game with a one-yard run with 29 seconds remaining to tie the score at 20-20, capping a brilliant 13-play drive that covered 68 yards and took 4:21 off the clock ... connected with Toby Christensen on a nine-yard touchdown pass in overtime to seal the victory for the Cougars ... saw limited action against Boise State, Notre Dame and Utah ... completed 17-of-29 attempts for 231 yards against Notre Dame ... credited with a diving 19-yard reception against the Irish ... participated in spring drills ... led the Blue team to a 14-7 victory over the White squad in the Blue-White scrimmage ... completed 9-of-16 attempts for 95 yards and one touchdown ... slated as the preseason starter at quarterback.

Junior Year 2004

Earned letterman honors as a junior ... saw action in four games at quarterback ... started against Stanford ... completed 17-of-28 attempts for 228 yards on the season ... was 15-of-23 in the Cougars' 20-17 win over Notre Dame ... had one touchdown completion against the Fighting Irish--a 42-yard bomb to Austin Collie to give the Cougars' a 20-3 second-half lead.

Senior Year 2005

Earned letterman honors ... played in three games during the season ... completed one pass for 12 yards against UNLV ... participated in spring drills ... completed 5-of-10 pass attempts for 54 yards and one interception in the annual Blue-White game.

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 1999

Redshirted during the Cougars' 8-4 season prior to serving a Church mission.

Medical Redshirt Year 1999

Redshirted during the Cougars' 8-4 season prior to serving a Church mission.