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Matt Melloy
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Matt Melloy

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mt. Pleasant, IA
High School:
Mt. Pleasant HS
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 208
Position:
WR
Birthdate:
08/06/1982

2005 Honors - - Academic all-Big Ten . . . Forest Evashevski Scholastic Achievement Award . . . "Win During the Week" Award, offense . . . 2005 - - Listed as co-second team wide receiver following spring practice . . . missed opening win over Ball State due to injury . . . did not play at Iowa State due to injury . . . did not play in win over Northern Iowa due to injury . . . did not see action at Ohio State due to injury . . . saw first action of the season in win over Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win at Purdue, with two receptions for 26 yards . . . saw action in win over Indiana as offense gained 425 yards total offense . . . two receptions for 23 yards and one score vs. Hoosiers, including an eight-yard scoring reception for the first points in the game and his first touchdown of the season . . . saw action vs. Michigan, with one pass reception for 21 yards and one solo tackle on special teams . . . saw action at Northwestern, recording two receptions for 29 yards . . . saw action in win at Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Minnesota, recording one reception for four yards as offense gained 613 yards total offense . . . saw action in Outback Bowl vs. Florida, but had no statistics.

2004 Honors - - Academic all-Big Ten . . . 2004 - - listed as second team wide receiver following spring practice . . . saw action in nine games . . . season stats included three receptions for 24 yards and two touchdowns . . . saw action in opening win over Kent State, recording two receptions for 13 yards and two touchdowns . . . nine yard reception early in the contest for Iowa's first touchdown of the season, then later had a four-yard scoring reception . . . injured in practice prior to Iowa State game and did not see action vs. Iowa State, Arizona State and Michigan . . . returned to action in win over Michigan State . . . saw action on special teams only and had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in win over Ohio State, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in win at Penn State, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in win at Illinois, but had no statistics . . . saw action on special teams in win over Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win at Minnesota, but had no statistics . . . saw action in win over Wisconsin to clinch share of Big Ten title . . . had one reception for 11 yards, first reception since opening game of the season . . . saw action on offense and special teams in Capital One Bowl win over LSU, but had no statistics.

2003 Honors - - Academic all-Big Ten . . . 2003 - - saw action in opening win over Miami, but had no statistics . . . first career receptions came in win over Buffalo as he had two receptions for 18 yards . . . saw action in wins over Iowa State and Arizona State, but had no statistics . . . one reception for 37 yards at Michigan State . . . saw action in win over Michigan, but had no receptions . . . saw action at Ohio State, but had no receptions . . . had two receptions for seven yards in win over Penn State . . . scored first career touchdown on a two-yard reception for Iowa's first touchdown in win over PSU . . . two receptions for 44 yards in win over Illinois, including a 13-yard catch in the fourth quarter for second career touchdown . . . saw action at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . had one reception for 22 yards in win over Minnesota . . . two receptions for 27 yards in win at Wisconsin . . . saw action in Outback Bowl win over Florida . . . recorded first blocked punt of his career vs. Florida and recovered the kick for an Iowa touchdown, giving the Hawkeyes a 24-7 lead early in the third period.

2002 - - Did not see action in first three games of the season . . . saw limited action in win over Utah State but had no statistics . . . did not play in wins over Penn State, Purdue, Michigan State, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin . . . saw action in win over Northwestern, but did not have any statistics.

2001 - - Redshirted after joining the team as a walk-on.

High school honors - - Earned second team all-state honors as a wide receiver and defensive back as a senior . . . first team all-state wide receiver as a junior . . . all-District first team as a junior and senior . . . team captain as a senior . . . Career - - recorded 27 catches for 450 yards and 10 TDs as a senior wide receiver and had 83 tackles and six interceptions on defense while playing in 10 games . . . career receiving totals include 72 catches for 1,256 yards, while recording 187 tackles and 14 interceptions on defense . . . also earned three letters in basketball and baseball and was four-year letterman for prep track and field team . . . member of prep track team that claimed state title his junior season.

Personal - - Born 8/6/82 in Dubuque . . . pre-business major . . . parents are Kayla and Mike Melloy . . . National Honor Society member . . . academic all-conference and four-year Honor Roll student with GPA of 3.5 and above . . . attended same high school as P Andy Fenstermaker . . . high school coach was Bob Jensen.

Melloy's Collegiate Stats

Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Lng
Freshman 0 0 0 0 0
Sophomore 10 155 15.5 2 37
Junior 3 24 8.0 2 11
Senior 8 103 12.9 1 22
Career 21 282 13.4 5 37
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