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 Matt Amendola 40
Matt Amendola
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
The Woodlands, TX
High School:
The Woodlands HS
Height / Weight:
5-11 / 194
Position:
DB
Experience:
2L
2001: Played in the final six games after missing the first five contests with a knee injury ... Recorded 22 tackles, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery.

2000: Redshirt freshman started six games (North Texas, Minnesota, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Nebraska) at free safety ... Finished the year with 40 tackles (24 solos), including two for loss ... Had one interception for 39 yards in first start at North Texas ... Followed up with 13 tackles (eight solo) against Minnesota ... Collected nine tackles versus Iowa State ... Had seven stops at top-ranked Nebraska ... Made four tackles, including one for loss, against Oklahoma ... Hard-hitting safety was assigned No. 40 by coach Kevin Steele, who played with and coached Bill Bates at Tennessee ... Redshirt freshman secured the starting free safety position during spring practice ... Credited with a game-high 11 tackles (all solo) during the Green-Gold spring scrimmage.

1999: Redshirted as a true freshman.

High School: The Woodlands High School, The Woodlands, Texas ... Made 76 solo tackles and assisted on 49 for a total of 125 ... Had seven tackles for loss, recovered two fumbles, returning one 49 yards for a score ... Forced two fumbles and intercepted two passes ... Had a total of 236 career tackles ... Defensive MVP of District 15-5A and Houston Touchdown Club Player of the Year finalist ... Team went 11-1.

Personal: Matthew Joseph Amendola ... Born Sept. 25, 1980 ... Son of William and Rose Amendola ... Majoring in communications.

Amendola’s Career Defensive Stats

OVERALL

YEARG/GSTTUTATTFL-YDSQBS-YDSFF/FRPDINT-YDS
200011/64024162-160-00/011-39
20016/02210120-00-00/110-0
Totals17/66234282-160-00/121-39

2000 SEASON

DateOpponentTTUTATPDINT-YDS
8/31/00at North Texas20211-39
9/16/00MINNESOTA138500-0
9/23/00SOUTH FLORIDA00000-0
9/30/00IOWA STATE95400-0
10/7/00at Texas Tech10100-0
10/14/00TEXAS A&M00000-0
10/21/00at Nebraska75200-0
10/28/00at Texas32100-0
11/4/00OKLAHOMA44000-0
11/11/00MISSOURI00000-0
11/18/00at Oklahoma State00000-0

2001 SEASON

9/8/01ARKANSAS STATE— Did Not Play —
9/22/01NEW MEXICO— Did Not Play —
9/29/01at Iowa State— Did Not Play —
10/6/01at Texas A&M— Did Not Play —
10/13/01NEBRASKA— Did Not Play —
10/20/01at Oklahoma00000-0
10/27/01TEXAS TECH55000-0
11/3/01TEXAS30310-0
11/10/01at Missouri82600-0
11/17/01OKLAHOMA STATE31200-0
11/24/01SOUTHERN ILLINOIS32100-0