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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1979-02-12)February 12, 1979 (age 46) Jasper, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Jasper (IN) | ||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004: 7th round, 225th pick | ||||||||
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Matthew Ryan Mauck (born February 12, 1979) is an American former professionalfootballquarterback who played in theNational Football League (NFL) for theDenver Broncos andTennessee Titans. He playedcollege football atLouisiana State University, where he won thenational championship in 2003.
Mauck was a starbaseball andfootball player atJasper High School inJasper, Indiana, and, as a pitcher, center fielder and third baseman, helped lead the high school baseball team to state baseball championships in 1996 and 1997. He also led the football team to the state finals as a quarterback and defensive back in 1995. He originally committed to play quarterback for head coachNick Saban atMichigan State out of high school in 1997. Ultimately, however, he chose to sign aMajor League Baseball contract with theChicago Cubs after he was drafted in the sixth round of the1997 MLB Draft, instead of playing college football.[1] He would play on theminor league level in the Cubs organization for three years, before returning to college to play football.
Mauck accepted an offer to play football atLSU in 2000.LSU was coached at the time byNick Saban, the same coach who recruited him to play football atMichigan State three years earlier. Saban had just accepted an offer to come toLSU, and was looking for depth at thequarterback position. Mauck wasredshirted during the 2000 season, and saw limited action during 2001 regular season. His first significant action came during the 2001SEC Championship Game, when he came off the bench to replace injured starting quarterbackRohan Davey. Mauck would run for two touchdowns, leading the underdog Tigers to a come-from-behind 31–20 victory over the heavily favored #2Tennessee Volunteers.
In 2002, Mauck entered the regular season as the startingquarterback, beating outMarcus Randall andRick Clausen. He led the Tigers to a 5–1 start, but was lost for the season with a broken foot during the sixth game. The Tigers slumped after the injury, finishing the season with an 8–5 record.
He returned as the starting quarterback for his junior season in 2003, and ledLSU to its best season in 45 years. He set anLSU record, throwing 28touchdowns during the season.LSU finished the regular season with an 11–1 record, and then beatGeorgia 34–13 in the 2003SEC Championship Game. The victory helped the Tigers earn a berth in the 2003BCS Championship Game, the 2004Sugar Bowl vs.Oklahoma. Mauck did not have a great game in theSugar Bowl, throwing twointerceptions and notouchdowns. However, the Tigers won the game 21–14, earningLSU theBCS National Championship.
| Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2001 | LSU | 18 | 41 | 43.9 | 224 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 80.0 | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2002 | LSU | 63 | 130 | 48.5 | 782 | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 118.8 | 50 | 175 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2003 | LSU | 229 | 358 | 64.0 | 2,825 | 7.9 | 28 | 14 | 148.2 | 79 | 97 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Career | 310 | 529 | 58.6 | 3,831 | 7.2 | 37 | 18 | 135.7 | 149 | 345 | 2.3 | 5 | |
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| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | |||||||||
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Mauck decided to go pro after the 2003 season, and he was selected in the2004 NFL draft by theDenver Broncos with the 225th pick in the seventh round.[4] He made the roster, but did not appear in any games in 2004. In 2005, he signed with theTennessee Titans. He appeared in two games during the season, including one start in the final regular season game of the year, a loss to theJacksonville Jaguars.
Mauck entered the 2006NFL offseason on theTennessee Titans roster, but was cut at the end of the preseason. He became expendable after the Titans draftedVince Young and signed free agentquarterbackKerry Collins. However, he was signed back to the Titans'practice squad after week 2, after third-string quarterbackBilly Volek was traded to theSan Diego Chargers.
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2005 | TEN | 2 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 136 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 53.9 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 |
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Mauck is a 2011 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Dentistry, and currently works as adentist inAurora, Colorado.[6]