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Butler University Athletics

2015 Football

18 Matt Shiltz

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt
  • Hometown St. Charles, Ill.
  • Highschool St. Charles North

Biography

Career Stats

*2015 All-PFL Second Team.

*2015 PFL Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year

*2015 First Team Academic All PFL.

*2014 First Team Academic All-PFL

2015: First Team Academic All-PFL... All-PFL Second Team... started all 11 games... led the team in passing... fifteenth in the FCS with 2,713 passing yards... 21st in the FCS with 19 touchdowns... led the team and sixth in the PFL in rushing with 639 yards and ten touchdowns on 126 carries... caught three passes for 36 yards and two touchdowns... led the team and the PFL in total yards with 3,352... fifth in the nation in total offense with 304.7 yards per game... named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll.

2014:  First Team Academic All-PFL...starter in Butler's first six games...suffered a season-ending hand injury in the team's sixth game...ranked in the "Top 10" in the nation in total offense at the time of his injury...led the team in passing with 1,329 yards and ten touchdowns...third on the squad in rushing with 221 yards and three touchdowns...completed 25 of 31 passes for a career-high 347 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns in three quarters of action against Taylor...had a career-long 74-yard run and a career-long 75-yard pass against Taylor...named PFL Co-Offensive Player of the Week following the Taylor win...threw three touchdown passes at Stetson...named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll.

2013:  Made the switch from quarterback to defensive back...played in 11 games, primarily on special teams...had a career-high five tackles against Valparaiso...named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll.

2012:  Saw action in one varsity game...named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll.

2011:  Did not see varsity action...named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll...

Personal:  Accounting major...born 12/7/92...son of Jim Shiltz and Karen Shiltz-Rathman...

High School:  All-Area quarterback at St. Charles North High School...team MVP and Leadership Award winner...set school single season (1,567) and single game (361) records for passing yards...had single season (22) and single game (6) records for toucndown passes...named school’s Athlete of the Year in 2010-11...three-year Academic All-Conference and one year Academic All-State in football...member of prep track squad...High School Coach:  Mark Gould.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18-O

    2011Freshman

    QB
    6'2" 185 lbs
    18-O
  • 18

    2012Redshirt

    QB
    6'2" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2013Redshirt

    DB
    6'2" 195 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2014Redshirt

    QB
    6'2" 195 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2015Redshirt

    QB
    6'2" 195 lbs
    18
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