2018 Football Roster
Matt Colburn II
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Irmo, SC
- High School:
- Dutch Fork
2018 (Senior)
Finished his career sixth in school history with 2,528 rushing yards . . . His 542 career carries rank eighth-best in school history . . . Finished with 15 career rushing touchdowns . . . Posted his career-best game with 243 yards vs. Louisville (10/27), tied for the fifth-most ever in a game by a Deacon . . . Became the first Wake Forest back with 200+ rushing yards and three TDs since Chris Barclay vs. East Carolina In 2005 . . . vs. Lousiville, scored on runs of 74, 56 and 12 yards . . . Received a helmet sticker from College Football Final following the Louisville game and was named ACC Back of the Week . . . His 243 yards were the most by an ACC running back in 2018 and the 12th-most by an FBS back In 2018 . . . Rushed for 117 yards on 23 carries vs. Boston College (9/13) . . . Finished his career with eight career 100-yard rushing games.
2017 (Junior)
Led the team in rushing with 904 yards ... Tied for the team lead with two rushes of over 50 yards ... One of five players in the ACC with a 200-yard rushing game in 2017 ... Sixth in the ACC with four 100-yard rushing games ... Named to ESPN’s All-ACC Bowl team ... Named to the All-American All-Bowl first team by Max Emfinger ... Set Wake Forest bowl record with 150 yards rushing in the Belk Bowl vs. Texas A&M ... Ripped off a 66-yard run for the longest run in Deacon bowl history ... Scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard run with 2:16 to play in the game ... Had 42 yards on 10 carries vs. Duke (11/25) ... Carried 12 times for 38 yards and a touchdown in a start vs. NC State (11/18) ... Posted a career-high 237 yards on career-high 31 carries at Syracuse (11/11) ... Broke off a 76-yard run for Wake Forest’s final touchdown against the Orange, the 16th-longest run in school history ... Posted a second consecutive 100-yard rushing game with 120 yards on 20 carries at Notre Dame (11/4) ... Added a 24-yard TD run vs. the Fighting Irish ... Career-best 134 yards rushing on 24 carries in win over Louisville (10/28) ... Carried the ball on 10 straight plays during a clock-eating 7:15 drive in the fourth quarter vs. Louisville ... . Had five carries for 13 yards and a 7-yard touchdown run against Florida State (9/30) ... Career-high four receptions vs. FSU for 28 yards ... Had 10 carries for 74 yards and a 1-yard touchdown run against Utah State (9/16).
2016 (Sophomore)
Led Wake Forest in rushing with 626 yards as a sophomore ... Made his first two career receptions vs. Tulane (9/1) ... Led the Deacons with 29 receiving yards that game ... Posted career-highs with 24 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown in a win vs. Delaware ... Cleared the 100-yard mark for the second game in a row with 103 yards on 29 carries ... It marked the most carries by a Deacon since 2005 ... He was the first Wake Forest RB with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since 2011 ... On the field for 378 snaps in 2016 ... Had 10 or more carries in eight of 13 games ... Earned his second varsity letter.
2015 (Freshman)
Had a team-high 12 carries in the season-opener against Elon ... Rushed for 38 yards and scored his first college touchdown on a 2-yard second quarter run ... Led the team in rushing against Florida State with 51 yards on 11 carries ... Earned three consecutive starts against Army West Point, Indiana and Florida State ... Returned three kickoffs for 45 yards against the Tar Heels.
High School
Named South Carolina’s Mr. Football for 2014 ... Rushed 172 times for 1,705 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior ... Named offensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... Helped the Silver Foxes reach the state 4-A championship game in three consecutive years, winning the state title in 2013 ... First Team all-state pick and All-Midlands ... Coached by Tom Knotts ... Set school record with 2,448 rushing yards on 328 carries as a junior along with 40 touchdowns, 418 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions ... Chosen the state’s 4-A Division I Player of the Year in 2013 ... Set school records for rushing yards in a season and touchdowns in a career.
Personal
Son of Matthew, Sr. and Tironza Colburn ... Born July 27, 1997.
