Matt Dale

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 320
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Raymond, Miss.
Prev School:
Hinds CC

Honors

• 2021 Fourth-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021)

2022 (Fifth Year)

• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Started all 13 games on the season
• Helped Memphis rank 21^st in the nation in passing offense (279.2) and 22^nd in scoring offense (35.3)

2021 (Redshirt Senior)

• Started all 11 games in which he appeared
• Helped Memphis rank 16^th in the nation in passing offense (298.8) and 38^th in total offense (434.9)

2020 (Redshirt Junior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in all 11 games on the season, earning six starts at right guard
• Helped Memphis rank 22nd in the nation in total offense (453.1) and finish 17th in the country in both passing offense (307.9) and first down offense (260)

2019 (Junior)

• Appeared in two games in his first year at Memphis (at South Alabama and against Tulane) before taking a redshirt for the remainder of the season
• Part of a Memphis offensive line that rolled up 6,791 yards of total offense, the third best mark in program history
• Helped Memphis to its first outright AAC championship and a bid in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl

2017-2018 (at Hinds CC)

• Played two seasons for head coach Larry Williams at Hinds Community College
• Helped lead the 2017 Eagles to a 6-3 record and a Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) playoff berth
• Earned 2017 MACJC All-State South honorable mention recognition
• As a sophomore in 2018, named to the MACJC All-State South second team

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Played four years for head coach Chris Jones at Kemper County High School
• Helped lead the Wildcats to a 46-12 record and four straight Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 3A state playoff berths
• As a senior in 2016, Kemper County won the MHSAA Class 3A state title
• Member of the offensive line that paved the way for the 2016 Wildcats to average more than 400 yards and 35 points per game
• Blocked for a QB who threw for 3,400 yards and a RB that rushed for 1,000 yards
• 2016 honors included: Clarion-Ledger All-State first team, Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) All-State first team, All-Premier Preps first team and Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game selection
• As a junior in 2015, helped Kemper County to an 11-3 record and an MHSAA Class 3A state playoff quarterfinal appearance
• Earned MAC All-State first team honors
• Member of the 2014 Wildcats team that went 11-4 and advanced to the state playoff semifinals • Also starred on the basketball court for Kemper County
• Helped lead the Wildcats to the 2015-16 MHSAA Class 3A state championship
• The state title was Kemper County’s third in school history
• Posted a double-double of 17 points and 15 boards in the state title game
• Named The Meridian Star Metro Player of the Year (boys’ basketball)
• Son of John and Lanita Dale