2016 Football Roster

Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo
Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo
Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo
Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo
Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo
Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo

8 Matt Retzlaff

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Hometown Medford, Ore.
  • High School South Medford

Biography

2015: Voted onto the All-Frontier's first team as a receiver and second team as a punt returner, marking his third straight all-conference campaign... Had team-highs of 768 receiving yards and six receiving TDs on 51 total catches despite missing three games due to injury... Returned 15 punts for 236 yards (15.7 average), including a 91-yard return for a TD that broke the SOU record on Sept. 19 at College of Idaho... Returned 14 kickoffs for 426 yards (30.4 average), including a 95-yard return for a TD on Sept. 5 at Carroll that was the fifth-longest in Raider history and the longest in 15 years... Broke 100 yards receiving three times and had season-highs of nine catches and 139 receiving yards at top-ranked Morningside in the NAIA semifinals on Dec. 5... In the final three rounds of the playoffs he compiled 22 catches for 322 yards and three TDs -- scoring both Raider touchdowns in the title game against Marian on Dec. 19 and getting onto the Sportcenter Top 10 for a 32-yard TD reception on a receiver pass from Jeremy Scottow... Finished the season ranking third on SOU's career receiving yards list (2,403), third in career receiving touchdowns (27), second in career receptions (166), fourth in total touchdowns (34), and second in career punt-return yards (512).

2014: A starting slot receiver for the second consecutive season and a second-team All-Frontier Conference selection… Made 56 catches for 785 yards and six touchdowns, ranking third on the team in all three categories… Was utilized most in the NAIA Championship Series, when he made 23 total catches in four contests and averaged 90.3 receiving yards per game with three total TDs… Had a season-high 107 receiving yards on five catches in the NAIA championship game against Marian.

2013: SOU’s starting slot receiver and a first-team All-Frontier Conference honoree as a redshirt-freshman… Totaled 850 receiving yards and a team-high 15 receiving touchdowns (second-most in SOU single-season history at the time) on 59 catches… Had four rushing TDs to give him 19 total, ranking sixth in the NAIA… On Sept. 21 at Eastern Oregon, had a career-best game with 10 catches, 141 receiving yards, four receiving TDs and one rushing TD to tie an SOU record with five TDs in a single game… Had a season-high 153 receiving yards on Oct. 5 against Montana Tech, one of his five 100-yard receiving games on the season.

2012: Redshirted.

Personal: Born on March 2, 1994 in Medford, Ore... The son of Mike and Shawn Retzlaff; has two older brothers, Rob and Ryan... Ryan played just two years for the Raiders (2013-14) but still ranks first in career receptions (190), second in career receiving yards (2,783) and sixth in receiving TDs (24)... Majoring in business administration.
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 86

    2012Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 180 lbs
    86
  • 8

    2013Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2014Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2015Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 190 lbs
    8