Matt Pardi
91 Matt Pardi
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Arlington, Va.
  • High School:
    Washington-Liberty
  • Position:
    K/P
  • Major:
    Biology
  • avg
    43.5
  • in 20
    12
Bio

2022: D3football.com Preseason All-American … Voted to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-America® second team … Named to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District® Team for second time … Now a two-time all-conference selection after being voted to this year’s second-team … Wooster’s Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee … Lived up to D3football.com Preseason All-America billing with 43.5 punting average, a mark second in Div. III in 2022 … Broke program’s 74-year-old single-season punting average record … Broke NCAC and program career records with 41.1 yard average over 104 punts … Punted 40 times on the year, had a long of 62, and placed 12 inside the opposition’s 20-yard line … Opened year with five straight games with at least 42.0 yards per punt, including six for a 48.0 average at NCAC champion DePauw (Sept. 24) … Opened season with second-career D3football.com Team of the Week honor after punting three times for a 51.0 average at Geneva (Sept. 4) … Fired off a 52-yard punt in the final minute as Wooster protected an eight-point lead against Geneva … Booted a 56-yard punt in the third quarter against Geneva … Nailed a 62-yard punt versus Wabash (Sept. 17) and had a 60-yard boot versus Wittenberg (Oct. 29), a game in which the Scots rallied from a 33-7 third-quarter deficit to beat the Tigers 44-43 for first win in the series since 2008 … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll for the third time.

2021: Second-team D3football.com all-region and second-team All-NCAC honoree … Enjoyed one of the top seasons in program history when it comes to punting … Averaged 42.9 yards per boot, with that ranking as first Scot over 40 yards per punt with at least 20 attempts since Dana Obery averaged 40.5 yards in 2010 … Had a higher average than Myndre Buscack’s 1948 school record of 42.2 yards per punt, but due to offense’s high level of success, did not meet minimum punts required for program’s single-season list … Also did not meet minimum requirement for NCAA Div. III leaderboard, but had a higher average than the top qualifier … Averaged a school-record 55.5 yards over four punts in win over Wabash (Oct. 16) … Instrumental in closing seconds of Wabash win by handling a high snap with great efficiency, then getting off a 55-yard punt to Wabash’s 20 yard line in the final 30 seconds … Earlier in Wabash win, pinned Little Giants at 1-yard line with career-long 66-yard punt … Named to D3football.com Team of the Week following Wabash win … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll for the second time.

2020-21: Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District® Team … Wooster’s No. 1 punter once again … Averaged 30.8 yards over 11 punts … Averaged 55.5 yards over two kickoffs and had a touchback … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2019: One of the team’s most impactful newcomers, evidenced by earning the starting punter role from the get-go … Averaged 36.9 yards over 35 punts … Placed nine punts inside the 20-yard line and had three punts over 50 yards … Key reason Wooster was the lone team in the NCAC that didn’t have a blocked punt on the year.

Prior to Wooster: Earned second-team all-district honors in soccer as a junior … Prepped for Josh Shapiro at Washington-Liberty High School … Three-year letterwinner in soccer and lettered once in football.

Personal: Born June 11, 2001 … Parents are Scott Pardi and Heather Maloy … Biology major.

Recent games
Season Statistics
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Career Stats: Passing

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News mentions
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Five Scots Earn Membership to Hampshire Honor Society

Barrett, Henegar, Hissong, Pardi, Ulishney are Wooster's qualifiers

April 12, 2023

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Senior Salute - Matt Pardi

Biology major is member of football team

February 21, 2023

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Scots Reach New Heights With Three Academic All-Americans® This Year

Barrett, Pardi, Ulishney latest Scots to earn prestigious honor

December 20, 2022

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Six Scots Qualify For Academic All-District® Team

Barrett & Pardi two-time Academic All-District® selections

November 22, 2022

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Scots Place Six on All-NCAC Team

Hissong, Barrett three-time All-NCAC honorees

November 17, 2022

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Scots Conclude Season at Oberlin (Football Game Notes)

Saturday's kickoff set for 1 p.m.

November 7, 2022

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Scots Looking to Reclaim "Old Red Lantern" (Football Game Notes)

Wooster hosts Denison at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 5

October 31, 2022

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Scots Rally Back From 26-Point Deficit, Stun Wittenberg, 44-43

Hissong catches decisive touchdown with :11 remaining

October 29, 2022

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Wooster-Wittenberg Week is Here (Football Game Notes)

Saturday's kickoff set for 1:30 p.m. at John P. Papp Stadium

October 24, 2022

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Senior Day This Week (Football Game Notes)

Wooster hosts Hilbert at 1 p.m. on Saturday

October 17, 2022

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Second Half of Season Starts at Kenyon (Football Game Notes)

Kickoff at noon on Saturday

October 10, 2022

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Scots Bested by Battling Bishops

Ohio Wesleyan tops Wooster 35-7

October 1, 2022

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Scots Return Home (Football Game Notes)

Wooster hosting Ohio Wesleyan at 1 p.m. on Saturday

September 26, 2022

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Wooster Falls at DePauw

Scots return home next to face OWU

September 24, 2022

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Scots Off to Indiana (Football Game Notes)

Wooster at DePauw for 1 p.m. kickoff Saturday

September 19, 2022

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Little Giants Foil Scots' Bid for Three Straight Wins in Series, 48-14

Yanssens rushes for career-high 141 yards

September 17, 2022

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Hissong Earns Fourth D3football.com Team of the Week Award

Senior tight end now tied for most selections in program history

September 13, 2022

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Wabash In Town on Black & Gold Weekend (Football Game Notes)

Saturday's football home opener set to kickoff at 2 p.m.

September 12, 2022

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Big Opening Night Nets Pardi D3football.com Honor

Senior punter averaged 51.0 yards over three punts

September 6, 2022

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NCAC Play Starts This Week (Football Game Notes)

Wooster at Hiram Saturday for a noon kickoff

September 5, 2022

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Scots Open Year at Geneva on Saturday (Football Game Notes)

Kickoff from Reeves Field set for 7:30 p.m.

August 29, 2022

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Wooster Trio Part of D3football.com Preseason All-America Team

Barrett, Hissong, Pardi collect preseason honors

August 15, 2022

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High Aspirations Have Scots Seeking NCAC Title

Wooster kicks off season at Geneva on September 3

August 11, 2022

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Pardi Wooster's Nominee for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

Award-winning punter part of Wooster Community Health Coach Program

July 21, 2022