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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

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
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13
Statistics category Overall Conf
Punts 40 35
Yards 1742 1529
Average 43.5 43.7
Long 62 62
Inside 20 12 10
Fair caught 5 5
Touch backs 3 3
Blocked 1 1
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 1 1 100.0% 29 29.0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 0 4 - 4 0 - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 3 156 52.0 59 1 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 2 84 42.0 44 1 0 0 0
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 6 277 46.2 62 2 3 1 0
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 6 288 48.0 61 2 0 0 0
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 7 303 43.3 57 1 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 4 156 39.0 53 1 0 2 0
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 2 57 28.5 30 1 0 0 0
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 6 257 42.8 60 2 1 0 0
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 1 49 49.0 49 1 0 0 0
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 3 115 38.3 44 0 1 0 1
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 1 4 - - - 4
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
2022-23 10 1 1 100.0% 29 2.9 29.0 0 0 29 343.6
Total 30 1 2 50.0% 29 1.0 14.5 0 0 29 171.8
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 0 4 0.4 - 0 4 - -
Total 30 0 4 0.1 - 0 4 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 10 35 1290 36.9 59 9 9 2 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 29 1243 42.9 66 9 4 2 1
2022-23 10 40 1742 43.5 62 12 5 3 1
Total 30 104 4275 41.1 66 30 18 7 2
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 4 - - - 4 .4
Total 30 4 - - - 4 .1
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 1 1 100.0% 29 2.9 29.0 0 0 29 343.6
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 1 1 100.0% 29 5.8 29.0 0 0 29 343.6
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 6 1 1 100.0% 29 4.8 29.0 0 0 29 343.6
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 1 1 100.0% 29 7.3 29.0 0 0 29 343.6
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 0 4 0.4 - 0 4 - -
Conference 8 0 4 0.5 - 0 4 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 0 4 0.8 - 0 4 - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 0 4 1.0 - 0 4 - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 0 4 1.0 - 0 4 - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 40 1742 43.5 62 12 5 3 1
Conference 8 35 1529 43.7 62 10 5 3 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 22 943 42.9 62 7 4 1 0
Away 5 18 799 44.4 61 5 1 2 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 20 825 41.3 60 6 2 2 1
Losses 4 20 917 45.9 62 6 3 1 0
-
September 4 17 805 47.4 62 6 3 1 0
October 4 19 773 40.7 60 5 1 2 0
November 2 4 164 41.0 49 1 1 0 1
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 4 - - - 4 .4
Conference 8 4 - - - 4 .5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 4 - - - 4 .8
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 4 - - - 4 1.0
-
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 4 - - - 4 1.0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -