Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009South Florida
Matt Grothe
QB • 6'0" • Lakeland, FL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileEfficient finisher
Matt Grothe is a balanced quarterback profile with 19.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
30
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · South Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Player Story
Matt Grothe built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Matt Grothe's career was his passing role: 8,669...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2001
Matt Grothe, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Postseason · South Florida. Matt Grothe is a balanced quarterback profile with 19.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 10,875
- Passing yards
- 8,669
- Rushing yards
- 2,206
- Touchdowns
- 75
Quick Answers
Matt Grothe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Florida · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 10,875
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2007 Postseason · South Florida
- Top game
- UCF
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Cretin Derham Hall · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Cretin Derham Hall · 16 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2009
- 2009 Total offense rank
- 633 total offense · QB 141st (top 52%) · Big East 19th (top 25%) · National 243rd (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 96 | 81 | 15 | 1 | 79.6 |
| 2006 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 3,102 | 2,495 | 607 | 23 | 79.6 |
| 2007 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 237 | 197 | 40 | 1 | 82 |
| 2007 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 3,305 | 2,473 | 832 | 23 | 82 |
| 2008 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 319 | 236 | 83 | 3 | 77.6 |
| 2008 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 3,183 | 2,675 | 508 | 19 | 77.6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | South Florida | 3 | 633 | 512 | 121 | 5 | 56.7 |
Related Context
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Matt Grothe played QB for South Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matt Grothe recorded 8,669 passing yards, 2,206 rushing yards, and 28 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2007 with South Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Postseason
South Florida paired 3,542 primary output with 61.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2007 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 61.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2007 Postseason · South Florida
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
272.5
Efficiency
61.8
Usage
36.5
Consistency
85.1
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 237. Elon: 260. Auburn: 215. North Carolina: 265. West Virginia: 173. Florida Atlantic: 242. UCF: 312. Rutgers: 305. UConn: 335. Cincinnati: 457. Syracuse: 254. Louisville: 261. Pittsburgh: 226
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 49 by 51. Elon: 47 by 59.3. Auburn: 45 by 60.2. North Carolina: 42 by 62.4. West Virginia: 33 by 50.1. Florida Atlantic: 41 by 67.9. UCF: 44 by 69.8. Rutgers: 52 by 57.7. UConn: 55 by 59.4. Cincinnati: 76 by 55.2. Syracuse: 36 by 67.7. Louisville: 35 by 70.7. Pittsburgh: 35 by 71.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins245.3 · Games = 9 · -88.2 vs Losses
Losses333.5 · Games = 4 · +88.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
71.8 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | @ Oregon | L 21-56 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 51.4 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 40 | 2.90 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ PittsburghDual-threat | W 48-37 | 17 | 23 | 159 | 73.9 | 0 | 0 | 71.8 | 12 | 67 | 5.60 | 1 | 80 |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Louisville3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 55-17 | 17 | 23 | 194 | 73.9 | 2 | 1 | 70.7 | 12 | 67 | 5.60 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Syracuse3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 41-10 | 15 | 22 | 181 | 68.2 | 2 | 1 | 67.7 | 14 | 73 | 5.20 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Cincinnati300-yard game · Dual-threat | L 33-38 | 31 | 54 | 382 | 57.4 | 1 | 4 | 55.2 | 22 | 75 | 3.40 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ UConnDual-threat | L 15-22 | 16 | 30 | 189 | 53.3 | 0 | 2 | 59.4 | 25 | 146 | 5.80 | 1 | 53 |
| Thu 10/18 | @ RutgersDual-threat | L 27-30 | 17 | 34 | 247 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 57.7 | 18 | 58 | 3.20 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs UCF3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 64-12 | 15 | 28 | 212 | 53.6 | 2 | 0 | 69.8 | 16 | 100 | 6.30 | 2 | 26 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Florida AtlanticDual-threat | W 35-23 | 17 | 27 | 122 | 63.0 | 0 | 1 | 67.9 | 14 | 120 | 8.60 | 1 | 32 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs West Virginia | W 21-13 | 11 | 20 | 135 | 55.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.1 | 13 | 38 | 2.90 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs North Carolina | W 37-10 | 17 | 30 | 230 | 56.7 | 1 | 0 | 62.4 | 12 | 35 | 2.90 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Auburn | W 26-23 | 18 | 27 | 184 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 60.2 | 18 | 31 | 1.70 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Elon | W 28-13 | 23 | 39 | 238 | 59.0 | 2 | 0 | 59.3 | 8 | 22 | 2.80 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Matt Grothe story
Matt Grothe built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Matt Grothe's career was his passing role: 8,669 passing yards, 52 touchdown passes, 1,148 attempts, and 2,206 rushing yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with South Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 2,206 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Florida.
The arc is straightforward: Matt Grothe moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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South Florida
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2006200620072007200820082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | South Florida | 3,198 | 63.5 | 39 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | South Florida | 3,198 | 63.5 | 39 | 0 |
| 2007 Postseason | South Florida | 3,542 | 61.8 | 36.5 | 344 |
| 2007 Regular Season | South Florida | 3,542 | 61.8 | 36.5 | 0 |
| 2008 Postseason | South Florida | 3,502 | 65 | 30.3 | -40 |
| 2008 Regular Season | South Florida | 3,502 | 65 | 30.3 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | South Florida | 633 | 72.3 | 19.9 | -2,869 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCF
Week 3 · W 24-17
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
375
Total Offense
86.5 takeover
375 total offense with 67.7 efficiency.
#2
@ UCF
Week 2 · W 31-24
400
Total Offense
86.4 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
400 total offense with 59.1 efficiency.
#3
vs Cincinnati
Week 10 · L 33-38 · Conference game
457
Total Offense
85.1 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
457 total offense with 55.2 efficiency.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 12 · L 16-49 · Conference game
342
Total Offense
81.2 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
342 total offense with 58.1 efficiency.
#5
vs Kansas
Week 3 · W 37-34
368
Total Offense
80.5 takeover
Win with 368 yards of offense and 65.2 efficiency.
368 total offense with 65.2 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Postseason · South Florida
3,542 primary output · 61.8 efficiency · 36.5 usage
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#2
2007 Regular Season · South Florida
82
3,542 primary · 61.8 efficiency · 36.5 usage
#3
2006 Postseason · South Florida
79.6
3,198 primary · 63.5 efficiency · 39 usage
Milestones
9
250+ passing yards
15
300+ total offense
11
3+ TD games
26
Above avg efficiency
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