Player Career

Matt Simms Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Matt Simms story

Matt Simms built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Franklin Lakes, NJ wearing No. 12, spending time with Louisville and Tennessee. The clearest part of Matt Simms' career was his passing role: 1,818 passing yards, 8 touchdown passes, and 267 attempts across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Tennessee. 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. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisville and Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: Matt Simms 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Louisville

    2008

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tennessee

    2010-2011

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

200820102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonLouisville3433.13.3
2010 Regular SeasonTennessee1,35255.8191,318
2011 Regular SeasonTennessee29756.510.8-1,055

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida

Week 3 · L 17-31 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

241

Total Offense

76.2 takeover

241 total offense with 51.3 efficiency.

#2

vs LSU

Week 7 · L 7-38 · Conference game

128

Total Offense

73.9 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

128 total offense with 47.8 efficiency.

#3

vs UAB

Week 4 · W 32-29

219

Total Offense

70.2 takeover

Win with 219 yards of offense and 54 efficiency.

219 total offense with 54 efficiency.

#4

@ Georgia

Week 6 · L 14-41 · Conference game

158

Total Offense

59.5 takeover

Loss with 158 yards of offense and 59.6 efficiency.

158 total offense with 59.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Montana

Week 1 · W 42-16

18

Total Offense

57 takeover

Win with 18 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

18 total offense with 100 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Tennessee

1,352 primary output · 55.8 efficiency · 19 usage

67.7

#2

2011 Regular Season · Tennessee

35.8

297 primary · 56.5 efficiency · 10.8 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Louisville

35.7

34 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

5

Above avg efficiency