Player Career

Matt Rinehart Career Story

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Player Story

Matt Rinehart story

Matt Rinehart built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a punter from Dover, OH wearing No. 5, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Matt Rinehart's career was his field-position work: 264 punts and 11,023 punting yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 7 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.

The arc is straightforward: Matt Rinehart 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.

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    Kent State

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonKent State0
2009 Regular SeasonKent State00
2010 Regular SeasonKent State00
2011 Regular SeasonKent State00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Buffalo

Week 14 · W 24-21 · Conference game

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

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Touchdowns

0 takeover

0 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs Northern Illinois

Week 13 · L 14-42 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

vs Temple

Week 12 · W 41-38 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

@ Bowling Green

Week 10 · L 30-45 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

@ Miami (OH)

Week 9 · W 54-21 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Kent State

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2009 Regular Season · Kent State

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Kent State

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

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Impact games

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Splash games

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10+ tackle games