Player Dossier

2017-2021

Northern Illinois

Matt Ference

P • 5'11" • 186 lbs • Saint Louis, MO, USA

Impact contributor

Matt Ference shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Usage Score

Efficiency

Consistency

100

Season Value

100

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Matt Ference, P. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Matt Ference shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Matt Ference played P for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Ference recorded -16 rushing yards and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Northern Illinois paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kent State

Win with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Kent State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. Wyoming: 0. Michigan: 0. Unknown: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0. Ball State: 0. Buffalo: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 8 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Touchdowns

Top game by takeover score

Kent State

Best efficiency game

— vs Kent State

Result
Sat 12/4vs Kent StateW 41-23
Wed 11/24vs Western MichiganL 21-42
Thu 11/18@ BuffaloW 33-27
Thu 11/11vs Ball StateW 30-29
Wed 11/3@ Kent StateL 47-52
Sat 10/23@ Central MichiganW 39-38
Sat 10/16vs Bowling GreenW 34-26
Sat 10/9@ ToledoW 22-20
Sat 10/2vs Eastern MichiganW 27-20
Sat 9/25vs Unknown
Sat 9/18@ MichiganL 10-63
Sat 9/11vs WyomingL 43-50
Sat 9/4@ Georgia TechW 22-21

Career Arc

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

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    Northern Illinois

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201720182018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonNorthern Illinois0
2017 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00
2018 PostseasonNorthern Illinois00
2018 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00
2019 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Duke

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0

Primary metric

0 primary-metric impact.

#2

Central Michigan

0

Primary metric

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

Western Michigan

0

Primary metric

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

Ball State

0

Primary metric

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

Toledo

0

Primary metric

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Postseason · Northern Illinois

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2017 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Northern Illinois

100

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7578

Lafayette Co. · Higginsville, MO

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

0

Career Touchdowns

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 58 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.