Marino's Take:
The Offensive Quarterbacks 
2006: Completed 263-of-427 passes (61.6 completion percentage) for 2,942 yards and 15 touchdowns; also ran for four touchdowns...had fifth most passing yards for a season in school history... led the ACC in total offense (242.2 ypg) and in passing yards (245.5 ypg).
2005: Played in 10 games as quarterback, earning the starting nod in five contests; saw action in all 12 games including his service on the special-teams unit...completed 121-of-195 passes (62.1 completion percentage) for 1,514 yards and eight touchdowns... ran for 94 yards and five scores...ranked ninth among all ACC players in total offense, averaging 160.8 yards per game.
2004: Completed 34-of-71 passes for 350 yards on the season; threw two touchdown passes and three interceptions...made the first start of his young career against Syracuse in the regular-season finale; completed 24 of 51 passes for 200 yards against the Orangemen, including an 11-yard touchdown pass to Joel Hazard in the fourth quarter.
2003: Redshirted.
High School: Captured All-Southeastern Pennsylvania accolades as a senior quarterback at the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia....gained All-City first-team honors in 2002 and second-team honors in 2001...was a three-time All-League (InterAc) selection...threw for more than 1,300 yards in his senior season; threw 15 touchdowns passes and just two interceptions...finished his schoolboy career with a 52 percent completion percentage...was a three-year starting quarterback for head coach Brian McCloskey...served as football team captain in 2002; also captained the school's basketball and baseball teams.
Personal: Matthew Thomas Ryan, born May 17, 1985...enrolled in the Carroll School of Management ...a fine student who was the 2004 recipient of BC's Freshman Male Scholar-Athlete Award...Matt is the third of Bernice and Michael Ryan's four children; his uncle, John Loughery, played quarterback at Boston College from 1979-82. |