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2018 Football Roster

Isabella Eke
John Reid III
Emma Connell

47 Matt Danko

  • Position Kicker/Punter
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Boca Raton, FL
  • Highschool West Boca Raton
  • Major Sports Studies

Biography

Awards
  • All-OAC 2nd team:  2017, 2018
  • OAC Special Teams Player of the Week: 9/19/16
  • OAC Special Teams Player of the Week: 9/18/17
  • OAC Special Teams Player of the Week: 10/9/17
  • OAC Special Teams Player of the Week: 10/6/18
  • OAC Special Teams Player of the Week: 10/23/17

2018
  • Finished week one 100 percent on extra points and going 1/2 on field goals drilling one from 42 yards
  • Was perfect in JCU's 45-0 victory over Otterbein converting all six of his extra points (9/15/18)
  • Kicked a 36 yd FG before haltime of JCU's 44-7 win against Muskingum (9/29)
  • Ranks first in the conference for both field goal percentage and field goals per game. Is ranked 33rd in the country in field goal percentage (75 percent) and 26th in field goals per game at  one per contest
  • kicked his 49 yard career-long field goal against Capital and went 3/4 on made field goals (10/6)
  • Hit a 35 yard attempt and was a perfect 9/9 on extra points in JCU's 66-19 victory over Wilmington (10/27)
  • Drilled the game sealing 28 yard attempt in JCU's 45-35 victory over Baldwin Wallace to clinch a playoff birth (11/10)

2017
  • Successfully converted a 39-yard field goal against No. 4 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (9/2)
  • Made a 21-yard field goal and made all three of his PAT attempts against Baldwin Wallace (9/16)
  • Connected on a 31-yard field goal against Wilmington (9/30), also adding a season-high nine extra points
  • Connected on a 34-yard and 40-yard field goal attempts, adding six extra points, against Marietta (10/7)
  • Had another perfect afternoon going 6-for-6 on extra point tries and hitting field goals from 34 and 35 yards against Capital (10/21)
  • Finished 2017 with 13 field goals made which is tied for second most by any Blue Streak all time
  • Finished the year ranked 3rd in PAT's made with 111 for his career.

2016
  • Appeared in all 14 games for the Blue Streaks
  • Contributed 64 punts for 2,378 yards (37.2 avg) 
  • Had a season-high 10 punts in the OAC championship game against Mount Union (11/12), averaging 37.1 yards per punt
  • Made two critical field goals in the Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds of the 2016 NCAA playoffs against Wisconsin-Whitewater and Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  • Handling Kickoff duties, collected 16 total touchbacks on the season.

2015
  • Served as the team's primary kicker on extra points during his freshman campaign
  • Converted 13-of-16 PATs for JCU
  • Kicked all 59 of JCU's kickoffs, averaging 57.1 yards per kick
  • Tabbed five touchbacks on kickoffs
  • Added four tackles in 10 games on special teams

High School
  • Attended West Boca High School
  • Played soccer and football during his high school career.

Academics & Personal
  • Majoring in Sports Studies with a minor in Business
  • Plans to pursue his MBA
  • Son of Dave and Pam Danko
  • Born in Boca Raton, Florida.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2015First Year

    Kicker/Punter
    6'0" 165 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2016Sophomore

    Kicker/Punter
    6'0" 185 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2017Junior

    Kicker/Punter
    6'0" 175 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2018Senior

    Kicker/Punter
    6'0" 175 lbs
    47

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