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2015 Football

59 Matt Koran

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Joliet, Ill.
  • Highschool Joliet West

Biography

at Harvard:
2015:
Named Harvard football''s 142nd captain ... Selected to the All-Ivy League second team ... Recipient of Harvard''s Robert F. Kennedy Award ... Ranked second on the Crimson with 60 tackles and was third with 5.5 tackles for a loss ... Was second in the Ivy League with two fumble recoveries ... Led the Crimson with nine tackles and had 1.0 tackles for a loss at Rhode Island ... Made four stops vs. Brown ... Recorded two tackles for a loss and made a 15-yard fumble recovery vs. Georgetown ... Broke up a pass and had four tackles at Cornell ... Had four tackles at Lafayette ... Tied for the team lead with nine tackles, including 0.5 for a loss, vs. Princeton ... Recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter and registered eight tackles vs. Dartmouth ... Had a 12-yard interception return, broke up two passes and finished with six tackles, including 1.0 for a loss, at Columbia ... Paced the Crimson with 10 tackles, including 1.0 for a loss, vs. Penn ... Had five tackles at Yale.

2014:
 Ranked third on Harvard with 60 tackles ... Led Harvard with 10 tackles, forced a fumble and made a fumble recovery against Holy Cross ... Named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 22 ... Had six stops at Brown ... Had a sack and three total tackles at Georgetown ... Finished with five tackles vs. Cornell ... Recorded eight tackles vs. Lafayette ... Broke up a pass and had seven stops at Princeton ... Finished with eight stops at Dartmouth ... Made an interception and returned it 34 yards for a touchdown, broke up a pass and had five stops, vs. Columbia ... Recorded three tackles at Penn ... Had five stops vs. Yale.

2013: Saw action in nine games, finishing with 30 tackles ... Recorded three stops in season opener at San Diego ... Led Harvard with seven tackles (four solo, three assisted) at Cornell ... Registered six tackles against Lafayette ... Finished with three tackles against Princeton ... Had a tackle against Dartmouth ... Led Harvard with nine tackles and broke up a pass at Columbia ... Added a tackle against Penn ... Had a tackle for loss and two stops overall at Yale.

Background:
Three-year starter and two-year captain … Three-time all-conference pick and two-time All-Illinois Academic selection … Team’s defensive player of the year and all-area pick as a senior … Recorded 91 tackles and had two interceptions as a junior … As a senior year, recorded 120 tackles, 8.5 sacks, two interceptions, and four forced fumbles … National Honor Society.

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Historical Player Information

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    2012First-Year

    LB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    59
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    2013Sophomore

    LB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    59
  • 59

    2014Junior

    LB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    59
  • 59

    2015Senior

    LB
    5'11" 210 lbs
    59