#41 Matthias Farley 2014-15 Football Roster
Wide Receiver
MATTHIAS FARLEY’S HONORS & AWARDS
College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention Defensive Back (10.14.12)
FARLEY’S CAREER HIGHS
All-purpose yards: 49, Stanford, Oct 13, 2012
Interceptions: 1, vs Arizona State, Oct 05, 2013 ; Stanford, Oct 13, 2012 ; Michigan State, Sep 21, 2013
Long interception return: 49, Stanford, Oct 13, 2012
Tackles: 9, at USC, Nov 24, 2012 (4-5); Oklahoma, Sep 28, 2013 (4-5)
Tackles for loss: 1.0, Stanford, Oct 13, 2012 (1-0); at Michigan, Sep 07, 2013 (1-0)
Pass breakups: 1, Temple, Aug 31, 2013 ; at Stanford, Nov 30, 2013 ; at Michigan, Sep 07, 2013
SENIOR SEASON (2014): Played in all 13 games and started four contests as the NotreDame nickel back (Michigan, Syracuse, Florida State and Arizona State) … tied for the teamlead with four interceptions … ranked second on the team in sacks (3.5), fifth in TFLs (6.5) andfifth in tackles (53) … ranked tied for 45th in the FBS in interceptions … one of only four playersin the FBS — and just two defensive backs — with at least four interceptions and threeand a half sacks (others included Frankie Sutera, Utah State; Paul Dawson, TCU and CalvinMunson, San Diego State) … did not start against Rice (Aug. 30), but collected five tackles,four solo stops, half a sack (the first of his career) and an interception (that led to a NotreDame touchdown against the Owls just before halftime) … started and played one of his bestcareer games in the 31-0 rout of Michigan (Sept. 6) … recorded three tackles, all solo stops,a tackle for loss and quarterback hurry … picked up a pair of solo tackles in the 30-14 victoryover Purdue (Sept. 13) … started and picked up his 21st career start in the 31-15 victory overSyracuse (Sept. 27) … recorded five tackles, four solo stops and one interception against theOrange … collected four tackles, three solo stops, in the 17-14 victory over No. 14 Stanford(Oct. 4) … made four tackles, including three solo stops, in the 50-43 win over North Carolina(Oct. 11) … recorded three tackles at No. 2 Florida State (Oct. 18), including a TFL … did notsee a large amount of action on defense vs. Navy (Nov. 1) but played on multiple specialteams units … picked up two tackles, including a pair of sacks, on Navy’s final offensiveseries of the game (also added a pass breakup) … started at No. 11 Arizona State (Nov. 8) …recorded three solo tackles, two TFLs, one sack and one interception (returned 27 yards) inthe loss to the Sun Devils … collected four tackles, including three solo stops, againstNorthwestern (Nov. 15) … picked off a pass for the second consecutive game — this interceptioncame at the goal line and halted a potential Wildcat TD (Farley returned it 39 yards) …registered seven tackles against Louisville (Nov. 22) … registered a season-high eight tackles,six solo, at USC (Nov. 29) … collected a pair of solo tackles in the Music City Bowl victoryover No. 22 LSU (Dec. 30).
JUNIOR SEASON (2013): Saw action in all 13 games with eight starts at safety … recorded 49 tackles on the year, including 25 solo stops … the 49 tackles ranked second to Bennett Jackson amongst defensive backs … ranked second on the team with two interceptions, recorded a tackle for loss and broke up three passes for five total pass defenses … made eight tackles and broke up a pass in the regular season finale at Stanford (Nov. 30) … also had eight tackles in the win over Navy (Nov. 2) … had three solo tackles against USC (Oct. 19) … stalled a fourth-quarter Arizona State drive on Oct. 5 with a clutch interception in a game Notre Dame would win 37-34 … made a season-high nine tackles against Oklahoma (Sept. 28) … recorded his first interception of the year, returning it 29 yards, against Michigan State (Sept. 21) … had a tackle for loss amongst his six stops at Michigan (Sept. 7).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in all 13 regular-season games, starting 11 … made the largest leap of any safety during fall practice … first year at the position after playing wide receiver during his freshman campaign (entirely on the scout team as he did not see any game action) … recorded 49 tackles, 23 of them solo stops … replaced senior safety Jamoris Slaughter when he tore his Achilles tendon against Michigan State (Sept. 15) … collected an interception against Stanford (Oct. 13) with just over a minute left in the first half … returned the interception for 49 yards … collected a career-best eight tackles, including one for a seven-yard loss on a critical third-down stop in the fourth quarter that forced the Cardinal to kick a field goal … registered nine tackles, five of which were solo stops, against USC (Nov. 24) to close out the regular season … tallied six tackles in BCS National Championship Game vs. Alabama.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see game action during the season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:Led Christian High School to 2010 North CarolinaIndependent Schools Athletic Association state football title … selected to NCISAA DivisionI all-state team as a wide receiver by Charlotte Observer following senior season in 2010 …did not start playing football until junior year in high school … played soccer first two yearsat Christian … helped North Carolina defeat South Carolina 31-24 in Oasis All-Star ShrineClassic … ranked 18th on MaxPrep Top 25 Safeties list … tabbed first-team all-conferencewide receiver in 2010 by Charlotte Observer … named to 2010 all-Mecklenburg Team firstteam by Charlotte Observer as a defensive back after totaling 39 tackles and two interceptionsin 2010 at Christian High School in Charlotte, North Carolina … registered 49 tackles andone interception during senior season … caught 37 passes for more than 600 yards and registered10 TDs in 2010 … named one of top 25 players in North Carolina in 2010 by CharlotteObserver … recorded 37 receptions for more than 900 yards and 12 TDs as a junior in 2009 …helped guide Christian to state runner-up spot in North Carolina playoffs as a junior in 2009… played for coach Jason Estep at Charlotte Christian High School … son of Mark and FalindaFarley … graduated May, 2015, with a degree in film, television and theatre from the Collegeof Arts and Letters.
Farley’s Career Statistics
Tackles | |||||||||||
Year | G-S | TT | UT | AT | TFL | Scks | FF | FR | PBU | INT | |
2011 | Did Not Play | ||||||||||
2012 | 13-11 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 2.0-9 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-49 | |
2013 | 13-8 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 1.0-2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-39 | |
2014 | 13-4 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 6.5-30 | 3.5-26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-87 | |
TOTALS | 39-23 | 149 | 86 | 63 | 9.5-41 | 3.5-26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7-175 |
Interceptions | |||||||||||
Year | G-S | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg/R | Avg/G | ||||
2011 | Did Not Play | ||||||||||
2012 | 13-11 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 49.0 | 3.8 | ||||
2013 | 13-8 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 29 | 19.5 | 3.0 | ||||
2014 | 13-4 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 39 | 21.8 | 6.7 | ||||
TOTALS | 39-23 | 7 | 175 | 0 | 49 | 25.0 | 4.5 |