2025 Football Roster
Roster
Matt Schearer
- Position:
- Punter/Kicker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Canonsburg, Pa.
- High School:
- Central Catholic
Career: 2024 Preseason All-Patriot League Team ... 2024 All-Patriot League Second Team ... 2023 Preseason All-Patriot League Team ... two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week.
2024 (Junior): 2024 All-Patriot League Second Team as a punter ... handled all of Bucknell's punting and placekicking duties … in his first season as the team's punter, Schearer averaged 39.3 yards on 52 attempts with a long of 63 yards … had 10 punts of 50 yards or better, and 21 of his 52 attempts were downed inside the 20 … also made six field goals and went 45-for-46 on extra points … the 45 PATs set a Bucknell record, and his 63 points were tied for the third-most by a kicker in team history … made his final 33 PAT attempts of the season, which was two shy of the school record for consecutive conversions in a season.
2023 (Sophomore): Preseason All-Patriot League Team ... served as team’s primary kicker on field goals and extra points in all 11 games … made 8 of 13 field goal attempts and 25 of 29 PATs … made four field goals from beyond 30 yards and two beyond 40, including a season-long 49-yard kick in season opener at James Madison … was 8 for 8 on PATs over final two games … made 41-yard field goal against Georgetown … kicked 39-yard field goal in season finale at Marist … three missed field goals and two missed extra points were blocked.
2022 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games, serving as primary placekicker over final six games … two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week … went 8-for-10 on field goals and 8-for-9 on extra points … averaged 43.3 yards on 10 kickoffs … finished second on the team with 32 points … made three field goals over 40 yards … went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts in overtime win over Georgetown, including a season-long 50 yarder (longest make by a Bison kicker since 1981) … kicked game-winning field goals against Georgetown and Lehigh … made a 48-yard field goal attempt at Lehigh … went 3-for-3 on extra points in win over Marist ... honored with the Stuart M. Smith Memorial Award as Bucknell's outstanding newcomer.
Central Catholic High School: Lettered in football, soccer and track & field … was a two-time All-WPIAL First Team kicker … in career, went 85 for 86 on PATs and 12 for 14 on field goals … totaled 2,528 kickoff yards as a senior … longest field goal was a 46-yarder that tied the game against Imhotep Charter.
Personal: Matthew Christopher Schearer … born July 7, 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … son of Walt and Samantha Schearer … has two older brothers: Alex and Dan … Dan played soccer at Slippery Rock University and served as team captain.
