2014 Football Roster
Roster
Matthew Steinbeck
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- North Allegheny
2014 team captain along with classmate Lee Marvel ... named to CFPA Defensive Back Preseason Watch List for a second straight year ... ranks seventh on Bucknell’s career interceptions list (11) ... 222 career interception return yards are 10 shy of Gene Luccarelli’s program record (232).
2013 (Junior): Second Team All-Patriot League ... named to CFPA Defensive Back Preseason Watch List ... Preseason All-Patriot League selection ... one of seven Bison defensive players to start all 11 games ... finished third on team with career-high 64 tackles ... led squad with five interceptions ... ranked second in the Patriot League and 11th nationally in interceptions per game (0.45) ... two multi-interception outings (at Lafayette, vs. Lehigh) ... also picked off pass at Fordham ... tied for sixth on team with four pass breakups ... season-high 11 tackles came vs. Sacred Heart ... at least five tackles in seven games ... named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week following Lehigh game ... earned George L. McGaughey Memorial Award as team’s outstanding player in the Lafayette game (11 tackles, 0.5 TFL) ... also earned team’s Tom Gadd Coaches’ Award.
2012 (Sophomore): First Team All-Patriot League selection ... led Patriot League with six interceptions ... tied for second nationally in interceptions per game (.55) ... tied for seventh on Bison single-season interceptions list ... one of just three Bison in the last 12 years with six interceptions ... 158 interceptions return yards rank second on Bison single-season list ... eighth on team with 44 tackles ... one of four defensive players to start all 11 games ... 1.5 tackles for loss and two pass breakups ... season-high eight tackles at Holy Cross and Georgetown ... registered at least one interception in four straight games, and five of six, at one point ... first career multi-interception (2) game at Lehigh ... earned team’s Clarke Hinkle Award as the outstanding defensive back or linebacker.
2011 (Freshman): Entered preseason camp as a running back, but was moved to defensive back ... appeared in all 11 games on defensive side of ball ... made one start ... part of starting unit vs. Harvard in place of Ryan Morgan ... made season-high four tackles in that contest vs. the Crimson ... also recovered two fumbles in that game ... totaled 16 tackles on the season ... five multi-tackle contests ... returned three kicks for 58 yards, including season-best 24-yard return at Harvard.
North Allegheny High School: Three-time football letterwinner ... also earned two letters in baseball ... football team captain ... two-time all-conference selection at DB ... helped team to state title ... member of all-state team.
Personal: Matthew John Steinbeck ... born Oct. 14, 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... son of Robert and Stephanie Steinbeck ... has two brothers, Michael and David ... father played football at Pittsburgh ... mother was member of swimming team at Pittsburgh ... majoring in psychology.
