Matt Koch

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
5-11
Weight:
265
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Ponte Verda, FL
High School:
Nease

At Princeton ? 2007: earned All-Ivy honorable mention after leading Princeton defensive linemen with 37 tackles, including 12 solo stops ... recorded 3.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, one interception, two pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble during the season ... started every game ... recorded career-high seven tackles in home finale against Yale ... recovered fumbles against Brown and Cornell and recorded first career interception at Brown ... had at least two tackles in every game ... made 1.5 tackles for loss in season opener against Lehigh ... had six tackles in Ivy-opening win against Columbia. 2006: had 23 tackles and played in all 10 games, alternating series with All-Ivy defensive lineman Jake Marshall ... made five tackles, including four solo stops, in 27-26 overtime win over Colgate ... recorded tackles for loss in wins over Harvard and Penn ... made three solo tackles in 34-31 comeback win over Yale.

At Nease ? earned two varsity letters apiece in football, track and weightlifting ... named captain as a senior nose tackle on the football team ... threw the shot in track ... won state championship in heavyweight division in weightlifting ... set a state record with a clean and jerk of 405 pounds.

Personal ? born Aug. 20, 1987 ... son of John and June Koch ... has a younger sister Jamie and two younger brothers, Jeffrey and Alfred ... enjoys swimming, reading, running, movies and books ... a chemistry major.

KOCH'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year	Tackles (U/A)	TFL	Sks/Yds	FF/FR	INT	Pass BrUp
2006	23 (9/14)	2/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	0
2007	37 (12/25)	3.5 /9	0/0	1/2	1/15	2
Totals	60 (21/39)	5.5/10	0/0	1/2	1/15	2