Josh Mathews
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205
Class: Junior
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
Major: Physical education with coaching minor
Sophomore Season (2005)
Reserve quarterback seeing action in six games ... Saw his most playing time with a 5-of-10 effort for 47 yards against Missouri Southern (Sept. 24) ... The primary holder on PAT’s and field goals.
Freshman Season (2004)
Starting quarterback in the final five games of the season ... Came on in relief of the injured Josh Lamberson versus Missouri Western ... Saw action in 10 games overall ... Tossed three touchdowns on three occasions with his last coming against Texas A&M-Kingsville ... Went for career-high 290 yards on 34 attempts in playoff game versus Pittsburg State ... Against Truman State, was a personal-best 22-of-31 for 252 yards and three touchdowns ... Connected with Andre Rector for a personal-high 61-yard scoring strike versus Southwest Baptist.
Lafayette High School
Three-time all-conference and two-time all-metro selection in football ... Two-time all-conference basketball and baseball selection ... Graduated in 2003.
Personal Bio
Physical education major with a minor in coaching ... Son of Kirk and Jane Mathews ... Born on July 6, 1984 ... Father, Kirk, was all-conference quarterback at Northwest in 1978.
Career Stats
| Passing | Att.-Cmp.-Int. | Pct. | Yds | TD | Avg./Gm |
| 2004 | 171-102-5 | 59.6 | 1263 | 11 | 126.3 |
| 2005 | 16-9-0 | 56.2 | 77 | 0 | 12.8 |
| Totals | 187-111-5 | 59.3 | 1340 | 11 | 83.7 |
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