2021 Football Roster
Brenneisen, Matt
Jersey Number 40
Matt Brenneisen
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 223
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Sacred Heart-Griffin
- Major:
- Civil Engineering
Bio
2021 (FRESHMAN)
Finished career with 413 tackles ... First Team All-State by Champaign News-Gazette in 2017 and 2018 ... Second Team All-USA Illinois by USA Today (2018) ... Totaled 126 tackles, 11.0 sacks and five forced fumbles as a senior in 2018 ... Helped lead team to 10-3 record and trip to the IHSA Class 6A state quarterfinals as senior ...Team advanced to the 2016 Class 6A state championship game ... First Team Central State Eight Conference from 2016-18 and honorable mention All-State by Champaign News-Gazette in 2016 ... Four-year letterman who also played fullback and punted.
PERSONAL
One of nine children ... Brother, Bobby, played quarterback at SIU (2008-09) before transferring to Quincy where he quarterbacked the Hawks in the first-ever game played in Saluki Stadium (2010) ... Majoring in civil engineering.
- Played in 1 game (Illinois State)
- Did not see action
- Redshirted
- Played in 1 game (at South Dakota)
Finished career with 413 tackles ... First Team All-State by Champaign News-Gazette in 2017 and 2018 ... Second Team All-USA Illinois by USA Today (2018) ... Totaled 126 tackles, 11.0 sacks and five forced fumbles as a senior in 2018 ... Helped lead team to 10-3 record and trip to the IHSA Class 6A state quarterfinals as senior ...Team advanced to the 2016 Class 6A state championship game ... First Team Central State Eight Conference from 2016-18 and honorable mention All-State by Champaign News-Gazette in 2016 ... Four-year letterman who also played fullback and punted.
PERSONAL
One of nine children ... Brother, Bobby, played quarterback at SIU (2008-09) before transferring to Quincy where he quarterbacked the Hawks in the first-ever game played in Saluki Stadium (2010) ... Majoring in civil engineering.
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