2022 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
5:00 pm MT
Matthew Dapore
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Springboro, OH
- High School:
- Springboro
- Position:
- PK
2023 – Started all 12 games he played, missing the San Jose State game due to illness … Lou Groza National Placekicker Watch List … honorable mention all-MW … hit 15-19 field goals and 34 of 35 extra points … led the team in scoring with 79 points … ranked fourth in the Mountain West in field goal percentage (.789), fifth in field goals (1.25) and was 10th in scoring (6.6) … matched his career high with two field goals at Boise State, hitting from a season-long 50 and 45 yards ... Boise State game was 13th time in his career with two field goals in a game …. tied his career-high with two field goals at Sam Houston, both from 42 yards ... named Mountain West special teams player of the week vs. Sam Houston, becoming the first Falcon to earn the award since Luke Strebel in 2017 … enters the 2024 season hitting 39-50 field goals in his career … his .780 career field goal percentage is sixth best in AF history … has scored 219 career points which ranks eighth in program history … fourth in program history in career extra points (105) and fourth in made (102) … his .971 career extra point percentage ranks 10th in program history … ranks fourth in program history in career field goals attempted (50) and fifth in made (39).
2022 – Started all 13 games … second on the team in scoring with 85 points … honorable mention all-conference selection … first-team all-Colorado by the National Football Foundation … semifinalist for the Lou Groza National Placekicker Award, given annually to the top kicker in the nation … ranked fifth in the MW in field goals (1.23), seventh in FG percentage (.762) and seventh in scoring (6.5) … hit 16-21 field goals … hit two field goals in seven games … hit three field goals of 50-plus … hit 2-2 field goals vs. Navy, including the game-winner from 22 yards with 4:14 left in the game … kicked two field goals vs. Colorado, including a career-long 54 yarder which ties as the 13th longest in program history ... also hit from 47 yards … .774 career percentage is sixth best in AF history.
2021 – Played in 10 games, starting nine ... hit 31-32 PATs and 8-10 FGs for 55 points ... ranked fourth in the MW in FG pct (.800) ... hit 26-yard field goal in bowl vs. Louisville to give AF 10-point lead with 5:28 left ... hit field goals of 37 and 38 yards vs. UNLV to mark his second multiple-FG game ... hit a season-long 49 yard FG on the final play of first half at Nevada ... hit 2-2 field goals, hitting from 39 and 30 yards, vs. Army...his 30 yarder forced OT with 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter ... kicked a 28 yard FG at Boise State to make it 24-14 in the fourth quarter, seeing his first action since the Utah State game ... hit his first-career field goal, a 22-yarder vs. Utah State.
High School – Lettered four years in football and three in baseball … was a four-year starter … first-team all-Ohio as a senior and second-team as a junior … two-time first-team all-region selection … first-team all-Southwest Ohio as a junior and senior … high school football coach was Ryan Wilhite … helped his team to the Ohio State semifinals in baseball … played third base, pitcher and outfield … graduated with a 4.1 grade point average.
Personal – Son of Jerome and Joette Dapore … has an older sister … majoring in systems engineering with a focus in aeronautical engineering.
Career Highs
Field Goals:...... 2, Boise State, 2023 (13 times)
FG Atts:........... 4, San Diego State, 2022
Long Made:..... 54, Colorado, 2022
Long Att:.......... 57, San Diego State, 2022
Career Statistics
Kicking
Year G FGs Long PATs Points
2023 12 15-19 50 34-35 79
2022 13 16-21 54 37-38 85
2021 10 8-10 49 31-32 55
Total 35 39-50 -- 102-105 219
