2010 (Junior): Christian started at quarterback in eight
games for the Aggies in 2010, missing four games due to injury. On the
year, Christian led the Aggies in passing with 1,372 yards, including eight
touchdowns. Christian was also fourth on the team in rushing with 218 yards and
two touchdowns. He also let the Aggies in total offense on the year, averaging
198.8 yards per game. In the season opener against San Diego State (Sept. 11),
Christian threw for 223 yards on 17-of-34 passing and two touchdowns, while
rushing for 35 yards on nine carries. Versus UTEP (Sept. 18), he threw for 200
yards and rushed for 14, after completing 21-of-40 attempts. Against Kansas
(Sept. 25), Christian completed 12-of-20 for 147 yards and a touchdown. In his
last four games of the season, Christian threw for 739 yards on 59-of-129
attempts, completing 46 percent of his passes. He also threw five touchdown
passes during that stretch, while rushing for two. Against San Jose State (Oct.
30), he threw for a season-high 259 yards on 23-of-44 attempts, including two
touchdowns, one of which was the game winning touchdown pass to Taveon Rogers
as time expired. Christian also rushed for a season-high74 yards and a
touchdown against the Spartans.
Palomar Junior College: Christian played two seasons at Palomar
Junior College, helping his team to an 18-6 record over those two years,
including a win in the Golden Empire Bowl in 2008 and a Southern California
runner-up honor in 2009. He started 11 games for Palomar, completing 191-of-326
pass attempts for 2,329 yards and 23 touchdowns. In 2009, Christian was named a
J.C. Grid-Wire preseason All-America honorable mention selection, but as of the
midway point in the regular season he was sidelined with a broken hand and was
unavailable the rest of the year. He completed 18-of-31 passes for 309 yards
and two touchdowns (with no interceptions) in the Comets’ first two games.
Also, he rushed for 26 yards on four carries. He played only in the first half
of the Comets’ 55-0 season-opening victory at Southwestern, on Sept. 5.
Christian helped the Comets to a 31-0 halftime lead as he completed 10-of-16
pass attempts for 141 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. In 2008,
Christian was selected as a second team All-Southern Division selection at
quarterback as a red-shirt freshman and Player of the Game in the Golden Empire
Bowl. On the season, he accumulated 1,580 yards in total offense, passing for
1,131 yards and 16 touchdowns (compared with only four interceptions) in 11
games and rushing for 249 yards (including 319 positive yards) and a touchdown.
He had a 146.41 efficiently rating, completed 58.4 percent of his passes
(104-for-178) and averaged 4.3 yards per carry. In 2007, Christian signed with
Fresno State out of high school and redshirted his first season with the
Bulldogs before transferring to Palomar.
High School: Christian was named to the first team
All-North County by the North County Times and was a first-team All-Avocado
League selection as Carlsbad High School went 11-2 and won the 2005 CIF-San
Diego Section Division I championship. He passed for 2,200 yards on the season
with 19 touchdowns and only six interceptions, while rushing for four
touchdowns. Christian also played for the North in the Alex Spanos All-Star
Classic.
Personal: Matt is the son of Timothy and Maleia
Christian. He is undecided in his major.
