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2019 Football Roster

3 Matt Romero

  • Position QB
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 214
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oceanside, Calif.
  • High School Oceanside HS
  • Previous School Palomar College

Biography

2019 (Senior) 
Redshirt season ... Played in two games, seeing action at #2 Alabama (9/7) and against UIW (11/16) ... Completed 2-of-6 pass attempts for 16 yards on the road against the nationally ranked Crimson Tide ... Also dashed for 10 yards on two carries in the contest.

2018 (Junior)
Started all four games he played in … All four starts came in the first four games of the season … Completed 72-of-131 passes for 609 yards with three touchdowns and six interceptions … Went 16-of-27 for 140 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against Wyoming (8/25) … Season-high 233 passing yards in the second game of the season against Big 10 foe Minnesota (8/30) … First career rushing touchdown came in his final start of the season against New Mexico (9/15).

2017 (Sophomore at Palomar College)
Started in 11 all games for the Comets… Threw for 2,915 yards with 26 touchdowns… Added one rushing touchdown at Southwestern… Recorded a season-high 457 passing yards with three touchdowns at Moorpark… Had a season-high five touchdowns with a 70 percent completion rate at Santa Monica.

2016 (Freshman at Palomar College)
Started all 10 games … Put up 2,574 passing yards with 23 touchdowns … Threw for 269 yards with three touchdowns to close out the season in a 36-28 victory over Grossmont.

High School
Played four years of varsity football at Oceanside HS … Led the Pirates to a 14-1 record and an appearance in the Division I State Championship as a senior … Totaled 3,171 passing yards with 26 touchdowns in 2014 … Started all 13 games as a junior and finished with a 10-3 record … Put up 2,299 passing yards with 26 touchdowns as a junior … Also played baseball.

Personal
Son of Bobby and Patty Romero ... Has an older brother, Michael, and an older sister, Ashley Castaneda ... Majoring in sociology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2018Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 204 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019Senior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 214 lbs
    3