AT SAN JOSE STATE: Two seasons with the Spartans... 2010 and 2011 Academic All-WAC honoree...22 games played and 10 starts...Highest career completion percentage (63.9) for Spartan quarterbacks with 20 or games played...Sixth on the school's career list for passing efficiency (127.55)...One of five Spartans to pass for 3,000 or more yards in a season.

2011: One of four co-captains...Named the team's Most Valuable Player at the season-ending team awards cerremony...24th nationally in total offense averaging 279.3 yards per game...Season completion average at 64.9 percent second best single season mark at San Jose State...Six games of 300 or more yards passing in the 11 games he played...Just the fifth quarterback at San Jose State to pass for more than 3,000 yards in a season with his 3,149 yards...274 completions one shy of matching the school’s single season record...10 starts in 2011...Missed the UCLA game due to injury...Finished his career as the Most Valuable Player in the Casino Del Sol All-Star Football Game in Tucson, Ariz.

2010: Served as the primary back-up at quarterback...Played in 10 games, all as a reserve...Regularly played the third offensive possession in each of the first nine games...Completed 53.8 percent of his passes with one interception for 206 yards and one touchdown...Led the Spartans to first-half scoring drives against UC Davis (10/2) and Nevada (10/9)...Most productive outing was in the UC Davis game completing 5-of-7 for 63 yards and a touchdown.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Led the 2009 Mount San Antonio College team (Coach Bob Jastrab) to the California Community College Athletic Association's version of a national championship...Passed for 3,301 yards and 30 touchdowns in 13 games...Region III first-team all-state quarterback, Central Conference Player of the Year and the Offensive Player of the Game in the CCCAA championship game against the College of San Mateo...Completed 63.4 percent of his passes, was eighth in the state in passing efficiency and 17th in total offense in regular season games.

FRESNO STATE:  Began his college career in 2007....Redshirt in 2007...No game action in 2008.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Marcus High (Coach Randy Mayes) in Flower Mound, Texas...Passed for 2,564 yards and 20 touchdowns to earn second team All District 6-5A honors as a senior...Two-sport letterwinner also was a pitcher on the baseball team as a freshman and sophomore.

MORE ON MATT: A December 2011 graduate that majored in business marketing... Enjoys camping, hiking and biking...Interested in a career as a construction manager...Dad, Tom Faulkner, is the lead singer and guitarist of the Tom Faulkner Band...Band has two CD's on the market, Lost in the Land Texico and Raise The Roof... Mr. Faulkner has written over 500 jingles...Best known is the Chili's restaurant chain Baby Back Ribs jingle...The native of Dallas, Texas was born on April 23, 1989.

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