Tom Matte
Thomas Roland Matte
Born: June 14, 1939
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: November 2, 2021
Position: RB-QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 214
College: Ohio St.
High School: Shaw (East Cleveland, OH)
Career: 1961-1972
Drafted: 1961 in Round 1, #7 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Drafted: 1961 in Round 5, #37 overall (AFL) by the New York Titans
Tom Matte played from 1961 to 1972 during his career with the Baltimore Colts. Matte threw for 246 yards in his career, completing 12 of 42 passes with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He also ran for 4,646 yards in 1,200 attempts with 45 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 85 | 6.5 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 87.0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 43.8 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 156.3 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 19 | 0.0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 42.1 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 81.9 |
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 42 | 12 | 28.6 | 246 | 5.9 | 2 | 4.8 | 2 | 4.8 | 46 | 1 | 12 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 74 | 226 | 3.1 | 29 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 133 | 541 | 4.1 | 31 | 4 |
| 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 42 | 215 | 5.1 | 80 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 69 | 235 | 3.4 | 20 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 86 | 381 | 4.4 | 30 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 147 | 636 | 4.3 | 30 | 9 |
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 183 | 662 | 3.6 | 23 | 9 |
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 235 | 909 | 3.9 | 26 | 11 |
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 173 | 607 | 3.5 | 26 | 8 |
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 33 | 137 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 1200 | 4646 | 3.9 | 80 | 45 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 22 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 48 | 466 | 9.7 | 49 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 10 | 169 | 16.9 | 30 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 23 | 307 | 13.3 | 35 | 3 |
| 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 35 | 496 | 14.2 | 88 | 3 |
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 25 | 275 | 11.0 | 50 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 43 | 513 | 11.9 | 49 | 2 |
| 1970 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 29 | 239 | 8.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 14 | 182 | 13.0 | 43 | 1 |
| Totals | 249 | 2869 | 11.5 | 88 | 12 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 27 | 613 | 22.7 | 42 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 16 | 331 | 20.7 | 34 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 34 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 211 | 26.4 | 46 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 62 | 1367 | 22.0 | 46 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1966 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1967 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| 1968 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1969 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 45 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 8 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 6 | 0 |
Honors
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
