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Jersey Number 10
Matthew Golden
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Klein Cain HS
Bio
Student-Athlete Features
Paper City Mag – How Matthew Golden Quietly Wowed No Hype UH Coach Dana Holgorsen and Became a 7-Year-Old’s Hero — The Real Story of UH’s Next Star
Houston Chronicle – UH freshman receiver Matthew Golden already penciled in as starter
As a Sophomore (2023)
As a Freshman (2022)
High School
Paper City Mag – How Matthew Golden Quietly Wowed No Hype UH Coach Dana Holgorsen and Became a 7-Year-Old’s Hero — The Real Story of UH’s Next Star
Houston Chronicle – UH freshman receiver Matthew Golden already penciled in as starter
As a Sophomore (2023)
- Second Team All-Big 12 Conference (kick return/punt return)
- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year
- Started first nine games (missed final three due to injury)
- 274 snaps at wide, 124 at slot and 35 on kickoff return
- Second nationally in return grade per PFF (90.4)
- Second nationally with two kickoff return touchdowns
- Eighth in Big 12 with six receiving touchdowns
- Six receiving scores ranked tied for team lead
- Two TD receptions at Rice (Sept. 9) and vs. Texas (Oct. 21)
- 100-yard kickoff return TD against West Virginia (Oct. 12)
- Third on team in receptions (38) and yards (404)
- Second on team, trailing only kicker Jack Martin, in scoring (48)
- Second on team in all-purpose yards (725)
- Three kickoffs for 132 yards including a 98-yard return vs. TCU (Sept. 16)
- Season high 92 receiving yards vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23)
As a Freshman (2022)
- Played 11 games and made eight starts (538 snaps)
- 38 receptions for 584 yards and seven touchdowns
- Five kick returns for 116 yards (23.2 average)
- Second on Cougars in all-purpose yards (700)
- Set true freshman school record in receiving TDs (7)
- Second nationally among true freshmen in receiving TDs (7)
- Led all true freshmen with four 20+ yard TD receptions
- Seventh among true freshmen in receiving yards (584)
- 44-yard go-ahead TD reception with 40 seconds left vs. Temple (Nov. 12)
- Two 100-yard receiving performance in final five games
- 127 receiving yards on eight catches with two TDs at ECU (Nov. 19)
- 127 yards were most for UH true freshman since Nov. 22, 2014 (150; Steven Dunbar vs. Tulsa)
- First career 100+ yard performance came at SMU (5 catches, 105 yards) on Nov. 5
High School
- Four-star prospect by 247Sports
- Dual threat as wide receiver and kick returner
- No. 26 wide receiver in state of Texas
- No. 155 overall player nationally
- Unanimous Texas District 15-6A Special Teams Player of the Year as junior
- Texas District 15-6A first-team selection at both WR and KR as sophomore
- 3,242 receiving yards across three seasons
- Posted two 1,000-yard receiving seasons
- 32 career touchdowns
- 13 touchdown receptions as a sophomore
- 12 touchdown receptions as a senior
- 1,416 receiving yards on 74 receptions as a senior
- Four career rushing touchdowns
- Also competed in track and field
- Ran 10.93 in 100 meters
- Long-jumped 21 feet, 8 ½ inches as a junior
- Chose Houston over Texas, TCU, Arkansas, Cincinnati, LSU, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin and Arizona, among others
- Mid-year enrollee
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
