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Sat, Aug/30 Final
Football
10 Central Methodist (MO)
51 at Missouri S&T
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Sat, Sep/06 Final
Football
38 William Penn (IA)
6 vs Central Methodist (MO)
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Sat, Sep/13 Final
Football
38 Central Methodist (MO)
20 at St. Ambrose (IA)
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Sat, Sep/20 Final
Football
64 Peru State
43 vs Central Methodist (MO)
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Sat, Sep/27 Final
Football
52 Central Methodist (MO)
24 at William Woods (MO)
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Sat, Oct/04 Final
Football
3 Central Methodist (MO)
35 at MidAmerica Nazarene
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Sat, Oct/18 Final
Football
52 Benedictine (KS)
7 vs Central Methodist (MO)
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Sat, Oct/25 Final
Football
42 Baker (KS)
3 vs Central Methodist (MO)
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Sat, Nov/01 Final
Football
43 Central Methodist (MO)
60 at Culver-Stockton (MO)
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Sat, Nov/08 Final
Football
9 Central Methodist (MO)
21 at Missouri Baptist
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Sat, Nov/15 Final
Football
21 Missouri Valley
34 vs Central Methodist (MO)
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Matthew Higginbotham

45 Matthew Higginbotham

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    El Segundo, Calif.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Sr.
gp 10
tk 46.0
sac 1.0
int 0
ffum 0

2024 (Junior):

  • PLayed in two games 
  • Registered 13 total tackles

Prior to CMU: 

  • Attended El Camino College
Recent Games
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 23 15
Assists 23 8
Tackles 46.0 23.0
Tackles per game 4.6 4.6
Sacks 1.0 -
Sack yards 8 -
Interceptions 0 -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 3 2
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 4.0 1.5
Tackle for loss yards 13 2
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Missouri S&T L, 51-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 William Penn (IA) L, 38-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Peru State L, 64-43 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at William Woods (MO) W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Missouri S&T L, 51-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 William Penn (IA) L, 38-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Peru State L, 64-43 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at William Woods (MO) W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Missouri S&T L, 51-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 William Penn (IA) L, 38-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Peru State L, 64-43 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at William Woods (MO) W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Missouri S&T L, 51-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 William Penn (IA) L, 38-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 38-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 Peru State L, 64-43 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at William Woods (MO) W, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3 - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Missouri S&T L, 51-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 William Penn (IA) L, 38-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Peru State L, 64-43 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at William Woods (MO) W, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Missouri S&T L, 51-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 William Penn (IA) L, 38-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Peru State L, 64-43 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at William Woods (MO) W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Missouri S&T L, 51-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 William Penn (IA) L, 38-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 38-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 Peru State L, 64-43 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at William Woods (MO) W, 52-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3 - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Missouri S&T L, 51-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 6 William Penn (IA) L, 38-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 38-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 Peru State L, 64-43 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at William Woods (MO) W, 52-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Missouri S&T L, 51-10 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 6 William Penn (IA) L, 38-6 2 2 4.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at St. Ambrose (IA) W, 38-20 4 3 7.0 1.0 8 1.0 8 - 1 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Peru State L, 64-43 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at William Woods (MO) W, 52-24 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 35-3 3 3 6.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 18 Benedictine (KS) L, 52-7 7 1 8.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Baker (KS) L, 42-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Culver-Stockton (MO) L, 60-43 1 8 9.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Missouri Baptist L, 21-9 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Missouri Valley W, 34-21 2 2 4.0 - - 0.5 0 - 2 - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 2 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 2 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 2 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 2 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 2 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 12 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 2 7 6 13.0 6.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 23 23 46.0 4.6 1.0 8 4.0 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
Total 12 30 29 59.0 4.9 1.0 8 4.0 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 2 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 23 23 46.0 4.6 1.0 8 4.0 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 5 15 8 23.0 4.6 - - 1.5 2 - 2 0 - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 11 6 17.0 4.3 - - 1.5 2 - 2 0 - - - -
Away 6 12 17 29.0 4.8 1.0 8 2.5 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 7 5 12.0 4.0 1.0 8 1.5 8 - 3 0 - - - -
Losses 7 16 18 34.0 4.9 0.0 0 2.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
-
August 1 1 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 4 7 6 13.0 3.3 1.0 8 2.0 10 - 1 0 - - - -
October 2 10 4 14.0 7.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - 1 -
November 3 5 12 17.0 5.7 - - 1.0 1 - 2 0 - - - -

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