| Matt Kalapinski |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Marshfield, Mass.
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| High School:
Marshfield
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 224
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| Position:
Fullback
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| Birthdate:
09/08/1979
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| Experience:
3V
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| Honors:
All-ACC Candidate
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On Kalapinski: Senior fullback who teams with LaMont Jordan to give Maryland one of the most potent inside-outside rushing tandems in the country … both averaged right at five yards per carry as sophomores in 1998 and both were ranked among ACC rushing leaders … third-year starter was voted by The Sporting News as the No. 3 fullback in the nation … joins Jordan to form what Lindy's Preseason Annual calls the No. 7 offensive backfield in the country … Kalapinski proved a formidable runner in his third college season also, averaging 4.6 yards per carry with just one yard for losses in 11 games … started 21 of 22 games the past two seasons and 25 overall … hard-nosed, hard-working, blue-collar type player.
1999: Ten-game starter at fullback whose blocking helped spring tailback LaMont Jordan for a school record 1,632 rushing yards, fifth-most in the country … appeared in all 11 games, missing his first start in two seasons when the Terps opened in a three-receiver set against Wake Forest … averaged 4.6 yards on 34 carries, totaling 157 net yards on the season … scored three touchdowns on the ground … rushed for a season-high 64 yards in regular season finale vs. Virginia … scored a pair of touchdowns in the win over North Carolina … totaled four solo tackles on special teams.
1998: Started all games at fullback … second-leading rusher with 370 yards on 75 carries … 4.9-yard average with three TDs … 53-yard run at Virginia was career long … ranked as high as sixth among ACC rushers during his sophomore campaign …back-to-back games of 87 yards (eight carries) at Virginia, and 80 yards (11 carries) at West Virginia … scored two TDs in Morgantown … caught four passes for 97 yards.
1997: Appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman ... made four starts as the H-back ... rushed three times for five yards and had two receptions for 24 yards ... also had three tackles.
High School: Graduated from Marshfield High School in 1997 ... was named the Division III Player of the Year in 1996 by the Boston Globe ... also was an All-Scholastic selection by the Globe, Boston Herald and Patriot-Ledger ... named first team all-state and first team all-league ... was selected conference Player of the Year by WATV radio ... set school records for rushing yards in a season (1,771), rushing attempts in a game (22), single-game rushing yards (223), career rushing average (12.0), touchdowns in a season (27), touchdowns in a career (47), longest kickoff return for a touchdown (90), longest punt return for a touchdown (85) and most points scored in one season (174) ... as a junior, he recorded 66 tackles from the linebacker position ... led Marshfield to two consecutive Super Bowl championships ... earned three varsity letters in football and three in baseball ... named all-league in baseball as a junior and senior ... high school coach was Lou Silva.
Personal: Matthew Lawrence Kalapinski … born Sept. 8, 1979 ... son of Carol and Paul Kalapinski ... majoring in criminology and criminal justice.
Rushing G-GS Att Net Avg. TD LP
1997 11-4 3 5 1.7 0 3
1998 11-11 75 370 4.9 3 53
1999 11-10 34 157 4.6 3 28
Totals 33-25 112 532 4.8 6 53
Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP
1997 11-4 2 24 12.0 0 15
1998 11-11 4 97 24.3 1 56
1999 11-10 6 46 7.7 1 10
Totals 33-25 12 167 13.9 2 56
Kalapinski Up Close
Someday I would like to take a trip to: Switzerland
What stands out most about Coach Vanderlinden is: his charisma
The best advice I've ever received is: "Live today as if you were going to die tomorrow."
My craziest ambition is: to go sky-diving
The word that best describes me is: competitive
