Matt Muncy
Encyclopedia
Matt Muncy is an American football
linebacker
who is currently a free agent
. He is also a football coach at Miamisburg High School. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
at Ohio
.
Muncy has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans
and Florida Tuskers.
in Miamisburg, Ohio
. An honorable mention All-Ohio selection in Division I, he was named first-team All-Southwest Ohio as a senior and second-team as a sophomore and junior. The Vikings were the conference champions his last two seasons, advancing to the state playoffs in 2000, when Muncy rushed for 1,550 yards. He racked up 4,323 rushing yards and 61 total touchdowns for his career and made 62 tackles and had two interceptions from his strong safety position as a senior. Muncy also earned two letters in baseball and four letters in basketball, where he is Miamisburg's fifth-leading all-time scorer with 986 points.
, Muncy finished second all-time at Ohio with 203 solo tackles. He also ranked fourth with 39.5 career tackles for loss and tied for seventh with 11.5 career sacks.
As a senior, Muncy started all 14 games his senior season as he helped lead the Bobcats to a MAC
East Division title, a MAC Championship Game
appearance, and a 2007 GMAC Bowl
appearance. He ranked second on the team with 87 tackles and led the Bobcats with a career-high 17.0 tackles for loss which marked the third-best season total in Ohio history. He was fourth in the MAC
and tied for 27th in the nation with 1.21 tackles for loss per game. Prior to the 2006 campaign, Muncy was named to the preliminary watch list for the 2006 Lombardi Award
, was on the Butkus Award watch list and was nominated for the 2006 Lott Trophy
as the Defensive IMPACT (Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity) Player of the Year.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He is also a football coach at Miamisburg High School. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Ohio
Ohio Bobcats football
The Ohio Bobcats football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team represents the university as a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Division 1 Bowl Subdivision level...
.
Muncy has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
and Florida Tuskers.
Early years
Muncy was a four-year letterwinner at Miamisburg High SchoolMiamisburg High School
Miamisburg High School is a public high school located in Miamisburg, Ohio, USA serving grades 9-12. The current principal is Craig Morris. It is part of the Miamisburg City School District and is the only high school in Miamisburg...
in Miamisburg, Ohio
Miamisburg, Ohio
Miamisburg is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,181 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. An honorable mention All-Ohio selection in Division I, he was named first-team All-Southwest Ohio as a senior and second-team as a sophomore and junior. The Vikings were the conference champions his last two seasons, advancing to the state playoffs in 2000, when Muncy rushed for 1,550 yards. He racked up 4,323 rushing yards and 61 total touchdowns for his career and made 62 tackles and had two interceptions from his strong safety position as a senior. Muncy also earned two letters in baseball and four letters in basketball, where he is Miamisburg's fifth-leading all-time scorer with 986 points.
College career
As a player for the Ohio BobcatsOhio Bobcats
Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference in all sports. The Bobcats were a charter member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 and are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that...
, Muncy finished second all-time at Ohio with 203 solo tackles. He also ranked fourth with 39.5 career tackles for loss and tied for seventh with 11.5 career sacks.
As a senior, Muncy started all 14 games his senior season as he helped lead the Bobcats to a MAC
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
East Division title, a MAC Championship Game
MAC Championship Game
The Marathon MAC Football Championship is a football game between the winners of the East and West divisions of the Mid-American Conference to determine the conference champion. The game has been played since 1997, when the conference was first divided into divisions and since 2003 has been...
appearance, and a 2007 GMAC Bowl
GMAC Bowl
The GoDaddy.com Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game that has been played annually at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama since 1999. It currently matches teams from the Sun Belt Conference and the Mid-American Conference, and...
appearance. He ranked second on the team with 87 tackles and led the Bobcats with a career-high 17.0 tackles for loss which marked the third-best season total in Ohio history. He was fourth in the MAC
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
and tied for 27th in the nation with 1.21 tackles for loss per game. Prior to the 2006 campaign, Muncy was named to the preliminary watch list for the 2006 Lombardi Award
Lombardi Award
The Rotary Lombardi Award is awarded annually to the best college football lineman or linebacker. The Lombardi Award program was approved by the Rotary Club in Houston in 1970 shortly after the death of Vince Lombardi. The committee outlined the criteria for eligibility for the award, which...
, was on the Butkus Award watch list and was nominated for the 2006 Lott Trophy
Lott Trophy
The Lott IMPACT Trophy is presented annually to the college football Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. IMPACT is an acronym for: integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community, and tenacity. The award purports to equally recognize the personal character of the winning player as well as...
as the Defensive IMPACT (Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity) Player of the Year.