Matt Hughes

 Linebacker
 Height: 6'4
 Weight: 255
 College: Iowa
CAREER STATS:
Career Stats Defensive Statistics  
 Year Team G TT SX Sfty FR TD PBU Int Yds Avg Lng TD  
 1999 Duluth 14 90 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2000 Duluth 14 62 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 12 6.0 9 0  
 2001 Wichita 14 74 4.0 0 1 0 2 2 10 5.0 6 0  
 2002 Wichita 14 90 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0  
 2003 Wichita 14 73 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2004 Wichita 14 91 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2005 Wichita 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
  Honolulu 11 52 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 10 0  
 2006 Honolulu 14 64 9.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2007 Honolulu 14 35 4.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2008 Honolulu 14 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 10 Seasons 140 634 35.0 2 2 0 6 6 32 5.3 10 0

PROFILE:

FIFL Experience: Named to the 2001 National Conference All-Pro Team... Currently 8th all-time in tackles with 634... 6th all-time as a linebacker. Traded to Honolulu in week 4 of 2005 season for QB Jay McDonagh.

Professional Experience: After college, Hughes had a brief stint with the San Francisco 49ers before blowing out his shoulder in his first year during pre-season training camp... Played for the Sioux City Attack (IFL) in 2000, Sioux City Bandits (NIFL) in 2001 and 2002, and the Omaha Beef (NIFL) in 2003.

College: He left his small town of Eastland behind after high school to pursue a football career at the University of Iowa where he was named All-Big 10 linebacker from 1996 to 1998. He is still ranked fifth with the Hawkeye's for all-time career tackles.

Personal: Hughes went to high school in Eastland, Texas where he made All-Sate as a running back as well as defensive back in 1993 and 1994...When he isn't on the field, you can find Hughes working in the medical sales field and doing anything connected with the outdoors, including golf. It could be said that Hughes was born to play the game of football; his grandfather started the tradition by coaching the game and his father still coaches. Hughes just feels lucky to still be playing and most of all, he has fun doing it. Though short-lived, he still considers his time spent with the 49ers as one of his greatest football moments.