27 Facts About Jeff Mathews

Jeffrey Kyle Mathews was born on August 25,1991 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for four seasons in the Canadian Football League.

Jeff Mathews played college football for the Cornell Big Red, ranking among the top 20 quarterbacks in passing yardage in Division I FCS history.

Jeff Mathews surpassed the Cornell record for total passing yards by more than 2,000 yards and ended his collegiate career as the holder of 47 Cornell and 18 Ivy League conference records.

Jeff Mathews moved north to the CFL, playing two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and a season each with the Toronto Argonauts and the Montreal Alouettes.

Jeff Mathews was born August 25,1991, in Camarillo, California, the son of Shellie and Jeff Mathews.

Jeff Mathews's parents divorced when he was young and Mathews was raised by his father in Colorado, and California, with his mother and older sister living in Florida.

Jeff Mathews' sister Katie was paralyzed in an automobile accident in May 2006 when the car in which she was a passenger flipped when the driver swerved abruptly to avoid missing a freeway exit.

Jeff Mathews attended Adolfo Camarillo High School, a public school in Camarillo.

Jeff Mathews was named Ventura County Player of the Year as a Senior in honor of his accomplishments.

Jeff Mathews did not receive a scholarship to play football for Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, part of the Football Championship Subdivision, as no Ivy League school gives athletic scholarships.

Jeff Mathews broke the school's single game passing yards record for a Freshman in his first start in the Ivy League opener against Yale University and ended the season with 1,723 yards in the air and 7 touchdown passes, with an additional two touchdowns rushing the football.

Jeff Mathews was ranked third nationally in passing yards per game and passing efficiency and was twice named Ivy League and national player of the week.

Jeff Mathews was hampered by injuries during the 2012 Ivy League season, his Junior year.

Jeff Mathews was named to the All-Ivy second-team for his heroics and was runner-up for the 2012 Bushnell Cup as the Ivy League's top offensive player.

Jeff Mathews finished 19th in the 2013 Walter Payton Award Voting.

Jeff Mathews was invited to participate in the NFL scouting combine in preparation for the 2014 NFL draft.

Not selected in the 2014 NFL draft, Jeff Mathews was immediately signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons and attended that team's 2014 training camp.

On September 1,2014, Jeff Mathews signed with the Indianapolis Colts, joining their ten-member practice squad, but was released on September 9,2014.

Jeff Mathews signed with the Arizona Cardinals on December 15,2014.

On January 20,2015, Jeff Mathews signed a contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.

Jeff Mathews scored his first touchdown on July 2,2015, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Jeff Mathews capped off a Labour Day Classic drubbing of the Argos by scoring from the one yard line on September 7,2015.

On February 14,2017, Jeff Mathews signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL as a free agent.

Jeff Mathews made his first start with the Argonauts in Week 8 when starting quarterback Ricky Ray went down with a shoulder injury.

Jeff Mathews completed 8 of 12 passes for only 67 yards before being replaced at half-time by Cody Fajardo.

Jeff Mathews won a Grey Cup in his only season with the team.

Jeff Mathews was released following final roster cuts prior to the 2019 season.