26 Facts About Matt Grothe

Matt Grothe was born on September 8,1986 and is a former American football quarterback.

Matt Grothe led his team to the state championship football game against Armwood High School.

Matt Grothe passed for 2,700 yards and ran for 1,250 yards as a senior.

Matt Grothe passed for 33 touchdowns and rushed for 15 touchdowns.

Matt Grothe graduated from Lake Gibson High School in 2005 with a 4.0 grade point average.

Matt Grothe began studying karate as a child and eventually obtained a 2nd degree black belt.

Matt Grothe spent the 2005 campaign as a redshirt behind then-quarterback Pat Julmiste.

Matt Grothe won the starting quarterback spot over senior Pat Julmiste in the first game of 2006 against McNeese State.

In total offensive yards, Matt Grothe accumulated an average of 246 yards per game, second to only Louisville's Brian Brohm in 2006 Big East play.

Matt Grothe was named to the Maxwell Award watch list, the first USF player ever named to the list.

Matt Grothe was named to the Manning Award watch list, given to college football's top quarterback.

On October 14,2007, Matt Grothe was at the helm as the Bulls rose to a No 2 BCS ranking in the nation, the highest school ranking in history.

Matt Grothe finished the 2007 regular season with 22 all-purpose touchdowns against only 14 interceptions.

Matt Grothe finished the season with career highs in touchdown passes, passing yards, completions, and passing yards per game.

Matt Grothe led the team with 591 yards rushing and four rushing touchdowns.

Matt Grothe led the Big East in total offense, and ranked 21st nationally in that category.

Matt Grothe started the 2009 season with wins against Wofford and Western Kentucky.

However, on September 19,2009, during a game against Charleston Southern University, Matt Grothe injured his left knee just before halftime.

At South Florida, Matt Grothe surpassed 3,000 yards of total offense in his first full season and passed for more than 2,400, breaking both school records formerly held by Marquel Blackwell.

Matt Grothe was released by the Tuskers on September 6,2010.

On October 6,2010, Matt Grothe signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Matt Grothe was released by the Argonauts on November 4,2010.

On May 27,2011, Matt Grothe was released once more by the Argonauts.

Matt Grothe made his Arena Football League debut on July 16,2011.

Matt Grothe took over in the third quarter against the Georgia Force and went on to throw 5 touchdown passes.

Matt Grothe signed with the Predators on June 6,2012.