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Octavious Matthews
1 Octavious Matthews
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Weight:
    205
  • Year:
    SO
  • Hometown:
    Stevenson, AL
  • High School:
    North Jackson (AL)
  • Position:
    RB
  • gp
    9
  • yds
    645
  • yds/g
    71.7
  • td
    5
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 90 60
Yards 645 501
Yards per game 71.7 83.5
Yards per rush 7.2 8.3
Touchdowns 5 2
Fumbles - -
Fumbles lost - -
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 #4 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC W, 23-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Hinds Community College W, 45-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at #5 Northwest Mississippi Community College L, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 #4 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC W, 23-12 5 26 5.2 0 0 - -
Sep 8 at Hinds Community College W, 45-20 7 30 4.3 0 1 - -
Sep 15 at #5 Northwest Mississippi Community College L, 27-13 12 83 6.9 0 0 - -
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42 9 70 7.8 0 0 - -
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34 18 88 4.9 0 2 - -
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12 10 64 6.4 12 0 - -
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20 15 105 7.0 0 1 - -
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7 11 115 10.5 0 1 - -
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49 3 64 21.3 0 0 - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 #4 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC W, 23-12 2 43 21.5 0 0 - -
Sep 8 at Hinds Community College W, 45-20 3 9 3.0 0 0 - -
Sep 15 at #5 Northwest Mississippi Community College L, 27-13 1 6 6.0 0 0 - -
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42 1 76 76.0 0 1 - -
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12 2 12 6.0 14 0 - -
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20 3 27 9.0 0 1 - -
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49 3 47 15.7 0 1 - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 #4 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC W, 23-12 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Hinds Community College W, 45-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 at #5 Northwest Mississippi Community College L, 27-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 #4 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC W, 23-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Hinds Community College W, 45-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at #5 Northwest Mississippi Community College L, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 #4 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC W, 23-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Hinds Community College W, 45-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at #5 Northwest Mississippi Community College L, 27-13 - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 #4 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC W, 23-12 1 26 43 - - 69
Sep 8 at Hinds Community College W, 45-20 1 30 9 - - 39
Sep 15 at #5 Northwest Mississippi Community College L, 27-13 1 83 6 0 - 89
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42 1 70 76 - - 146
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34 1 88 - - - 88
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12 1 64 12 - - 76
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20 1 105 27 - - 132
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7 1 115 - - - 115
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49 1 64 47 - - 111
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 #4 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC W, 23-12 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Hinds Community College W, 45-20 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 at #5 Northwest Mississippi Community College L, 27-13 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20 12 1 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 #4 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC W, 23-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Hinds Community College W, 45-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at #5 Northwest Mississippi Community College L, 27-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 #11 East Mississippi Community College L, 44-42 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Pearl River Community College W, 51-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at #18 Northeast Mississippi Community College L, 30-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Coahoma Community College W, 41-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Mississippi Delta Community College W, 49-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Holmes Community College L, 63-49 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 9 90 645 71.7 7.2 5 12 - -
Conference 6 60 501 83.5 8.3 2 12 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 40 316 79.0 7.9 2 0 - -
Away 5 50 329 65.8 6.6 3 12 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 56 364 72.8 6.5 5 0 - -
Losses 4 34 281 70.3 8.3 0 12 - -
Month
September 5 51 297 59.4 5.8 3 0 - -
October 4 39 348 87.0 8.9 2 12 - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 9 15 1.7 220 24.4 14.7 3 14
Conference 6 10 1.7 168 28.0 16.8 3 14
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 6 1.5 146 36.5 24.3 2 0
Away 5 9 1.8 74 14.8 8.2 1 14
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 8 1.6 79 15.8 9.9 1 0
Losses 4 7 1.8 141 35.3 20.1 2 14
Month
September 5 7 1.4 134 26.8 19.1 1 0
October 4 8 2.0 86 21.5 10.8 2 14

Splits Stats: Receiving

gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Conference - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Month
September - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
October - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 9 645 220 0 - 865 96.1
Conference 6 501 168 0 - 669 111.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 316 146 - - 462 115.5
Away 5 329 74 0 - 403 80.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 5 364 79 - - 443 88.6
Losses 4 281 141 0 - 422 105.5
Month
September 5 297 134 0 - 431 86.2
October 4 348 86 - - 434 108.5

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 48 5.3 5 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 30 5.0 2 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 24 6.0 2 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 24 4.8 3 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 36 7.2 5 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 12 3.0 0 2 - 0 - - - - - 0
Month
September 24 4.8 3 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
October 24 6.0 2 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
Matthews signs with the University of Kansas
  • Article
  • February 01, 2017
Matthews signs with the University of Kansas

Sophomore running back Octavious Matthews signed a national letter of intent to continue his football career at the University of Kansas on Wednesday.

  • February 01, 2017
Football welcomes 23 on National Signing Day
  • Article
  • January 31, 2017
Football welcomes 23 on National Signing Day

"We did lose some really good players off last year's squad," said Cannon. "I think we were able to get some guys to come in to replace those guys in those positions. I feel like the first official day that we were able to meet a lot of our needs."

  • January 31, 2017
Short-handed Indians fall to Holmes in season finale, 63-49
  • Article
  • October 29, 2016
Short-handed Indians fall to Holmes in season finale, 63-49

The No. 15 Itawamba Community College football team, hampered by injuries and illness, dropped a 63-49 road decision to the No. 19 Holmes Community College Bulldogs Saturday.

  • October 29, 2016
No. 18 Indians defeat MS Delta, 49-7, on Homecoming
  • Article
  • October 22, 2016
No. 18 Indians defeat MS Delta, 49-7, on Homecoming

Peyton Bender threw for four touchdowns and eclipsed the 2,000-yard passing mark in No. 18 Itawamba Community College’s 49-7 Homecoming victory over Mississippi Delta Community College on Saturday.

  • October 22, 2016
Indians take care of Coahoma, 41-20
  • Article
  • October 13, 2016
Indians take care of Coahoma, 41-20

The Indians took advantage of three turnovers in a 41-20 win over the Coahoma Community College Tigers on Thursday night at Eaton Field. The Indians defense recovered two fumbles, picked off one pass, and had eight sacks on the night.

  • October 13, 2016
Indians fall to No. 18 Northeast, 30-12
  • Article
  • October 07, 2016
Indians fall to No. 18 Northeast, 30-12

The No. 18 Northeast Mississippi Community College Tigers scored 24 points in the first half and held on for a 30-12 victory over the Indians to snap a six-game losing streak on Thursday.

  • October 07, 2016
Indians push past Pearl River, 51-34
  • Article
  • September 29, 2016
Indians push past Pearl River, 51-34

The long road trip didn’t affect Itawamba Community College’s offense Thursday as they put together their second straight 700 plus yard performance to power past Pearl River Community College, 51-34.

  • September 29, 2016
No. 15 Indians drop offensive shootout to No. 11 EMCC, 44-42
  • Article
  • September 22, 2016
No. 15 Indians drop offensive shootout to No. 11 EMCC, 44-42

The two Top 15 teams put on an offensive show in front of a standing room only crowd as they combined for 1,437 yards on 182 plays from scrimmage on Military Appreciation Night.

  • September 22, 2016
Lackluster third quarter dooms No. 10 Indians at No. 5 Northwest, 27-13
  • Article
  • September 15, 2016
Lackluster third quarter dooms No. 10 Indians at No. 5 Northwest, 27-13

The Indians (2-1, 0-1 MACJC North) held Northwest to two field goals in the first half to take a 7-6 halftime lead, but the Rangers (3-0, 1-0 MACJC North) answered with 21 unanswered points to pick up the 27-13 victory.

  • September 15, 2016
No. 11 ICC handles Hinds, 45-20
  • Article
  • September 09, 2016
No. 11 ICC handles Hinds, 45-20

The No. 11 ICC football team rattled off 31-unanswered points in the second half to move to 2-0 on the season after a 45-20 win at Hinds Community College on Thursday.

  • September 09, 2016
Indians upset No. 4 Gulf Coast, 23-12
  • Article
  • September 01, 2016
Indians upset No. 4 Gulf Coast, 23-12

A balance offensive mixed with a relentless defensive attack helped ICC upset No. 4 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 23-12, in front of a packed house at Eaton Field on Thursday.

  • September 01, 2016
Football Preview: Indians look to continue to build on success in 2016
  • Article
  • August 23, 2016
Football Preview: Indians look to continue to build on success in 2016

The ICC football team will look to build on the successes of the 2015 season in hopes for continued success in the upcoming 2016 season.

  • August 23, 2016