2016 Football Roster

Matthew Girard
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 275
- Hometown:
- Holyoke, MA
- High School:
- Holyoke
Junior: Second Team All-Ivy selection...Helped the offensive line to allow just nine sacks, seventh best in the nation...Started all 10 games...Blocked for the nation's 12th best passing offense...Sophomore: Started for the Bears at right tackle...Helped the Brown offense to a 3rd place nationally ranking in tackles for loss allowed (3.6 per game)...Also helped block for the nation's 23rd ranked passing offense with 267.1 yards per game...Freshman: Gained valuable experience playing for the Bears’ Junior Varsity team…Secondary School Background: A graduate of Holyoke High School and Phillips Exeter Academy where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball…Two-time football captain at Holyoke and one-year captain at Exeter…Winner of the Archie Roberts Award…Two-time All-Western Massachusetts selection…Named All-AA Conference and All-NEPSAC…Member of the National Honor Society…AP Presidential Scholar…Four-year High Honors student…Personal: Matthew Ernest Girard, born January 1, 1994…Son of Ernest and Debra Girard… Has two younger brothers, Marc and Timothy…Enjoys wakeboarding, kayaking, boating, and pond hockey… Concentrating in Health and Human Biology.