Steve Matthews (2003) - M Club Hall of Fame - University of Memphis Athletics

Steve Matthews

Induction:
2003

Steve Matthews entered the University of Memphis in the fall of 1992 and immediately took over as the starting quarterback.

The Tullahoma, Tennessee, native immediately began to rewrite the Tiger record book and after his first season, Matthews had set marks for passing yards in a season (2,084), pass completions in a season (175), and touchdown passes in a season (18).

As a senior, he threw for 340 yards against Mississippi State in a season-opening win in Starkville, Mississippi, eclipsing his previous career best of 335 yards passing in the 1992 East Carolina game. Matthews would compile 1,896 yards passing before the '93 Ole Miss game, but his season come to a sudden end when he suffered a broken leg against the Rebels.

Despite playing in just 20 games as a Tiger, he drafted 10 passing records while completing 341-of-559 passes for 3,980 yards and 31 touchdowns.

He was taken by the Kansas City Chiefs and spent two years rehabilitating before playing in 1996 as the backup to Joe Montana. Matthews would also play for Jacksonville and Tennessee before ending his NFL career in 1998.

He and his wife Carole lived in Murfreesboro but spend part of the year in Memphis while Matthews coached for the Memphis Explorers Arena2 Football Team.