2013 Football
Roster

Matt Kaplan
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 292
- Hometown:
- Franklin, NH
- High School:
- Franklin
- Major:
- Geology
Personal
The son of Jeff and Mary Kaplan ... born 3-7-92 in Meredith, N.H.
2014
2013
College Sports Madness All-Conference Third Team... played all 15 games with 14 starts... recorded 36 total tackles (19-17–36)... seven tackles for a loss, including 6.5 sacks... career-high two sacks vs. Villanova (10/19)... season-high six tackles at Towson (10/05)... five tackles against both Stony Brook (10/26) and Albany (11/16)... four tackles in the NCAA quarterfinal win at Southeastern Louisiana (12/14).
2012
Started all 12 games at defensive tackle… led all Wildcat defensive linemen and ranked sixth overall with 47 tackles (30 solo)… registered 6.5 tackles for loss, including three sacks… scooped up two fumble recoveries to tie for team lead… named CFPA Defensive Lineman Performer of Week Honorable Mention after recovering two fumbles, posting five tackles (1.5 for loss) and sack in win over CCSU… career-high seven tackles, six solo (including sack), vs. Delaware.
2011
Played in 11 games at defensive tackle, with two starts... made 15 tackles, nine solo, with 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, forced fumble and pass breakup... multi-tackles in six games... notched first full sack of career in win over Maine... season-high three tackles in Colonial Clash win against UMass at Gillette Stadium... made first career start at Lehigh, where he notched two tackles, forced a fumble and recorded a pass breakup.
2010
Redshirt season
Career Highs:
Tackles Solo 6, Delaware, 2012
Assist 4, at Towson, 2013
Total 7, at Old Dominion, 2012
Sacks 2, at Villanova, 2013
Interceptions n/a
Fumbles Forced 1, at Lehigh, 2011
Fumbles Rec. 2, vs CCSU, 2012
Before UNH
Played OL/DL for Franklin High School under head coach Greg Husband ... as senior, named Division VI First-Team All-State DL ... member of 2010 New Hampshire team in Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl ... also had outstanding wrestling career for head coach Jeff Kaplan, his father, winning Division II heavyweight championship and earning runner-up in the Meet of Champions, with his loss in M-O-C ending an undefeated season ... earned 135 wrestling victories, qualifying for Meet of Champions four times