Mat Mendenhall
Matthew Wendell Mendenhall
Position: DE
Ht/Wt: 6-6, 237 lbs
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Born: May 14, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah (69-178)
High School: East HS
Draft: Washington Redskins in Round 2 of the 1980 NFL Draft
Relatives: Father Paul Mendenhall
Years at BYU: 1975-79
1x All-WAC
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93
Defense
| Season | Tackles | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blk | Sfty | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tot | Solo | Ast | Sk | TFL | PD | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | |||
| 1975 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | 56 | 65 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Participation
| Season | Class | No | Pos | Games | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | FR | 83 | DE | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | RS-Medical | 93 | LB | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | R-SO | 83 | DE | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | R-JR | 83 | DE | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | R-SR | 83 | DE | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | 0 |
Roster History
| Season | Class | No | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | FR | 83 | DE |
| 1976 | RS-Medical | 93 | LB |
| 1977 | R-SO | 83 | DE |
| 1978 | R-JR | 83 | DE |
| 1979 | R-SR | 83 | DE |
Defense
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Sk | TFL | QBH | PBU | FF | FR | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1975 | H | ARIZ | L 20-36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1975 | H | UTAH | W 51-20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1977 | A | USU | W 65-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 1977 | H | UNM | W 54-19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1977 | A | ORST | L 19-24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1977 | A | WYO | W 10-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1977 | H | ARIZ | W 34-14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1977 | H | UTAH | W 38-8 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1977 | A | ASU | L 13-24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1977 | H | LBST | W 30-27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1977 | A | UTEP | W 68-19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 1978 | A | ORST | W 10-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1978 | A | ASU | L 17-24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 1978 | H | CSU | W 32-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 1978 | A | UNM | W 27-23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 1978 | H | USU | L 7-24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1978 | H | UTEP | W 44-0 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1978 | H | WYO | W 48-14 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 1978 | H | SDSU | W 21-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 1978 | A | UTAH | L 22-23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 1979 | H | UTEP | W 31-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5, 1979 | H | HAW | W 38-15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1979 | A | USU | W 48-24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 1979 | A | WYO | W 54-14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1979 | H | UNM | W 59-7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 1979 | A | CSU | W 30-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 1979 | A | LBST | W 31-17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1979 | H | UTAH | W 27-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1979 | A | SDSU | W 63-14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 1979 | B | IND | L 37-38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Participation
| Date | Site | Opponent | Result | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1975 | H | ARIZ | L 20-36 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1975 | H | UTAH | W 51-20 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1977 | A | USU | W 65-6 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 1977 | H | UNM | W 54-19 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1977 | A | ORST | L 19-24 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1977 | A | WYO | W 10-7 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1977 | H | ARIZ | W 34-14 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1977 | H | UTAH | W 38-8 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1977 | A | ASU | L 13-24 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1977 | H | LBST | W 30-27 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 1977 | A | UTEP | W 68-19 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 1978 | A | ORST | W 10-6 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1978 | A | ASU | L 17-24 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 1978 | H | CSU | W 32-6 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 1978 | A | UNM | W 27-23 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 1978 | H | USU | L 7-24 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1978 | H | UTEP | W 44-0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 1978 | H | WYO | W 48-14 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 1978 | H | SDSU | W 21-3 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 1978 | A | UTAH | L 22-23 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 1979 | H | UTEP | W 31-7 | 0 |
| Oct 5, 1979 | H | HAW | W 38-15 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 1979 | A | USU | W 48-24 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 1979 | A | WYO | W 54-14 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1979 | H | UNM | W 59-7 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 1979 | A | CSU | W 30-7 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 1979 | A | LBST | W 31-17 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 1979 | H | UTAH | W 27-0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1979 | A | SDSU | W 63-14 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 1979 | B | IND | L 37-38 | 0 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Lg | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | FR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Participation
| Season | Team | Lg | G | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 14 | 11 |
| 1982 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 9 | 9 |
| NFL | 23 | 20 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Lg | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | FR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Participation
| Season | Team | Lg | G | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 4 | 4 |
| NFL | 4 | 4 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Lg | Tkl | Sack | TFL | PBU | INT | Yds | TD | FF | FR | FR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Participation
| Season | Team | Lg | G | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | Washington Redskins | NFL | 1 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 2 |
| Date | Team | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1980 | Washington Redskins | NFL | Placed on injured reserve |
| Aug 23, 1983 | Washington Redskins | NFL | Placed on reserve/non-football injury |
| Jul 31, 1984 | Washington Redskins | NFL | Placed on injured reserve |
| Nov 13, 1984 | Washington Redskins | NFL | Released |
| Season | Award |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Honorable Mention All-WAC |
| 1978 | 1st Team All-WAC |
| 1978 | AP Honorable Mention All-American |
| 1979 | Honorable Mention All-WAC |