Matt Galambos: LB · Pittsburgh · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Matt Galambos
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The three seasons at Pittsburgh span two head coaches: Paul Chryst and Pat Narduzzi. A game that shows it: 15 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Northwestern — Bowl, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
85 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | 85 | 44 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 85 | 44 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 |
There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs Villanova | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-39vs Penn State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-45@ Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 36-37@ North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 43-27vs Marshall | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-34vs Georgia Tech | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-31@ Virginia | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 36-39vs No. 25 Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-51@ Miami | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-42@ No. 3 Clemson | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-14vs Duke | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 76-61vs Syracuse | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-31vs Northwestern | 15 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 85 | 44 | 5.0 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
Week 11 · 2016
W 43-42
at Clemson
0.5 sacks · 1 tackle for loss · 12 tackles
Edged out Clemson on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%5 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups85 tackles · 5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
37.7%
320 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
65.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
348 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
85 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Pittsburgh, 85 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Chryst → Pat Narduzzi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
