Matthew Durrance is a safety at Washington State who has not played in Washington State's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Washington State lists 25 defensive backs this season.
Washington State is 1-8. Next: vs Colorado State, Sat Nov 14.
Durrance plays like an extra linebacker near the line. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Idaho, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington State | 58 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 58 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-10vs Idaho | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-13vs San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-59@ North Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-59vs Washington | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-3@ Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ No. 4 Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-22@ No. 18 Virginia | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-7vs Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-10@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-3vs Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-24@ No. 21 James Madison | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 32-8vs Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-21vs Utah State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
58tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL58 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Pass share
48.7%
407 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
64.3
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
404 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
58 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jimmy Rogers → Kirby Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
