Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/32Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (9.4%).
Matthew Sluka
Matthew Sluka is a quarterback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at James Madison.
Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs.
Style of play
Style of play
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 8 | 11 | 72.7% | 100 | 9.1 | 3 | 2 | 202.7 | -- |
| 2024 | UNLV | 21 | 48 | 43.8% | 318 | 6.6 | 6 | 1 | 136.5 | 38 |
| Career | 29 | 59 | 49.2% | 418 | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 148.8 | 38 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 42 | 239 | 5.7 | 3 | 39 |
| 2024 | UNLV | 39 | 253 | 6.5 | 1 | 46 |
| Career | 81 | 492 | 6.1 | 4 | 46 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Weber State | 3/4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 | 7.6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Louisville | 3/5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 52.6 | Season-high 35 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 35-10vs Georgia Southern | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7@ Georgia State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-14vs Louisiana | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 63-27vs Old Dominion | 1/1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 98.5 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-10vs App State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 59-10@ Coastal Carolina | 1/1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | 99.6 | |
| Total | 8/11 | 100 | 3 | 2 | 9.1 | — |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2025
W 63-27
vs Old Dominion
35 rush yds (5 car) · 18 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.5
Dominant 36-point win at home against Old Dominion.
With A. Barnett — 295 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.3 · 153 rush yds (17 car) · 4 TD · N. DeGennaro — 3 rec · 106 yds · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 27 · Q4 · EPA +6.16Sluka to Scott: a 32-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 8 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 17 · Q4 · EPA +4.35Matthew Sluka run for 39 yds to the ODU 20 for a
- Week 8 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 18 · Q4 · EPA +3.97Sluka to Collins: an 18-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 2 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −3.91Matthew Sluka pass intercepted Jabari Mack return for no gain to the LOU 11
- Week 6 · Georgia State · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA −3.72Matthew Sluka run for a loss of 1 yard to the GAST 16
- Week 12 · App State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Matthew Sluka 35 Yd Run
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Weber State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Matthew Sluka pass complete to Landon Ellis for 14 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
- Week 2 · Louisville · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.32Matthew Sluka run for 13 yds to the LOU 27 for a
- Week 2 · Louisville · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.25Matthew Sluka run for 8 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
- Week 2 · Louisville · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.87Matthew Sluka run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Teams and coaches
2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 22.3 | 0.3 | 19.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 10.0 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 16.7 | 0.7 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.7%
385 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
69.2
14 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
42 carries and 11 pass attempts in 8 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, three schools
- 2025 James Madison ChesneyYear 5 · 8 games
- Jan 2025 Entered the transfer portalUNLV to James Madison
- 2024 UNLV OdomYear 4 · 3 games
- Nov 2023 Entered the transfer portalHoly Cross to UNLV
- 2023 Holy CrossYear 3 · 2 games
- 2022 Holy CrossYear 2 · 1 game
- 2021 Holy CrossYear 1 · 1 game
Moves
- Transferred from Holy Cross to UNLV, Nov 20, 2023.
- Transferred from UNLV to James Madison, Jan 14, 2025.
2024 3 games
- Transferred to UNLVfrom Holy Cross
2025 8 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to James Madisonfrom UNLV
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
UNLV
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom and Bob Chesney.