Matt Bellini

*Number: 52
*Position:Running Back
*Height: 6-0
*Weight: 175
*Roster Years: 1986-1990
*Hometown: San Leando, CA
==Personal==
Parents are Mike and Joy...older brother Mark was an All-America wide receiver at BYU and has played for Indianapolis and Phoenix in the NFL, now with Seattle...is half Italian and half Irish...has a plastic knuckle as a result of a high school car accident...recruited by Washington State, Utah, Hawai'i and Boise State...majoring in sociology.
==Before BYU==
All-league as a junior running back at San Leandro High...offensive player of the year as a senior...South Counties' Player of the Year...All-Northern California wide receiver...Italian-American Athlete of the Year...All-Bay wide receiver...played linebacker, defensive back, kicker, wingback and wide receiver...had 63 catches for 959 years and 13 TDs...scored 5 TDs in one half of a game...coached by Tom Linda (Humboldt State).
==College Career==
===1986 Redshirt Year===
Redshirted.
Switched from wide receiver to running back during spring drills...injured a knee in season opener against Pittsburgh and was scoped for partial tears...returned to lineup in game four at New Mexico...caught a 62-yard touchdown pass from Sean Covey against San Diego State.
===1988 Sophomore Year===
Started 11 games...had his knee scoped in early October but played in the next game against Colorado State...was second team All-WAC...honorable mention All-America by AP...had 12 catches for 175 yards against UTEP...had nine catches for 202 yards and a TD against TCU...netted 74 yards rushing at Hawai'i...rushed for 138 yards and a TD at Air Force...rushed for 79 yards and two TDs at Utah and added a 41-yard TD catch from Ty Detmer...had 78 yards rushing in Freedom Bowl against Colorado...BYU's leading scorer with 11 TDs.
===1989 Junior Year===
Recipient of Robbie Bosco Most Courageous Award...finished runner-up in scoring behind kicker, Jason Chaffetz...selected as Italian All-American by Green, Red and White Magazine...second team All-WAC by the coaches and writers...honorable mention All-America by The Sporting News.
===1990 Senior Year===
Needs 39 catches to break the school career reception record
Category:Running Back