The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster
Matthew Caldwell
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 209
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Ala.
- High School:
- Auburn
- Major:
- Earned undergraduate degree from Troy; pursuing graduate certificate in Communication & Leadership
A first-year quarterback who transferred to Texas from Troy during summer 2025 ... has played in three games at Texas.
SENIOR (2025)
Has seen action in three games ... made Texas debut vs. San Jose State (9/6), completing 2-of-3 passes for 22 yards ... ran once for 14 yards vs. UTEP (9/13) ... went 4-of-6 for 27 yards and recorded a season-long 50 yard rush vs. Sam Houston (9/20).
BEFORE TEXAS
Played at Troy for the 2024 season … started the final five games of the season, leading Troy to a 3-2 record in those games … also started at Iowa … with him under center, Troy scored 28 or more points, averaging 35.8 points in those games … the Trojans ranked 19th nationally in November, averaging 449.8 yards per game and 14th in the month, averaging 37.0 points per game … completed 141-of-223 passes for 1,608 yards and 13 touchdowns … averaged 235.6 yards per game in his five starts, would have ranked fourth in the Sun Belt … named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week and Manning Star of the Week for his performance at Georgia Southern where he completed 26-of-32 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns through the air and rushed for 13 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over the Eagles … had four touchdown passes in Troy’s game at Louisiana … multiple TD passes in four-straight games … rushed for positive yards in six games, including the last five games of the season … threw a 63-yard touchdown pass at Iowa … threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns at Arkansas State … rushed for five touchdowns, including two at Georgia Southern … his five rushing TDs ranked as the most by a Troy quarterback since 2017 … played at Gardner-Webb in 2023-22 … saw action in four games as a sophomore in 2023 ... completed 81-of-128 passes for 709 yards with five touchdowns .... rushed 20 times for 83 yards and a touchdown ... named FedEx Ground FCS National Offensive Player of the Week Honorable Mention honors after throwing for 296 yards and two touchdowns on 32-of-46 passing, while rushing for 21 yards and a touchdown against Elon … as a redshirt freshman in 2022, served as Gardner-Webb’s back-up quarterback … appeared in six games … completed 33-of-55 passes for 374 yard and a touchdown ... also rushed 13 times for 15 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... played his true freshman season at Jax State in 2021 … redshirted … appeared in three games … completed 14-of-30 passes for 136 yards; rushed five times for 27 yards and a touchdown.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Auburn High School ... helped lead the Tigers to a 12-2 record, a region title and berth in the AHSAA Class 7A State Championship Game as a senior … threw for 1,856 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2020, while also rushing for 269 yards and five scores … orchestrated an AHS offense that averaged 30 points per game in 2020 … helped lead AHS to a combined 21-6 record over his two seasons ... also played tennis and volleyball.
