Matt Behrendt

Matt Behrendt

No. 2, 16
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	Westchester, Illinois
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Nazareth Academy
College:	UW-Whitewater
Undrafted:	2015
Career history
As player:
Colorado Ice (2015) Green Bay Blizzard (2016-2017) Tucson Sugar Skulls (2019)
As coach:
Green Bay Blizzard (2021–present) Offensive Coordinator
Career highlights and awards
3x Stagg Bowl Champion (2011, 2013, 2014) 2x Stagg Bowl Most Outstanding Player Award (2013, 2014) 3x IFL Player of the Week

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Matt Behrendt is a former American football quarterback and current coach for the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Early life and college career

Behrendt grew up in Illinois, where he attended Nazareth Academy, playing football and basketball for the school and was selected as an all-area athlete. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater majoring in physical education while playing for the football team from 2011-2014. After serving as a backup to Matt Blanchard and winning a Division III championship in 2011, Behrendt took over as quarterback full time for his final two years at school, leading the Warhawks to consecutive championships, and winning the Stagg Bowl Most Outstanding Player Award on both occasions to go along with being named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year for 2014, the year where head coach Lance Leipold became the fastest coach to achieve 100 wins NCAA history. Behrendt also lays claim to the two longest streaks of consecutive attempts without an interception (388 in 2013-14; 225 in 2012-13) in school history. Behrendt managed to claim the records for most completions and touchdown passes in school history prior to his final game with the Warhawks. While at Whitewater, Behrendt was roommates with Jake Kumerow.

College statistics

Year	Team	Passing								Rushing
		GP	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2011	UW-Whitewater	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
2012	UW-Whitewater	8	67	113	59.3	775	6.9	5	5	38	123	3.2	0
2013	UW-Whitewater	15	302	460	65.7	3,290	7.2	40	1	65	-13	-0.2	0
2014	UW-Whitewater	15	278	413	67.3	3,670	8.9	42	8	41	73	1.8	0
Career		39	647	986	65.6	7,735	7.8	87	14	114	183	1.6	0

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Professional career

After going undrafted in 2015, Behrendt was invited to rookie minicamp by the Minnesota Vikings. However, he was not signed to a contract. He also took part in the local pro day held by the Chicago Bears.

Colorado Ice

Behrendt signed with the Colorado Ice of the Indoor Football League, playing in 3 games near the end of the 2015 Indoor Football League season. His jersey number was 2, the only time Behrendt has not worn number 16. His professional debut was also his first start for the Ice against the Nebraska Danger; the Danger defeated the Ice, but Nebraska head coach Mike Davis commented, "Tonight they did some things on us early - that Behrendt kid is going to be a force." By the end of the season, Behrendt threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns to five interceptions, and also caught one pass for 12 yards.

Green Bay Blizzard

Behrendt returned to Wisconsin to play for the Green Bay Blizzard the following two IFL seasons. Neither year resulted in a playoff birth, although his first season contained success, winning IFL Player of the Week for weeks 12 and 15, and also tying for the league lead in touchdowns passes with 63. 2017 in particular was a difficult year; Behrendt finished 2017 on injured reserve, and the Blizzard ended up with a record of 3-13. 2018 was spent out of football.

Tucson Sugar Skulls

After a year off from playing, Behrendt signed with the Tucson Sugar Skulls for the 2019 season, which proved to be his most efficient, albeit in a part-time role. Behrendt began the season as the starter, and won an early Player of the Week award after throwing 8 touchdowns in a game, but ended up splitting reps with Jake Medlock as the season progressed, with Medlock getting the nod in the playoffs. In his lone professional playoff appearance, Behrendt's only play was a 2 yard touchdown rush in a narrow loss to the Sioux Falls Storm. With the 2020 Indoor Football League season cancelled, it was the last snap Behrendt played.

IFL Career Statistics

Year	Team	Passing								Rushing
		GP	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2015	Colorado Ice	3	25	39	64.1	243	6.2	3	5	7	15	2.1	0
2016	Green Bay Blizzard	16	227	456	49.8	2,832	6.2	63	14	86	423	4.9	4
2017	Green Bay Blizzard	11	135	279	48.4	1,746	6.3	32	11	60	222	3.7	3
2019	Tucson Sugar Skulls	13	69	104	66.3	731	7.0	20	3	72	334	4.6	10
Career		43	456	878	51.9	5,552	6.3	118	33	225	994	4.4	17

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Coaching career

Behrendt returned to Green Bay to use his experience as an IFL player to serve as the offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Blizzard for the 2021 season.

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