NFF National Scholar-Athletes

Matt Keneley

  • School
    Southern California (USC)
  • Induction
    1996

A four-year starter at defensive tackle under College Football Hall of Fame coach John Robinson at USC, Matt Keneley led the Trojans to a 31-16-2 record, two Pac-10 titles and victories in the 1993 Freedom Bowl, the 1995 Cotton Bowl and the 1997 Rose Bowl. A two-time Academic All-American, he compiled a 3.7 GPA in public administration and received the John Wayne Memorial Scholarship and the Football Alumni Club Award as the senior letterman with the highest GPA. Keneley was selected in the seventh round (208th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and played one season in the NFL.