Matt McCracken (2019) - Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame

Matt McCracken

Induction:
2019
Class:
2010

Offensive lineman Matt McCracken was not only one of the most acclaimed student-athletes to wear a Spider uniform, he was also one of the winningest. From his redshirt year as a freshman to a fifth-year senior, McCracken's Spider football teams were 50-17, with three conference titles and four playoff appearances, highlighted by the 2008 National Championship. From October 2008 through November 2009, the Spiders won 17 consecutive games, a program record.

He earned first team All-American honors in 2009 and 2008, and third team A-A honors in 2007, making him the first three-time All-America in UR history. The Associated Press, AFCA, Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News and The Sports Network named him first team All-America following his senior season in 2009. McCracken joined fellow Hall of Famers LB Eric Johnson (1992), DB Jeff Nixon (1978) and WR Walker Gillette (1969) as the school's only consensus football First Team All-Americas.

He was twice named College Sporting News Offensive Lineman of the Year, also earning that honor from the Touchdown Club of Richmond in 2009. McCracken was a three-time All-CAA selection.

Starting at left guard, he anchored an offensive line that helped the Spiders to the programs' two highest scoring teams in 2007 and 2008.