SUU to honor Cannon with retired No. 9 jersey

CEDAR CITY — Former all-American quarterback Matt Cannon will be Southern Utah University's guest of honor Oct. 3, when his No. 9 will be retired during a halftime ceremony against Texas State.

Cannon was a four-year starter for the Thunderbirds, from 1997 to 2000, playing slotback, quarterback and punter. He left quite a legacy at SUU when he graduated in 2001. Not only did he set or equal 10 SUU records, but he also set four NCAA Division I (FCS) records and was listed in the top-five in another NCAA statistical category.

Cannon set NCAA records for career rushing touchdowns (69), career rushing yards by a quarterback (4,852), rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season (1,602) and career points scored (420). He also finished his career ranked fourth among all FCS players in rushing yards with a total of 5,489 after playing most of his freshman season at slotback.