Student-Athlete Features
Paper City Mag – How Matthew Golden Quietly Wowed No Hype UH Coach Dana Holgorsen and Became a 7-Year-Old’s Hero — The Real Story of UH’s Next Star
Houston Chronicle – UH freshman receiver Matthew Golden already penciled in as starter

As a Sophomore (2023)

Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Conference First Team
Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
Dave Campbell's Texas Football Best Returning Wide Receivers (Honorable Mention)

As a Freshman (2022)

Played 11 games and made eight starts (538 snaps)
38 receptions for 584 yards and seven touchdowns
Five kick returns for 116 yards (23.2 average)
Second on Cougars in all-purpose yards (700)
Set true freshman school record in receiving TDs (7)
Second nationally among true freshman in receiving TDs (7)
Led all true freshman with four 20+ yard TD receptions
Seventh among true freshman in receiving yards (584)
44-yard go-ahead TD reception with 40 seconds left vs. Temple (Nov. 12)
Two 100-yard receiving performance in final five games
127 receiving yards on eight catches with two TDs at ECU (Nov. 19)
127 yards were most for UH true freshman since Nov. 22, 2014 (150; Steven Dunbar vs. Tulsa)
First career 100+ yard performance came at SMU (5 catches, 105 yards) on Nov. 5

High School

Four-star prospect by 247Sports
Dual threat as wide receiver and kick returner
No. 26 wide receiver in state of Texas
No. 155 overall player nationally
Unanimous Texas District 15-6A Special Teams Player of the Year as junior
Texas District 15-6A first-team selection at both WR and KR as sophomore
3,242 receiving yards across three seasons
Posted two 1,000-yard receiving seasons
32 career touchdowns
13 touchdown passes as a sophomore
12 touchdown receptions as a senior
1,416 receiving yards on 74 receptions as a senior
Four career rushing touchdowns
Also competed in track and field
Ran 10.93 in 100 meters
Long-jumped 21 feet, 8 ½ inches as a junior
Chose Houston over Texas, TCU, Arkansas, Cincinnati, LSU, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin and Arizona, among others
Mid-year enrollee