Matt Myers (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1988 (age 36–37) Assaria, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Kansas Wesleyan University (2015) |
| Playing career | |
| 2006 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 2013–2015 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016 | Kansas Wesleyan (LB) |
| 2017 | Kansas Wesleyan (DL) |
| 2018 | Kansas Wesleyan (LB) |
| 2019 | Kansas Wesleyan (OC) |
| 2020 | Kansas Wesleyan (DC/S&C) |
| 2021 | Kansas Wesleyan (assoc. HC/DC/S&C) |
| 2022–2024 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 KCAC Bissell Division (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| As player Second Team All-KCAC (2015) As coach AFCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year (2021) | |
Matt Myers (born c. 1988) is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Kansas Wesleyan University from 2022 to 2024.[1][2][3][4][5] He played college football for Kansas Wesleyan as a linebacker.[2]
In 2021, Myers was named AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year.[6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Kansas Wesleyan | 8–3 | 7–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2023 | Kansas Wesleyan | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (Bissell) | |||||
| 2024 | Kansas Wesleyan | 2–4[a] | 0–0 | (Bissell) | |||||
| Kansas Wesleyan: | 18–10 | 12–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
- ^ Long was fired after six games and was replaced by Chris Snyder and David Leonard for the remainder of the season.
References
- ^ "Matt Myers Named Head Football Coach". Kansas Wesleyan University. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Barnett, Zach (December 20, 2021). "From player to head coach in six years' time". Football Scoop. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Sherwood, Dylan (December 17, 2021). "Myers Hendrickson resigns as Kansas Wesleyan football coach; Matt Myers named new head coach". Salina Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (October 9, 2024). "Kansas Wesleyan fires head coach Matt Myers". Football Scoop. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "KWU Announces Football Program Leadership Change". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. October 9, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "KWU's Myers reflects on selection as AFCA Assistant Coach of Year". Salina Post. December 14, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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