| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas Tech |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 0–0 (.000) |
| Annual salary | $3.1 Million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 10 1973 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Utah State |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1996 | Utah State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2001 | Navy (QB/FB/WR/JV) |
| 2002–2006 | Tulsa (TE/RC) |
| 2007–2008 | New Mexico (WR/RC) |
| 2009 | Louisville (QB/PGC) |
| 2010 | New Mexico (WR) |
| 2011 | Utah State (QB/RC) |
| 2012 | Utah State (OC/QB) |
| 2013–2018 | Utah State |
| 2019–present | Texas Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–34 (.564 win pct.) |
| Bowls | 2–2 (.500) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Mountain West Mountain Division (2013) | |
| Awards | |
| 2 Mountain West Coach of the Year (2013, 2018) | |
| Template:Wikidata/ Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Matthew Scribner Wells (born August 10, 1973) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the new head football coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, this after having previously served as the offensive coordinator and then head coach of the Utah State Aggies from 2013-18. Wells was an assistant coach for the Aggies for two years, serving as the offensive coordinator during the 2012 season. He was named head coach of Texas Tech on November 29, 2018.
College playing career[]
Wells was a redshirt freshman during Utah State's 1993 Las Vegas Bowl season. He played quarterback in 16 games during the 1994 and 1995 seasons at USU, passing for 2,013 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was on the 1996 Big West Conference co-championship team, but did not play in a game.[1] Wells was a three-year letterman from 1994 to 1996.[2]
Coaching career[]
Wells spent five years at the U.S. Naval Academy (1997–2001) as its quarterbacks coach, fullbacks coach and wide receivers coach. He also served as the junior varsity head coach and offensive coordinator for three years. From 2002 to 2006 he was tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa.
He had two coaching stints at New Mexico, serving as the Lobos' wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 2007 to 2008 and wide receivers and kickoff return unit coach in 2010. In 2009, Wells served as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Louisville.[3]
Wells has had at least one coach on his staff who later became head coach of another school. Josh Heupel became the head coach at the University of Central Florida after the departure of Scott Frost for the University of Nebraska. Heupel previously served under Wells in 2015 as the Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State Aggies (Mountain West Conference) (2013–2018) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Utah State | 9–5 | 7–1 | 1st (Mountain) | W Poinsettia | ||||
| 2014 | Utah State | 10–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Mountain) | W New Mexico | ||||
| 2015 | Utah State | 6–7 | 5–3 | T–2nd (Mountain) | L Famous Idaho Potato | ||||
| 2016 | Utah State | 3–9 | 1–7 | 6th (Mountain) | |||||
| 2017 | Utah State | 6–7 | 4–4 | T–4th (Mountain) | L Arizona | ||||
| 2018 | Utah State | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st (Mountain) | New Mexico* | ||||
| Utah State: | 44–34 | 30–18 | * Did not coach bowl game | ||||||
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Texas Tech: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 44–34 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ Matt Wells College & Pro Football Statistics - Totalfootballstats.com.
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ust/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/FBGUIDESECT8.pdf
- ↑ Matt Wells Profile. UtahStateAggies.com. Retrieved on December 27, 2012.
External links[]
- Matt Wells (American football coach) article at Wikipedia
