Matt Wells (American football coach)
American football player and coach (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matthew Scribner Wells (born August 10, 1973) is an American football coach and former quarterback who currently serves as Associate Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at Kansas State. Wells previously served as the offensive coordinator and then head coach at Utah State University, where he was named Mountain West conference coach of the year in 2013 and again in 2018. He was named head coach of Texas Tech on November 29, 2018, and led the team until his firing midway through the 2021 season. He also served as an offensive analyst for Oklahoma under Head Coach Brent Venables during the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
Current position | |
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Title | Associate Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator, and Quarterbacks Coach |
Team | Kansas State |
Conference | Big 12 |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1973-08-10) August 10, 1973 (age 50) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
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 |
2019–2021 | Texas Tech |
2022–2023 | Oklahoma (OA) |
2024–present | Kansas State (AHC/co-OC/QB) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 57–51 |
Bowls | 2–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 MW Mountain Division (2013) | |
Awards | |
2× MW Coach of the Year (2013, 2018) | |