Matt Walker (American football)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Drake |
| Conference | PFL |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 15, 1977 Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | DePauw (BA) Indiana State (MA) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1997–1999 | DePauw |
| Baseball | |
| 1997–1999 | DePauw |
| Positions | Quarterback (football) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 2000–2005 | DePauw (RB/WR) |
| 2006–2008 | DePauw |
| 2010 | Butler (TE) |
| 2011–2025 | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| 2026–present | Drake |
| Baseball | |
| 2000–2009 | DePauw |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 89–88 (football) 253–166 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
| Tournaments | 5–0 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 WIAC (2025) 1 NCAA Division III (2025) | |
| Awards | |
| D3football.com National Coach of the Year (2025) | |
Matt Walker (born June 15, 1977) is an American college football coach and former college baseball coach. He is the head football coach for Drake University, a position he has held since 2026. Walker served as the head football coach at DePauw University from 2006 to 2008 and University of Wisconsin–River Falls from 2011 to 2025. In his final season at Wisconsin–River Falls, he led the 2025 Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons football team to an NCAA Division III football championship title. Walker was also the head baseball coach at DePauw from 2000 to 2009, tallying a mark of 253–166.
Walker played football at DePauw and was the team's starting quarterback. He was an assistant football coach at his alma mater for six seasons, from 2000 to 2005, before Tim Rogers took over as head coach for the DePauw Tigers football program.[1] Walker resigned from his post at DePauw in August 2009. Robby Long was appointed interim head football coach.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D3° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePauw Tigers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2006–2008) | |||||||||
| 2006 | DePauw | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2007 | DePauw | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | DePauw | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| DePauw: | 22–8 | 13–7 | |||||||
| Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2011–2025) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 1–9 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2012 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 2–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2013 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 0–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2014 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2015 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2016 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2017 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2018 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2019 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 9–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | W Isthmus | 20 | |||
| 2022 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | W Isthmus | ||||
| 2023 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | 24 | ||||
| 2024 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2025 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 14–1 | 6–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division III Championship | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wisconsin–River Falls: | 67–80 | 39–59 | |||||||
| Drake Bulldogs (Pioneer Football League) (2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026 | Drake | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Drake: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 89–88 | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "DePauw gets fourth coach in four years". Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Vincennes, Indiana. Associated Press. June 16, 2006. p. B3. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "DePauw football coach resigns". The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. August 8, 2009. p. B6. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Matt Walker; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 5, 2026.