Matt Ballard

Matt Ballard
Biographical details
Born (1957-05-14) May 14, 1957 (age 67)
Davidson, North Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979Gardner–Webb (assistant)
1980–1983Georgetown (KY) (OC/DC)
1984–1987Morehead State (asst. HC/DC)
1988–1993Union (KY)
1994–2012Morehead State
Head coaching record
Overall137–130–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MSC (1992)
4 PFL South Division (2002–2005)

Douglas Matthew Ballard[1] (born May 14, 1957)[2] is an American college football coach, most recently the head coach at Morehead State University, a position he held from 1994 until his firing at the end of the 2012 season.[3] He also served as the head coach at another Kentucky school, Union College, from 1988 to 1993.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs (Mid-South Conference) (1988–1993)
1988 Union 6–4 2–3 4th
1989 Union 4–5–1 3–3 T–3rd
1990 Union 5–5 1–4 T–4th
1991 Union 6–4 3–3 T–3rd
1992 Union 8–2 4–1 T–1st
1993 Union 5–5 2–3 T–3rd
Union: 34–25–1 15–17
Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (1994–1995)
1994 Morehead State 0–11 0–8 9th[4]
1995 Morehead State 2–8 1–7 T–8th[4]
Morehead State Eagles (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1996–2000)
1996 Morehead State 6–4
1997 Morehead State 7–3
1998 Morehead State 9–2
1999 Morehead State 5–5
2000 Morehead State 6–3
Morehead State Eagles (Pioneer Football League) (2001–2012)
2001 Morehead State 6–5 2–1[5] 2nd (South)[5]
2002 Morehead State 9–3 3–0[6] 1st (South)[6]
2003 Morehead State 8–3 3–0[7] 1st (South)[6]
2004 Morehead State 6–6 2–1[8] T–1st (South)[8]
2005 Morehead State 8–4 3–0[9] 1st (South)[9]
2006 Morehead State 2–5 2–9 T–5th
2007 Morehead State 7–4 5–2 3rd
2008 Morehead State 6–6 3–3 T–4th
2009 Morehead State 3–8 1–7 9th
2010 Morehead State 5–6 4–4 5th
2011 Morehead State 3–8 2–6 5th
2012 Morehead State 4–7 3–5 T–6th
Morehead State: 102–105 34–53
Total: 136–130–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ Board of Regents Meeting moreheadstate.edu
  2. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics".
  3. ^ "Morehead State fires football coach Ballard". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  4. ^ a b 2015 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide, p. 79.
  5. ^ a b "Official Homepage of the Pioneer Football League". www.pioneer-football.org. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Official Internet Home of the Pioneer Football League". www.pioneer-football.org. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Internet Home of the Pioneer Football League". www.pioneer-football.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "College Sporting News". Archived from the original on March 18, 2005.
  9. ^ a b "College Sporting News". Archived from the original on August 19, 2006.