Matt Land

Matt Land
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamTrine
ConferenceMIAA
Biographical details
Born (1972-02-10) February 10, 1972 (age 52)
Alma materBall State University (1996)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2005South Side HS (IN)
2005, 2008–2009Fort Wayne Freedom
2006–2014Tri-State / Trine
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2012–presentTrine
Head coaching record
Overall63–32 (college)
28–20 (high school)
23–11 (indoor football)
Tournaments2–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MIAA (2008–2010)

Matt Land (born February 10, 1972) is the athletic director and former head football coach for Trine University. 2006 was his first season as the program's head coach. The team finished 2–8. In 2007, they finished with a record of 6–4. In 2008 he was awarded the NCAA Division III Co-Region Four Coach of the Year award after leading Trine to a 10–0 regular season.[1] In April 2012, Land was named the athletic director at Trine.[2]

Land was also the head coach for the United Indoor Football league's Fort Wayne Freedom in 2005,[3] and Fort Wayne's South Side High School from 2002 to 2005, each year he built up the team a little bit more until his last year in 2005 when he coached the team to its winningest season ever, including a sectional championship victory over Bishop Dwenger High School, a Class 4A regional victory over Delta High School. The Archers lost in the semi-state to Lowell, the eventual Class 4A state champs. He was also the wrestling coach for Northrop High School. Land was part of a rebuilding process at South Side High School, in which he built a team that was 7–20 in three years prior to his arrival, and a 21–11 record in the following three seasons.

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Tri–State/Trine Thunder (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2006–2014)
2006 Tri-State 2–8 2–5 T–6th
2007 Tri-State 6–4 4–3 T–4th
2008 Trine 10–1 6–0 1st L NCAA Division III First Round
2009 Trine 10–2 6–0 1st L NCAA Division III Second Round
2010 Trine 11–1 6–0 1st L NCAA Division III Second Round
2011 Trine 7–3 3–3 4th
2012 Trine 7–3 5–1 2nd
2013 Trine 4–6 1–5 T–5th
2014 Trine 6–4 4–2 T–2nd
Tri-State/Trine: 63–32 2–12
Total: 63–32
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Fort Wayne Freedom coach gets AFCA honor". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 9, 2008.
  2. ^ Lindsay Winslow-Brown (April 23, 2012). "Trine Names Matt Land Athletic Director". www.wane.com. LIN Television Corporation. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. ^ Reggie Hayes (February 11, 2009). "Matt Land sets sights on a thriving Freedom". www.news-sentinel.com. The News-Sentinel. Retrieved June 20, 2013.


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