Matt Mitchell (American football)

Matthew Mitchell

Current position
Title	Special teams coordinator & outside linebackers coach
Team	Wisconsin
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	(1974-11-27) November 27, 1974 (age 50) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
1994–1997	Cornell
Position(s)	Defensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001	Wartburg (defensive assistant)
2002–2003	Wartburg (DC)
2004–2007	Grand Valley State (LB)
2008–2009	Grand Valley State (DC/LB)
2010–2022	Grand Valley State
2023–present	Wisconsin (ST/OLB)
Head coaching record
Overall	117–31
Tournaments	10–7 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 GLIAC (2010, 2016, 2022) 3 GLIAC North Division (2011–2012, 2016)

Matthew N. Mitchell (born November 27, 1974) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, positions he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan from 2010 to 2022.

Playing career

Mitchell was a two-time, First-Team All-Midwest Conference selection as a defensive lineman during his playing career at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he earned a B.S.S. in biology and secondary education in 1997.

Coaching career

From 2000 to 2003, Mitchell was an assistant coach serving as Linebackers coach at Wartburg College. From 2004 to 2009, he served as an assistant at Grand Valley State coach under Chuck Martin. Following the 2009 season, Mitchell was named head coach at Grand Valley State when Martin left to join former Grand Valley State head coach Brian Kelly at Notre Dame.

Personal life

Mitchell and his wife, Jen, are the parents of sons Trayton and RJ.[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AFCA^#
Grand Valley State Lakers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2010–2022)
2010	Grand Valley State	11–2	9–1	1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round	10
2011	Grand Valley State	8–3	7–3	T–1st (North)
2012	Grand Valley State	8–3	7–3	T–1st (North)
2013	Grand Valley State	12–3	7–2	3rd (North)	L NCAA Division II Semifinal	3
2014	Grand Valley State	6–5	6–4	4th (North)
2015	Grand Valley State	12–3	8–2	2nd (North)	L NCAA Division II Semifinal	4
2016	Grand Valley State	12–1	10–0	1st (North)	L NCAA Division II Regional Final	4
2017	Grand Valley State	8–3	7–2	3rd
2018	Grand Valley State	10–2	7–1	2nd	L NCAA Division II First Round	14
2019	Grand Valley State	8–3	5–3	4th
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	Grand Valley State	10–2	6–1	2nd	L NCAA Division II Second Round	7
2022	Grand Valley State	12–1	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal	3
Grand Valley State:		117–31	84–22
Total:		117–31
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
^#NCAA Division II AFCA poll.

References

1. "Matt Mitchell - Head Coach - Football Coaches".

External links

• Wisconsin profile
• Grand Valley State profile