Matt Mitchell (American football)
Appearance
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Grand Valley State |
Conference | GLIAC |
Record | 95–28 |
Playing career | |
1997 | Cornell (IA) |
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–present | Grand Valley State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 95–28 |
Tournaments | 8–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 GLIAC (2010, 2016) 3 GLIAC North Division (2011–2012, 2016) | |
Matt Mitchell is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Grand Valley State University.
Coaching career
From 2004 to 2009, Mitchell served as an assistant coach under Chuck Martin. Following the 2009 season, Mitchell was named head coach at GVSU, by his father in law and athletic director Tim Selgo, when Martin left to join former GVSU head coach Brian Kelly at Notre Dame. He is married to the daughter of Grand Valley State's Athletic Director.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
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Grand Valley State Lakers (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2010–present) | |||||||||
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 | |||||
Grand Valley State: | 95–28 | 73–21 | |||||||
Total: | 95–28 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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