Matthew N. Mitchell (born November 27, 1974) is an American football coach and former player who is the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the Wisconsin Badgers. He was the head football coach at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan from 2010 to 2022.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special teams coordinator, outside linebackers coach |
| Team | Wisconsin |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 27, 1974 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 (STC/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) | |
Playing career
editMitchell 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
editFrom 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
editMitchell and his wife, Jen, are the parents of sons Trayton and RJ.[1]
Head coaching record
edit| 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 | |||||||||
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References
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