Matt Williamson is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Missouri Western State University in Saint Joseph, Missouri from 2017 to 2022. After playing four years for the Missouri Western Griffons, Williams served as the team's graduate assistant for the 1998 season. In 1999, Williamson left for a year at Arkansas–Monticello before returning to Missouri Western where he served in various roles as a defensive coach from 2000 to 2006. In 2007, Williamson left for Central Arkansas to become the defensive coordinator for three seasons, before heading to Stephen F. Austin to become their defensive coordinator.[2] In December 2016, Williamson was named the sixth head coach at Missouri Western.[3] Williamson was relieved of his duties at Missouri Western the day after the last game of the 2022 season.[4] He compiled a record of 31–28 as the head coach for the Griffons.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997[1] | Missouri Western |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–1998 | Missouri Western (GA) |
| 1999 | Arkansas–Monticello (DL) |
| 2000–2004 | Missouri Western (DL/ST) |
| 2005–2006 | Missouri Western (DC) |
| 2007–2009 | Central Arkansas (DL/ST) |
| 2010–2013 | Central Arkansas (DC) |
| 2014–2016 | Stephen F. Austin (DC) |
| 2017–2022 | Missouri Western |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–28 |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Western Griffons (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2017–2022) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Missouri Western | 4–7 | 4–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2018 | Missouri Western | 7–5 | 6–5 | 6th | W Live United Texarkana | ||||
| 2019 | Missouri Western | 9–3 | 8–3 | T–3rd | W Live United Texarkana | ||||
| 2020–21 | Missouri Western | 0–2 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021 | Missouri Western | 6–5 | 6–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2022 | Missouri Western | 5–6 | 5–6 | 7th | |||||
| Missouri Western: | 31–28 | 29–26 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–28 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Williamson Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Stephen F. Austin Official Athletic Site Matt Williamson Bio - Stephen F. Austin Official Athletic Site". Sfajacks.com. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Missouri Western Athletics - Matt Williamson Named Head Football Coach". Gogriffons.com. December 5, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (November 13, 2022). "Sources: Missouri Western making head coaching change". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved November 13, 2022.