Coaches
Matt Canada
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Matt Canada
alma mater (CFBD): Indiana
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-1996 | Indiana | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 1997 | Butler | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 1998-2000 | Northern Illinois | Position | Running backs coach | Joe Novak |
| 2001-2002 | Northern Illinois | Position | Quarterbacks coach | Joe Novak |
| 2003 | Northern Illinois | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach | Joe Novak |
| 2004 | Indiana | Position | Quarterbacks coach | Gerry DiNardo |
| 2005-2006 | Indiana | Position | Passing game coordinator & quarterbacks coach | Terry Hoeppner |
| 2007-2010 | Indiana | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Bill Lynch |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Dave Doeren* |
| 2012 | Wisconsin | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Bret Bielema* |
| 2013-2015 | NC State | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Dave Doeren* |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Pat Narduzzi* |
| 2017 | LSU | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓ | Ed Orgeron |
| 2018 | Maryland | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 2018 | Maryland | Head coachinterim | Interim head coach | not known |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers (pro) | Position | Quarterbacks coach | not known |
| 2021-2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers (pro) | OC | Offensive coordinator | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Indiana | Offensive coordinator | 42 | 34 | 70 | 89 | 119 |
| 2008 | Indiana | Offensive coordinator | 112 | 98 | 102 | 42 | 120 |
| 2009 | Indiana | Offensive coordinator | 65 | 91 | 62 | 112 | 120 |
| 2010 | Indiana | Offensive coordinator | 67 | 67 | 41 | 65 | 120 |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 9 | 15 | 28 | 31 | 120 |
| 2012 | Wisconsin | Offensive coordinator | 82 | 64 | 75 | 1 | 124 |
| 2013 | NC State | Offensive coordinator | 87 | 104 | 93 | 96 | 125 |
| 2014 | NC State | Offensive coordinator | 30 | 49 | 14 | 87 | 128 |
| 2015 | NC State | Offensive coordinator | 41 | 39 | 69 | 30 | 128 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh | Offensive coordinator | 13 | 9 | 42 | 53 | 128 |
| 2017 | LSU | Offensive coordinator | 34 | 59 | 24 | 23 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Maryland | 5-7 | - → - | 68 | 47 | 3.0 | 33% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 1998-2003 (OC, Position)
- Gerry DiNardo · Indiana 2004 (Position)
- Terry Hoeppner · Indiana 2005-2006 (Other, Position)
- Bill Lynch · Indiana 2007-2010 (OC, Position)
- Dave Doeren* · Northern Illinois 2011 (OC, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2012 (OC, Position)
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2013-2015 (OC, Position)
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2016 (OC, Position)
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2017 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Maryland 2018 (Position)
- Andy Buh · Maryland 2018 (DC)
- Bryan Stinespring · Maryland 2018 (Position)
- Chris Beatty · Maryland 2018 (OC, Other, Position)
- Chuck Heater · Maryland 2018 (Position)
- Matt Barnes · Maryland 2018 (Position, ST coord.)
- Wesley Beschorner · Maryland 2018 (Position)
Coached together
- Bill Lynch · Indiana 1994-2010 · him GA, OC, Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Curt Mallory · Indiana 1994-2004 · him GA, Position, them GA, Position
- Doug Mallory · Indiana 1994-1996 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Joe Novak · Indiana 1994-1995 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Steve Stripling · Indiana 1994-1996 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Dan Roushar · Northern Illinois 1998-2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 1998-2003 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Mallory · Northern Illinois 1998-1999 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Scott Shafer · Northern Illinois 1998-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Pat Narduzzi* · Northern Illinois 2000-2002 · him Position, them Position
- George McDonald · Northern Illinois 2001-2003 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Uremovich* · Northern Illinois 2001-2003 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Sam Pittman · Northern Illinois 2003 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Yurcich · Indiana 2004 · him Position, them GA
- Steve Addazio · Indiana 2004 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brian George · Indiana 2005-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Joe Palcic · Indiana 2005-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
- Mike Yeager · Indiana 2005-2010 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Terry Hoeppner · Indiana 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Justin Frye · Indiana 2007-2008 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Colin Johnson · Indiana 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Kevin Lynch · Indiana 2009 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- David Elson · Indiana 2010 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Dave Doeren* · Northern Illinois 2011 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Eddie Faulkner · Northern Illinois 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jay Niemann · Northern Illinois 2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Kevin Kane · Northern Illinois 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · Northern Illinois 2011 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Tom Matukewicz · Northern Illinois 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Charlie Partridge · Wisconsin 2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Chris Ash · Wisconsin 2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Eddie Faulkner · Wisconsin 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2012 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Terrance Jamison · Wisconsin 2012 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Thomas Hammock · Wisconsin 2012 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Zach Azzanni · Wisconsin 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Clayton White · NC State 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Huxtable · NC State 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Desmond Kitchings · NC State 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Eddie Faulkner · NC State 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Uremovich* · NC State 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · NC State 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ty Howle · NC State 2014-2015 · him OC, Position, them GA
- George McDonald · NC State 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Josh Conklin · Pittsburgh 2016 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2016 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Harley* · Pittsburgh 2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Wesley Beschorner · Pittsburgh 2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Dave Aranda* · LSU 2017 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ed Orgeron · LSU 2017 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Grimes · LSU 2017 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Mickey Joseph · LSU 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Steve Ensminger · LSU 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Aazaar Abdul-Rahim · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Andy Buh · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC
- Bryan Stinespring · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Chris Beatty · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Chuck Heater · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Barnes · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Wesley Beschorner · Maryland 2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position