Coaches
Matt Wells
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Matt Wells
Played at Utah State 1993-1996 · alma mater (CFBD): Utah State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-2001 | Navy | Position | QB/FB/WR/JV | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 2002-2006 | Tulsa | Position | TE/RC | Keith Burns (2002), Steve Kragthorpe (2003-2006) |
| 2007-2008 | New Mexico | Position | WR/RC | Rocky Long |
| 2009 | Louisville | Position | QB/PGC | Steve Kragthorpe |
| 2010 | New Mexico | Position | WR | Mike Locksley* |
| 2011 | Utah State | Position | QB/RC | Gary Andersen |
| 2012 | Utah State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Gary Andersen |
| 2013-2018 | Utah State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019-2021 | Texas Tech | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2022-2023 | Oklahoma | Analyst | OA | Brent Venables* |
| 2024 | Kansas State | OC | AHC/co-OC/QB✓ | Chris Klieman |
| 2025 | Kansas State | OC | AHC/OC/QB✓ | Chris Klieman |
| 2026- | Mississippi State | Analyst | OA | Jeff Lebby* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Utah State | Offensive coordinator | 37 | 25 | 51 | 20 | 124 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 19 | 48 | 60 | 29 | 134 |
| 2025 | Kansas State | Offensive coordinator | 37 | 47 | 92 | 19 | 136 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Utah State | 9-5 | - → - | 69 | 12 | 4.2 | 85% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Utah State | 10-4 | - → - | 73 | 12 | 6.0 | 64% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Utah State | 6-7 | - → - | 86 | 42 | -0.1 | 71% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Utah State | 3-9 | - → - | 75 | 70 | -4.4 | 46% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Utah State | 6-7 | - → - | 102 | 31 | -3.3 | 25% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Utah State | 10-2 (12 of 13) | - → - | 7 | 10 | 14.2 | 46% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 4-8 | - → - | 70 | 105 | 2.7 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 4-6 | - → - | 72 | 79 | -4.2 | 33% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 5-3 (8 of 13) | - → - | 24 | 100 | 9.8 | 40% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Charlie Weatherbie · Navy 1997-2001 (Other, Position)
- Keith Burns · Tulsa 2002 (Other, Position)
- Steve Kragthorpe · Tulsa 2003-2006 (Other, Position)
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 2007-2008 (Other, Position)
- Steve Kragthorpe · Louisville 2009 (Other, Position)
- Mike Locksley* · New Mexico 2010 (Position)
- Gary Andersen · Utah State 2011-2012 (OC, Other, Position)
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2022-2023 (Analyst)
- Chris Klieman · Kansas State 2024-2025 (OC, Other, Position)
- Jeff Lebby* · Mississippi State 2026 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 23
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2013-2018 (DC, Other, Position)
- Kevin McGiven · Utah State 2013-2014 (OC, Position)
- Todd Orlando · Utah State 2013-2014 (DC, Position)
- Ikaika Malloe · Utah State 2014-2015 (Position)
- Joey Halzle · Utah State 2015 (Analyst, Other)
- Josh Heupel*+ · Utah State 2015 (OC, Other, Position)
- Kevin Clune · Utah State 2015 (DC)
- Dave Kotulski · Utah State 2016 (Position)
- Jovon Bouknight · Utah State 2016 (OC)
- Kendrick Shaver · Utah State 2016-2017 (DC)
- Luke Wells · Utah State 2016 (OC)
- Mike Canales · Utah State 2016 (Other, Position)
- Stacy Collins · Utah State 2016-2018 (Position, ST coord.)
- David Yost · Utah State 2017-2018 (OC, Position)
- Keith Patterson · Utah State 2018 (DC)
- Joel Filani · Texas Tech 2019-2021 (Position)
- Kerry Cooks · Texas Tech 2019 (Position)
- Paul Randolph · Texas Tech 2019-2021 (Position)
- Skyler Cassity · Texas Tech 2019 (GA)
- Derek Jones · Texas Tech 2020-2021 (DC, Other, Position)
- Kevin Cosgrove · Texas Tech 2020-2021 (Position)
- Nick Holt · Texas Tech 2021 (Analyst)
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2021 (OC, Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 30
- Anthony Tucker · UCF 2018-2020 (OC, Other, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jeff Lebby* · UCF 2018-2019 (OC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Randy Shannon · UCF 2018-2020 (DC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Willie Martinez · UCF 2018-2020 (Other, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Alex Golesh* · UCF 2020 (OC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Bodie Reeder · Utah State 2020 (OC) · under Frank Maile
- Dave Schramm · Utah State 2020 (Position) · under Frank Maile
- Justin Ena · Utah State 2020 (Position) · under Frank Maile
- Lanear Sampson · UCF 2020 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- Chris Weinke · Tennessee 2021 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jerry Mack* · Tennessee 2021-2023 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Kodi Burns · Tennessee 2021 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Mike Ekeler · Tennessee 2021-2024 (Position, ST coord.) · under Josh Heupel
- Tim Banks · Tennessee 2021-2025 (DC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jake Brown · Louisiana Tech 2022-2023 (OC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Scott Parr · Louisiana Tech 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Scott Power · Louisiana Tech 2022-2023 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Jeff Burris · Louisiana Tech 2024 (DC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Jeremiah Johnson · Louisiana Tech 2024 (DC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Nathan Young · Louisiana Tech 2024-2026 (OC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Taver Johnson · Tennessee 2024 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- William Inge · Tennessee 2024-2026 (Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Jim Chaney · Tennessee 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- John Bonamego · Tennessee 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- Luke Olson · Louisiana Tech 2025-2026 (DC) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Marion Hobby · Tennessee 2025 (Analyst) · under Josh Heupel
- Tony Franklin · Louisiana Tech 2025 (OC, Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Anthony Poindexter · Tennessee 2026 (DC, Position) · under Josh Heupel
- Dexter McCoil · Louisiana Tech 2026 (Position) · under Sonny Cumbie
- Jim Knowles · Tennessee 2026 (DC) · under Josh Heupel
Level 3: on their staffs · 20
- Clay Patterson · South Florida 2023 (Position) · under Alex Golesh
- Joel Gordon · South Florida 2023-2025 (OC, Position) · under Alex Golesh
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2023-2025 (Position) · under Alex Golesh
- Coleman Hutzler · Mississippi State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Matt Barnes · Mississippi State 2024-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Granville Eastman · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jerry Mack
- Jon Bradley · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jerry Mack
- Marc Mattioli · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Jerry Mack
- Mike MacIntyre · Mississippi State 2025 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Mitch Militello · Kennesaw State 2025-2026 (OC) · under Jerry Mack
- Paul Rhoads · Mississippi State 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Jeff Lebby
- Vincent Dancy · Mississippi State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Chris Kapilovic · Auburn 2026 (Analyst) · under Alex Golesh
- D.J. Durkin · Auburn 2026 (DC, Position) · under Alex Golesh
- Kevin Johns · Mississippi State 2026 (Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Larry Porter · Auburn 2026 (Position) · under Alex Golesh
- Larry Scott · Auburn 2026 (Position) · under Alex Golesh
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Philip Montgomery · Mississippi State 2026 (Other, Position) · under Jeff Lebby
- Zach Arnett · Mississippi State 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Lebby
Coached together
- Brian Norwood · Navy 1997-1999 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Charlie Weatherbie · Navy 1997-2001 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Dick Bumpas · Navy 1997-1998 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Ken Niumatalolo* · Navy 1997-1998 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tim DeRuyter · Navy 1999-2001 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Mark Hudspeth · Navy 2001 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Tulsa 2002 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Charlie Stubbs · Tulsa 2002-2006 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Keith Burns · Tulsa 2002 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Mark Hutson · Tulsa 2002 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Keith Patterson · Tulsa 2003-2006 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Steve Kragthorpe · Tulsa 2003-2006 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Todd Graham · Tulsa 2003-2005 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- D. J. Eliot · Tulsa 2006 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Derek Jones · Tulsa 2006 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Danny Gonzales · New Mexico 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Baldwin · New Mexico 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Osia Lewis · New Mexico 2007 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Rocky Long · New Mexico 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tony White · New Mexico 2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Troy Reffett · New Mexico 2008 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Brent Guy · Louisville 2009 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jay Johnson · Louisville 2009 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Sherrone Moore · Louisville 2009 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Steve Kragthorpe · Louisville 2009 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Darrell Dickey · New Mexico 2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Doug Mallory · New Mexico 2010 · him Position, them DC
- George Barlow · New Mexico 2010 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Locksley* · New Mexico 2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Bill Busch · Utah State 2011-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Baldwin · Utah State 2011 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Frank Maile · Utah State 2011-2018 · him Head coach, OC, Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position
- Gary Andersen · Utah State 2011-2012 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Utah State 2011 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Dave Aranda* · Utah State 2012 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Utah State 2012 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Kevin McGiven · Utah State 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Todd Orlando · Utah State 2013-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Ikaika Malloe · Utah State 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joey Halzle · Utah State 2015 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Other
- Josh Heupel*+ · Utah State 2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Clune · Utah State 2015 · him Head coach, them DC
- Dave Kotulski · Utah State 2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jovon Bouknight · Utah State 2016 · him Head coach, them OC
- Kendrick Shaver · Utah State 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Luke Wells · Utah State 2016 · him Head coach, them OC
- Mike Canales · Utah State 2016 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Stacy Collins · Utah State 2016-2018 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- David Yost · Utah State 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Keith Patterson · Utah State 2018 · him Head coach, them DC
- David Yost · Texas Tech 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joel Filani · Texas Tech 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Keith Patterson · Texas Tech 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kerry Cooks · Texas Tech 2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Paul Randolph · Texas Tech 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Skyler Cassity · Texas Tech 2019 · him Head coach, them GA
- Derek Jones · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Texas Tech 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nick Holt · Texas Tech 2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2021 · him Head coach, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- Brent Venables* · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2022 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jay Valai · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them DC
- Jeff Lebby* · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them Position
- Ted Roof · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Todd Bates · Oklahoma 2022-2023 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Seth Littrell · Oklahoma 2023 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Chris Klieman · Kansas State 2024-2025 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Conor Riley · Kansas State 2024 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Klanderman · Kansas State 2024-2025 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Nate Kaczor · Kansas State 2024-2025 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst
- Steve Stanard · Kansas State 2024-2025 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Van Malone · Kansas State 2024-2025 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Anthony Tucker · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Jeff Lebby* · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Kevin Johns · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Matt Barnes · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Matt Brock · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Paul Rhoads · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Philip Montgomery · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Vincent Dancy · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them Position
- Zach Arnett · Mississippi State 2026 · him Analyst, them DC
Played together
- Jorge Munoz · Utah State 1994