Matt McCarty
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northwestern (IA) |
| Conference | GPAC |
| Record | 81–19 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2003 | Northwestern (IA) |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2004 | Okoboji HS (IA) (assistant) |
| 2005–2011 | Northwestern (IA) (DC) |
| 2012–2015 | Northwestern (IA) (AHC/DC) |
| 2016–present | Northwestern (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 81–19 |
| Tournaments | 13–6 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NAIA (2022) 2 GPAC (2022, 2023) | |
Matt McCarty (born c. 1980) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, a position he has held since 2016. McCarty led the Northwestern Red Raiders to the NAIA Football National Championship title in 2022.
McCarty played college football as a defensive back at Northwestern from 2000 to 2003.[1][2]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Red Raiders (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Northwestern | 3–7 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2017 | Northwestern | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 8 | |||
| 2018 | Northwestern | 9–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NAIA First Round | 12 | |||
| 2019 | Northwestern | 9–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
| 2020 | Northwestern | 11–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Championship | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Northwestern | 12–2 | 9–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Semifinal | 4 | |||
| 2022 | Northwestern | 13–1 | 9–1 | T–1st | W NAIA Championship | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 14–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Northwestern | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Northwestern: | 81–19 | 62–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 81–19 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Budlong, Jeff (December 11, 2015). "McCarty named Northwestern's new football coach". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. p. B1. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Budlong, Jeff (December 11, 2015). "Northwestern: New coach played at NW (continued)". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. p. B2. Retrieved December 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
