Matt Middleton (American football)
American football coach (born c. 1979)
Matthew Middleton (born c. 1979) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Kansas Wesleyan University, a position he has held since 2025.[1][2][3] He was the head football coach for Caldwell Parish High School from 2005 to 2006, Prairie View Academy from 2015 to 2016, West Ouachita High School from 2017 to 2020,[4][5] and Cedar Creek School from 2021 to 2022.[6][7][8][9] He also coached for Louisiana Tech, Evangel Christian Academy, Arkansas–Monticello,[10] Central Arkansas, Southern Arkansas,[11] and Harding. He played college football for Mississippi College as a wide receiver.
Head coaching record
College
High school
Year
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Team
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Overall
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Conference |
Standing
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Bowl/playoffs
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Caldwell Parish Spartans () (2005–2006)
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2005
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Caldwell Parish
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5–6 |
2–3 |
4th |
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2006
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Caldwell Parish
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8–3 |
3–2 |
3rd |
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Caldwell Parish:
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13–9 |
5–5 |
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Prairie View Spartans () (2015–2016)
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2015
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Prairie View
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10–2 |
4–0 |
1st |
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2016
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Prairie View
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8–2 |
4–0 |
1st |
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Prairie View:
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18–4 |
8–0 |
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West Ouachita Chiefs () (2017–2020)
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2017
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West Ouachita
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3–7 |
1–2 |
3rd |
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2018
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West Ouachita
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2–8 |
0–3 |
4th |
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2019
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West Ouachita
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6–5 |
1–4 |
5th |
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2020
|
West Ouachita
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3–3 |
0–3 |
6th |
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West Ouachita:
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14–23 |
2–12 |
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Cedar Creek Cougars () (2021–2022)
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2021
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Cedar Creek
|
6–4 |
6–2 |
2nd |
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2022
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Cedar Creek
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7–5 |
2–2 |
3rd |
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Cedar Creek:
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13–9 |
8–4 |
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Total: |
58–45 |
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National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
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References
- ^ "Matt Middleton named Head Football Coach at Kansas Wesleyan University". Kansas Wesleyan University. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (November 26, 2024). "Kansas Wesleyan tabs assistant from national championship squad as new head coach". FootballScoop. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Pittenger, Todd (November 25, 2024). "New Coach to Take Over KWU Football". KSAL. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Matt Middleton named new head coach at West Ouachita". KNOE. December 21, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Jake (December 21, 2016). "West Ouachita names Middleton as new football coach". The Ouachita Citizen. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Hunsucker, Adam (April 1, 2021). "Cedar Creek hires West Ouachita's Matt Middleton, Chiefs promote Mike Rainwater". News Star. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Hernandez, Emely (June 30, 2022). "Matt Middleton rejoins Cedar Creek football as coach, replacing Steve Ensminger Jr". News Star. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Belinson, Matt (April 4, 2023). "Matt Middleton resigns from Cedar Creek". Ruston Leader. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Butler, Malcolm (April 3, 2023). "Middleton departs Cedar Creek". Lincoln Parish Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Butler, Malcolm (February 2, 2023). "Creek's Middleton inks with Arkansas-Monticello". Lincoln Parish Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Demirdjian, Chris (January 10, 2022). "Cedar Creek's Matt Middleton takes offensive coordinator position at Southern Arkansas University". My Arklamiss. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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