Matt Wells (American football)
Wells at 2016 Mountain West Media Days
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| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Utah state |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Record | 28-25 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 10, 1973 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Alma mater | Utah State |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1996 | Utah State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2001 | Navy (QB/FB/WR/JV) |
| 2002–2006 | Tulsa (TE/RC) |
| 2007–2008 | New Mexico (WR/RC) |
| 2009 | Louisville (QB/PGC) |
| 2010 | New Mexico (WR) |
| 2011 | Utah State (QB/RC) |
| 2012 | Utah State (OC/QB) |
| 2013–present | Utah State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 28-25 |
| Bowls | 2-1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Mountain West Mountain (2013) | |
| Awards | |
| 1 Mountain West Coach of the Year (2013) | |
Matthew Scribner Wells (born August 10, 1973) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Utah State University (USU), a position he has held since December 2012. Prior to his promotion, Wells was an assistant coach at the school for two years, serving as the offensive coordinator during the 2012 season.
Wells was a redshirt freshman during Utah State's 1993 Las Vegas Bowl season. He played quarterback in 16 games during the 1994 and 1995 seasons at USU, passing for 2,013 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was on the 1996 Big West Conference co-championship team, but did not play in a game. Wells was a three-year letterman from 1994 to 1996.
Wells spent five years at the U.S. Naval Academy (1997–2001) as its quarterbacks coach, fullbacks coach and wide receivers coach. He also served as the junior varsity head coach and offensive coordinator for three years. From 2002 to 2006 he was tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa.
He had two coaching stints at New Mexico, serving as the Lobos' wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 2007 to 2008 and wide receivers and kickoff return unit coach in 2010. In 2009, Wells served as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Louisville.
Wells returned to his alma mater Utah State as the quarterbacks coach in December 2010. Following the 2011 season, USU offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin left the program to take a similar position at Colorado State. Wells was tapped as his replacement and helped to guide the team to the Western Athletic Conference championship in 2012. The Aggies finished the season with a record of 11–2, a 41–15 victory over Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, and ranked 16th in the AP Poll. Head coach Gary Andersen resigned shortly after the bowl win to become the head coach at the University of Wisconsin. On December 20, 2012, Wells was named the 27th head coach in the history of the Utah State football program.
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