Matt Entz

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Matt Entz
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Current position
TitleAssistant head coach for defense, linebackers coach
Team USC
Conference Big Ten
Biographical details
Born (1972-10-09) October 9, 1972 (age 51)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater Wartburg (1995)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998 Illinois College (DC)
1999–2001 Wayne State (NE) (AHC/LB)
2002–2009 Winona State (AHC/DC/LB)
2010–2011 Northern Iowa (DL)
2012Northern Iowa (DC)
2013 Western Illinois (AHC/DC/DL)
2014–2018 North Dakota State (DC/LB)
2019–2023North Dakota State
2024–present USC (AHC/LB)
Head coaching record
Overall60–11
Tournaments15–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NCAA Division I (2019, 2021)
2 MVFC (2019, 2021)
Awards
MVFC Coach of the Year (2019, 2021)
2x AFCA FCS Coach of the Year (2019, 2021)
AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Year (2019–2021)

Matthew John Entz (born October 9, 1972) is an American college football coach who is currently the linebackers coach and assistant head coach for defense at the University of Southern California. Prior to that he was the head football coach at North Dakota State University from 2019 to 2023. Entz took over from the departing Chris Klieman after Klieman led the 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team to the program's seventh NCAA Division I Football Championship in eight seasons. Entz was the defensive coordinator for the Bison from 2014 until his promotion following the 2018 season.

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Coaching career

North Dakota State

In 2014, Entz left Western Illinois to join Chris Klieman at North Dakota State University as defensive coordinator, a position he held for five seasons. In 2018, Klieman was hired as head coach of Kansas State and Entz was named the new head coach to replace him. During his five-season tenure at head coach at North Dakota State, Entz led the football program to the playoffs in all five years, ending in two national championships, a runner-up finish, along with a semifinal and quarterfinal appearances. His overall record was 60–11 with a 15–3 playoff record.

USC

On December 10, 2023, Entz was named assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach at the University of Southern California (USC). [1] He remained at NDSU for the remainder of the 2023 playoff run which ended the next Saturday at Montana in the FCS semifinals.

Personal life

Entz and his wife, Brenda, have two sons: Kellen and Konner. [2] Entz is a Christian. [3]

Entz earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Wartburg College in 1995 and a master's degree in education and exercise science from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska in 1998. [2]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs STATS#Coaches°
North Dakota State Bison (Missouri Valley Football Conference)(2019–present)
2019 North Dakota State 16–08–01stW NCAA Division I Championship 11
2020–21 North Dakota State 7–35–24thL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 67
2021 North Dakota State 14–17–11stW NCAA Division I Championship 11
2022 North Dakota State 12–37–12ndL NCAA Division I Championship 22
2023 North Dakota State 11–45–3T–3rdL NCAA Division I Semifinal 33
North Dakota State:60–1132–7
Total:60–11
  • #Rankings from final TSN/STATS Poll.

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References

  1. https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/12/10/matt-entz-named-usc-football-assistant-head-coach-for-defense-linebackers-coach.aspx
  2. 1 2 "MATT ENTZ" . Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  3. Entz, Matt; Hager, Tom. "Keep Swinging". Athletes For God. Retrieved November 15, 2020.