| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Muskingum |
| Conference | OAC |
| Record | 3–5 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Shadyside, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ohio University (2005) Muskingum University (2007) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2004 | Ohio (SA) |
| 2005–2007 | Muskingum (GA) |
| 2008–2009 | Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS (FL) (DC) |
| 2010 | Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS (FL) |
| 2011–2012 | Marietta (WR) |
| 2013 | Pikeville (DB) |
| 2014 | Emporia State (h-back/RC) |
| 2015–2017 | Emporia State (OC/IWR/h-back/RC) |
| 2018 | Basehor-Linwood HS (KS) (OL) |
| 2019–2021 | North Carolina Wesleyan (OC/WR) |
| 2022–2024 | Bluffton |
| 2025–present | Muskingum |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–26 (college) 7–3 (high school) |
Matthew Nardo is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Muskingum University, a position he has held since 2025. [1] [2] He was the head football coach for Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in 2010 and Bluffton University from 2022 to 2024. [3] [4] [5] He also coached for Ohio, Marietta, Pikeville, Emporia State, Basehor-Linwood High School, and North Carolina Wesleyan. [6]
Nardo's brother, Bryan, is the safeties coach for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [7]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Beavers (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference)(2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Bluffton | 2–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2023 | Bluffton | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | Bluffton | 3–7 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| Bluffton: | 9–21 | 8–12 | |||||||
| Muskingum Fighting Muskies (Ohio Athletic Conference)(2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Muskingum | 3–5 | 3–3 | ||||||
| Muskingum: | 3–5 | 3–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–26 | ||||||||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes ()(2010) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Bishop McLaughlin Catholic | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Bishop McLaughlin Catholic: | 7–3 | 4–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–3 | ||||||||