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Matt McCarty (American football)

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Matt McCarty
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthwestern (IA)
ConferenceGPAC
Record82–19
Biographical details
Bornc. 1980 (age 43–44)
Playing career
2000–2003Northwestern (IA)
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2004Okoboji HS (IA) (assistant)
2005–2011Northwestern (IA) (DC)
2012–2015Northwestern (IA) (AHC/DC)
2016–presentNorthwestern (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall82–19
Tournaments13–6 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA (2022)
2 GPAC (2022, 2023)

Matt McCarty (born c. 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Northwestern College, 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

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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
2020–21 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 1–0 1–0
Northwestern: 82–19 63–11
Total: 82–19
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ 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 Open access icon.
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