Mickey Matthews

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mickey Matthews
Occupation	Football Coach
Date Of Birth	Nov 8, 1953(1953-11-08)
Age	71
Birthplace	Andrews
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Scorpio

Mickey Matthews Biography

Mickey Matthews is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on November 8, 1953 in Andrews, Texas, United States. A football coach who started out as a defensive backs coach. He then became the head coach at James Madison University from 1999 to 2013.

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Matthews started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Lamar Consolidated High School, in Texas, working with offensive backs. During the 1978 season, he joined Kansas State University, as an assistant coach. During the 1980 and 1981 seasons, he served as the defensive coordinator athis alma mater, West Texas State—now known as West Texas A&M University. From 1982 to 1985, he was an assistant coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). In the following 1986 season, he worked at the University of Houston as a defensive backs coach. In the 1987 season, he held that same position at Texas Christian University (TCU). During the 1988 and 1989 seasons, he coached at Southwest Texas State University—now known as Texas State University. From 1990 to 1995, he served as the assistant head coach at Marshall University. From 1996 to 1998 he coached defensive backs and linebackers at the University of Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs won two bowl games during his tenure. At Georgia, Matthews coached Champ Bailey, a consensus selection to the 1998 College Football All-America Team and the Washington Redskins first-round choice in the 1999 NFL Draft. Matthews left Georgia in January 1999 to become the defensive coordinator at Baylor University, but resigned two months later to take the head coaching position at James Madison University.

From 1999 to 2013, Matthews was the head coach at James Madison University. The team had gone 3–8 in the year before, but Matthews turned them around that season and led them to an 8–4 record, an Atlantic 10 Conference title, and the school’s first postseason appearance since 1995. Matthews won the Eddie Robinson Award that year, annually given to the top head coach in NCAA Division I-AA football. Five years later, after failing to make the postseason four years in a row, the Dukes finally made the playoffs again. They became the first team to win three straight road games on the way to a NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship, defeating the Montana Grizzlies, 31–21, in the 2004 Championship Game. The Dukes made the playoffs again in 2006 and 2007, losing in the first round each time. On February 25, 2008, amidst rumors that he might leave James Madison to help start the football program at the University of South Alabama, Matthews signed an extension with JMU to coach through the 2012 season. On September 27, 2008, JMU beat University of Maine 24–10, earning Matthews his 68th career win at JMU to become the school’s all- time winningest coach. On November 22, 2008, the Matthews led Dukes defeated Towson University to finish conference play undefeated, winning the CAA outright and qualifying for their third straight FCS playoff appearance. On January 7, 2010, Matthews signed a one-year extension to his contract which extended through the 2013 season. During the 2012 season, Matthews gained his 100th career win in a hard-fought, 13–10 victory against conference foe Towson.

He was born in Andrews Texas.

Mickey Matthews Net Worth

Mickey Matthews is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mickey Matthews 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His coaching career began at Lamar Consolidated High School, Texas.

In 2004, he won the FCS National Title.

Michael Chester “Mickey” Matthews (born November 8, 1953) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at James Madison University (JMU) from 1999 to 2013, compiling a record of 109–71. Matthews coached the 2004 James Madison Dukes football team to a NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship.

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Facts & Trivia

Mickey Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mickey Matthews celebrates birthday on November 8 of every year.

Where is Mickey Matthews?

After his firing, Matthews joined Coastal Carolina as defensive coordinator in 2016. On December 7, 2017, he announced his retirement from coaching. In 2019, he was hired by Dallas Renegades head coach Bob Stoops as linebackers and defensive quality control coach.

Who is the coaches for James Madison football?

Curt Cignetti

How much does the JMU football coach make?

James Madison has hired Elon head coach Curt Cignetti. Cignetti has a six year agreement to be the new head coach. Greg Madia tweets that Cignetti’s deal is $425,000 per year.

Where are the James Madison Dukes from?

The James Madison University Dukes are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent James Madison University (JMU), in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Does Elon have a football team?

The Elon Phoenix football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Elon University located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The school which first fielded a football team in 1909, competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).