Matt Simon
Matt Simon went 18–26–1 as a head coach, 1994–1997, at North Texas. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1997, 5–6); by them his record is 19–25–1. Share
One season our game records don’t credit to him comes from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1994 at North Texas (on file under another coach). It’s marked in the table.
- Record
- 18–26–1 career
- Seasons
- 4
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1996 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | North Texas * | 7–4–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I-AA First Round L | ||
| 1995 | North Texas | 2–9 | ||||
| 1996 | North Texas | 5–6 | T–3rd | |||
| 1997 | North Texas | 4–7 (Wikipedia: 5–6) | T–4th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Conference games | 10 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 11 | 8–3 | 73% |
| At home | 11 | 7–4 | 64% |
| On the road | 19 | 4–15 | 21% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 27 | 7–20 | 26% |
His own 33 games on file, 1995–1997, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Nevadaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Boise Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Idahoseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Oregon Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Utah Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Texas A&Mseries | 2 | 0–2 |
National title staffs
Every title staff- Won a national title on Washington’s 1991 staff (running backs) · the staff · source
The champions’ staffs from 1990 on, as the schools listed them that season: Staff lists: Drew Hoover’s how-many-rings (MIT), from the schools’ media guides and staff pages. Roles as the source words them.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Eastern New Mexico | Graduate assistant | |
| 1978 | Borger HS (TX) high school | Assistant coach | |
| 1979–81 | UTEP | Tight ends and linebackers coach | |
| 1982–91 | Washington | Running backs and kickers coach | |
| 1992–93 | New Mexico | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 1994–97 | North Texas | Head coach | |
| 1999–2005 | Baltimore Ravens NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 2007–08 | San Diego Chargers NFL | Running backs coach | |
| 2009–10 | Gilmour Academy high school | Head coach | |
| 2011–16 | Buffalo | Running backs coach | |
| 2017–18 | Delaware | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2022–23 | Maryland | Defensive quality control coach | |
| 2024–25 | Ohio Northern | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2026–present | Alfred | Offensive coordinator |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill MichaelUTEP
- Billy AltonUTEP
- Don JamesWashington
- Dennis FranchioneNew Mexico
- Brian BillickBaltimore Ravens
- Norv TurnerSan Diego Chargers
- Jeff QuinnBuffalo
- Alex WoodBuffalo
- Lance LeipoldBuffalo
- Mike LocksleyMaryland
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bill MichaelUTEP
- James BellJackson State, Taylor
- Steve KragthorpeTulsa, Louisville
- Fred BleilNew Mexico Highlands
Worked under (10)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Michael | UTEP | 1979–81 | Tight ends and linebackers coach | |
| Billy Alton | UTEP | 1981 | Tight ends and linebackers coach | |
| Don James | Washington | 1982–91 | Running backs and kickers coach | |
| Dennis Franchione | New Mexico | 1992–93 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Brian Billick | Baltimore Ravens NFL | 1999–2005 | Running backs coach | |
| Norv Turner | San Diego Chargers NFL | 2007–08 | Running backs coach | |
| Jeff Quinn | Buffalo | 2011–14 | Running backs coach | |
| Alex Wood | Buffalo | 2014 | Running backs coach | |
| Lance Leipold | Buffalo | 2015–16 | Running backs coach | |
| Mike Locksley | Maryland | 2022–23 | Defensive quality control coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Michael | North Texas, 1994: defensive coordinator; 1995–97: assistant head coach | UTEP | |
| James Bell | North Texas, 1994–95: defensive coordinator | Jackson State, Taylor | |
| Steve Kragthorpe | North Texas, 1994–95: offensive coordinator | Tulsa, Louisville | |
| Fred Bleil | North Texas, 1996–97: defensive coordinator | New Mexico Highlands |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hall | North Texas, 1997: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.