Matt Drinkall

Matt Drinkall is an American football coach currently serving as the tight ends coach with the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy. He is currently in his second year on staff, having spent the 2019 season as an offensive quality control coach.

Matt Drinkall
Current position
TitleTight ends coach
TeamArmy
ConferenceIndependent
Biographical details
Alma materWestern Illinois–Quad Cities (2005)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2005Bettendorf HS (IA) (WR/DC)
2006–2007Western Illinois (TE)
2008St. Ambrose (assistant)
2009St. Ambrose (WR)
2010–2011St. Ambrose (OL)
2012–2013St. Ambrose (OC)
2014–2018Kansas Wesleyan
2019Army (OQC)
2020–presentArmy (TE)
Head coaching record
Overall42–17
Tournaments2–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 KCAC (2018)

He previously served as the head football coach of Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, starting in January 2014.[1] He had worked previously as a football coach at the high school and college levels before being hired as head coach.[2] In 2015, Drinkall was the second-youngest head college football coach in the country behind Cornell's David Archer and took the Coyotes to the 2015 playoffs.[3]

On January 14, 2019, Drinkall announced his resignation of the head coaching position at Kansas Wesleyan to join the staff of the Army Black Knights as an offensive quality control coach.[4] He had compiled a 42–17 record as head coach.

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs NAIA#
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2014–present)
2014 Kansas Wesleyan 2–92–7T–8th
2015 Kansas Wesleyan 10–28–12ndL NAIA First Round14
2016 Kansas Wesleyan 9–27–2T–2nd17
2017 Kansas Wesleyan 8–37–23rd21
2018 Kansas Wesleyan 13–110–01stL NAIA Semifinal6
Kansas Wesleyan: 42–1734–12
Total:42–17
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Davidson, Bob (January 30, 2014). "Wesleyan Welcome: Drinkall takes over Coyote football program". Salina Journal. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  2. "Kansas Wesleyan selects Matt Drinkall as football coach". Victory Sports Network. January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  3. "Tabor, Kansas Wesleyan take high hopes into NAIA playoffs". Wichita Eagle. November 20, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. "KWU's Drinkall Makes Jump to Army". KSAL.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.


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