Manny Matsakis
Biographical details | |
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Born | Capital | April 16, 1962
1987 | Indianapolis Colts |
Position(s) | Defiance |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 43–62 (college) 13–23 (high school) |
Manny Matsakis (born Emmanouel M. Matsakis; April 16, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at Defiance College, a position he held from 2018 to 2021. Matsakis has also served as the head football coach at Emporia State University from 1995 to 1998, at Texas State University in 2003, and at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas from 2013 to 2014.
Playing career
Matsakis is a 1984 graduate of
Coaching career
Emporia State
Matsakis was the 19th head football coach for Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas and he held that position for four seasons, from 1995 until 1998. His overall coaching record at Emporia State was 26–18.
Texas State
Matsakis was head coach at Texas State in San Marcos, Texas, in 2003 but was fired in early 2004, along with the school's athletic director, after an investigation found NCAA violations within the program, including extra practice time above the limit.[1] His overall coaching record at Texas State was 4–8.[2]
Assistant coaching and high school
During the mid 1990s, Matsakis served as an assistant coach at
In 2010, Matsakis was hired to be the head coach at Enka High School in Candler, North Carolina where his teams compiled a 13–23 record before resigning in 2013.[3]
Bethany
In March 2013, Matsakis was hired as the 17th head coach for the Bethany Swedes in Lindsborg, Kansas.[4] He remained there as head coach for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.[5][6]
Widener
Matsakis spent the three years, 2015 to 2017, as the offensive coordinator at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Defiance
In July 2018, Defiance College announced that it had selected Matsakis as head coach of the Yellow Jackets.[7] In August 2021, he was fired from the program and was replaced by Earnest Wilson, who was appointed interim head coach.[8]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Emporia State Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1995–1998) | |||||||||
1995 | Emporia State | 5–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
1996 | Emporia State | 5–6 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
1997 | Emporia State | 7–4 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
1998 | Emporia State | 9–2 | 7–2 | 2nd | |||||
Emporia State: | 26–18 | 21–15 | |||||||
Texas State Bobcats (Southland Conference) (2003) | |||||||||
2003 | Texas State | 5–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
Texas State: | 5–7 | 2–3 | |||||||
Bethany Swedes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
2013 | Bethany | 2–9 | 1–8 | T–9th | |||||
2014 | Bethany | 6–5 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
Bethany: | 8–14 | 6–12 | |||||||
Defiance Yellow Jackets (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference ) (2018–2021)
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2018 | Defiance | 1–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
2019 | Defiance | 1–9 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
2020–21 | Defiance | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
Defiance: | 4–23 | 4–18 | |||||||
Total: | 43–62 |
References
- ^ "Texas State fires AD, head football coach". ESPN.com. 2004-01-29. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "Texas State - Cumulative Season Statistics". static.txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ http://blogs.citizen-times.com/blogs/index.php?blog=15
- ^ Cormack, Beth (March 25, 2013). "Bethany College announces new Head Football Coach". bethanyswedes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Bethany College Announces Paul Hubbard as New Head Football Coach". Victory Sports Network. December 16, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "Bethany College announces new Head Football Coach". Today in Kansas. March 26, 2013. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Defiance selects Manny Matsakis as head football coach - News - Defiance College". www.defiance.edu. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "College football: Matsakis leaves DC, Wilson named interim coach". www.crescent-news.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.