Matt Viator
 Viator at 2018 Sun Belt Media Day | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quality control assistant |
| Team | Louisiana |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 3, 1963 |
| Alma mater | McNeese State University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1988 | Sam Houston HS (LA) (assistant) |
| 1989–1990 | Vinton HS (LA) |
| 1991–1994 | Jennings HS (LA) |
| 1995–1998 | Sulphur HS (LA) |
| 1999 | McNeese State (LB) |
| 2000–2006 | McNeese State (OC) |
| 2006–2015 | McNeese State |
| 2016–2020 | Louisiana–Monroe |
| 2021–present | Louisiana (QC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–72 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–5 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 SLC (2006–2007, 2009, 2015) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× Southland Coach of the Year (2006–2007, 2015) | |
Matt Viator (born September 3, 1963) is an
Tommy Tate.[3]
Coaching career
High school
Viator led Jennings High School to a Louisiana Class 3A State Championship in 1992, the school's first, and only, state title since 1939.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference) (2006–2015) | |||||||||
| 2006 | McNeese State | 6–2 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2007 | McNeese State | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2008 | McNeese State | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2009 | McNeese State | 9–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2010 | McNeese State | 6–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2011 | McNeese State | 6–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2012 | McNeese State | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2013 | McNeese State | 10–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2014 | McNeese State | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 2015 | McNeese State | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| McNeese State: | 78–33 | 54–18 | |||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (Sun Belt Conference) (2016–2020) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Louisiana–Monroe | 4–8 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2017 | Louisiana–Monroe | 4–8 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2018 | Louisiana–Monroe | 6–6 | 4–4 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2019 | Louisiana–Monroe | 5–7 | 4–4 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2020 | Louisiana–Monroe | 0–10 | 0–7 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Louisiana–Monroe: | 19–39 | 15–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 97–72 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Hunsucker, Adam (December 15, 2015). "Viator "excited" to be ULM's new football coach". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Hunsucker, Adam (December 15, 2015). "Viator ready for challenge of rebuilding ULM". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Stark, Cody (October 5, 2006). "McNeese fires Tate after only 4 games". The Huntsville Item. Huntsville, Texas. Retrieved January 11, 2012.