Matt Campbell Signs Contract Extension Through 2020
12/22/2014 4:00:00 PM | Football
TOLEDO, OH - TOLEDO, OH – The University of Toledo and head football coach Matt Campbell have agreed to a contract extension that will run through the 2020 football season, UT vice-president and athletic director Mike O'Brien announced today.
Campbell, in his third full season with the Rockets, has a 25-13 record as head coach. He has led the Rockets to an 8-4 record this season, including a 7-1 mark in Mid-American Conference games. The Rockets earned a share of the MAC West Division title and will play Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl on Jan. 4. Previously Campbell led UT to a 42-41 victory over Air Force in the 2011 Military Bowl in his first game as head coach. In 2012, the Rockets finished 9-4, were ranked in the Top 25 at one point in the season and participated in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
“Matt Campbell is a proven winner and one of the finest head coaches in all of college football,” said O'Brien. “Just as importantly, Matt is a great mentor to the young men in our football program. He is dedicated to ensuring that our student-athletes develop on the football field, in the classroom and in life. We are pleased to make this commitment to Matt and look forward to many more years with him as our head football coach.”
“I'm honored to be the head football coach at this great University, and grateful for the support of Interim President Nagi Naganathan, Mike O'Brien, and the entire UT administrative staff,” said Campbell. “I'm also very thankful for our players, assistant coaches and football support staff. Their effort and enthusiasm are the real reason behind the great success we've had since I've been involved with the UT football program.”
Campbell served three seasons as UT's offensive coordinator under former head coach Tim Beckman from 2009-11. He was named head coach for the Rockets on Dec. 12, 2011, becoming the 26th head football coach in school history and the youngest head coach in the NCAA Division I FBS at the time by more than three years.
Campbell, a native of Massillon, OH, played his college football at Mount Union, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 2002. Campbell earned NCAA Division III All-America honors at defensive end in 2001 and 2002, leading the Purple Raiders to national championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002. He returned to coach at Mount Union under legendary head coach Larry Kehres in 2005 and 2006, helping guide the Purple Raiders to two more national titles. Campbell then coached at Bowling Green for two seasons as the offensive line and run-game coordinator before joining the UT staff in 2009.
Campbell and his wife Erica have two girls, Katelyn (6) and Isabella (5), and a son, Rudy (1).
Head Coach Matt Campbell
Personal Information
Date of Birth: Nov. 29, 1979
Hometown: Massillon, OH
High School: Massillon Perry
Family: Wife: Erica; Children: Katelyn (5) and Isabella (4), Rudy (1)
Education: Bachelor's degree in history, Mount Union, 2002
Record as a Head Coach
Year School Position Record MAC Highlights
2011 Toledo Head Coach 1-0 0-0 Military Bowl Champions
2012 Toledo Head Coach 9-4 6-2 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
2013 Toledo Head Coach 7-5 5-3
2014 Toledo Head Coach 8-4 7-1 GoDaddy Bowl/MAC West Co-Champion
Career Record 25-13 18-6
Record as an Assistant Coach
Year School Position Record / Highlights
2003 Bowling Green Graduate Assistant 11-3 / Motor City Bowl Champions
2004 Bowling Green Graduate Assistant 9-3 / GMAC Bowl
2005 Mount Union Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 14-1 / D-III National Champions
2006 Mount Union Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 15-0 / D-III National Champions
2007 Bowling Green Offensive Line 8-5 / GMAC Bowl
2008 Bowling Green Offensive Line/Run-Game Coordinator 6-6
2009 Toledo Run-Game Coordinator/Offensive Line 5-7
2010 Toledo Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 8-5 / Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
2011 Toledo Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 8-4 / Military Bowl Champions
Bowl Games Participated in as a Coach
2003 Motor City Bowl
2004 GMAC Bowl
2007 GMAC Bowl
2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
2011 Military Bowl
2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
2014 GoDaddy Bowl
NCAA Division III National Champions Participated in as a Coach
2005 Mount Union
2006 Mount Union
NFL Players Coached by Matt Campbell
Jayrone Elliott (Toledo 2010-13): Green Bay
T.J. Fatinikun (Toledo (2009-12): Tampa Bay
Pierre Garcon (Mount Union 2004-07): Indianapolis, Washington.
Josh Harris (Bowling Green, 2000-03): Cleveland.
Kevin Kowalski (Toledo, 2007-10): Dallas, Washington.
Kory Lichtensteiger (Bowling Green, 2003-07): Washington.
Phillipkeith Manley (Toledo, 2008-11): Atlanta.
Scott Mruczkowski (Bowling Green, 2001-04): San Diego.
Danny Noble (Toledo, 2008-11): Tampa Bay, Jacksonville.
Eric Page (Toledo 2009-11): Tampa Bay.
Cecil Shorts (Mount Union, 2006-10): Jacksonville.
Stephen Williams (Toledo, 2006-09): Arizona, Seattle, Jacksonville, Miami.
College Football Playing Career
Defensive lineman, Mount Union College 1999-2002
NCAA Division III All-American, 2001 and 2002
NCAA Division III National Champions, 2000, 2001 and 2002
