| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Central Michigan |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1982-11-08) November 8, 1982 (age 42) Bettendorf, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 2001 | Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Bettendorf HS (IA) (WR/DC) |
| 2006–2007 | Western Illinois (TE) |
| 2008 | St. Ambrose (assistant) |
| 2009 | St. Ambrose (WR) |
| 2010–2011 | St. Ambrose (OL) |
| 2012–2013 | St. Ambrose (OC) |
| 2014–2018 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 2019 | Army (OQC) |
| 2020–2022 | Army (TE) |
| 2023 | Army (co-OC/OL) |
| 2024 | Army (OL) |
| 2025–present | Central Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–17 |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 KCAC (2018) | |
Matt Drinkall is an American college football coach. He is the head coach for the Central Michigan Chippewas. He previously held various offensive coaching positions at Army from 2019-2024.
Drinkall began his coaching career as a student assistant coach in 2002 for Kirk Ferentz at the University of Iowa, after suffering a career ending injury as a wide receiver for the Hawkeyes.
He previously served as the head football coach of Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, starting in January 2014. He had worked previously as a football coach at the high school and college levels before being hired as head coach. 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.
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. He had compiled a 42–17 record as head coach. Drinkall has worked primarily on the offensive side of the ball.
On December 9th, 2024, Drinkall was hired by Central Michigan University as the next head coach.
Personal life
Drinkall grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa and attended Bettendorf High School where he played football and ran track.
He was briefly a wide receiver for the Iowa Hawkeyes before an injury ended his playing career and set his coaching career in motion as a student assistant for Iowa.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Wesleyan (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2014–2018) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Kansas Wesleyan | 2–9 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2015 | Kansas Wesleyan | 10–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NAIA First Round | 14 | |||
| 2016 | Kansas Wesleyan | 9–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | 17 | ||||
| 2017 | Kansas Wesleyan | 8–3 | 7–2 | 3rd | 21 | ||||
| 2018 | Kansas Wesleyan | 13–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | 6 | |||
| Kansas Wesleyan: | 42–17 | 34–12 | |||||||
| Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Central Michigan | ||||||||
| Total: | 42–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- https://kwucoyotes.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/matt-drinkall/110
- https://cmuchippewas.com/news/2024/12/9/matt-drinkall-named-central-michigan-head-football-coach
- 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.
- "Kansas Wesleyan selects Matt Drinkall as football coach". Victory Sports Network. January 29, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- "Tabor, Kansas Wesleyan take high hopes into NAIA playoffs". Wichita Eagle. November 20, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- "KWU's Drinkall Makes Jump to Army". KSAL.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- Baker, Matt (December 9, 2024). "Central Michigan tabs Army assistant Matt Drinkall as next head coach". The Athletic. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- https://cmuchippewas.com/news/2024/12/9/matt-drinkall-named-central-michigan-head-football-coach
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