Matt Campbell (American football coach)

Matt Campbell
Campbell at 2017 Big 12 Media Days
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamPenn State
ConferenceBig Ten
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1979-11-29) November 29, 1979
Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1998Pittsburgh
1999–2002Mount Union
PositionDefensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2004Bowling Green (GA)
2005–2006Mount Union (OC/OL)
2007Bowling Green (OL)
2008Bowling Green (RGC/OL)
2009Toledo (RGC/OL)
2010–2011Toledo (OC/OL)
2012–2015Toledo
2016–2025Iowa State
2026–presentPenn State
Head coaching record
Overall107–70
Bowls5–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MAC West Division (2014–2015)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2015)
Big 12 Coach of the Year (2017, 2018, 2020)
2× AP Big 12 Coach of the Year (2017, 2020)

Matthew Allen Campbell (born November 29, 1979) is an American college football coach who is the current head football coach at Pennsylvania State University. Campbell was head football coach at the University of Toledo from 2011 to 2015, and at Iowa State University from 2016 to 2025. Prior to that, Campbell had been an assistant at Toledo, Bowling Green, and Mount Union. Campbell grew up in Ohio and briefly attended the University of Pittsburgh before transferring to Mount Union, where he played defensive line.