Matt Walker (American football)

Matt Walker
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamDrake
ConferencePFL
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1977-06-15) June 15, 1977
Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materDePauw (BA)
Indiana State (MA)
Playing career
Football
1997–1999DePauw
Baseball
1997–1999DePauw
PositionsQuarterback (football)
Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
2000–2005DePauw (RB/WR)
2006–2008DePauw
2010Butler (TE)
2011–2025Wisconsin–River Falls
2026–presentDrake
Baseball
2000–2009DePauw
Head coaching record
Overall89–88 (football)
253–166 (baseball)
Bowls2–0
Tournaments5–0 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 WIAC (2025)
1 NCAA Division III (2025)
Awards
D3football.com National Coach of the Year (2025)

Matt Walker (born June 15, 1977) is an American college football coach and former college baseball coach. He is the head football coach for Drake University, a position he has held since 2026. Walker served as the head football coach at DePauw University from 2006 to 2008 and University of Wisconsin–River Falls from 2011 to 2025. In his final season at Wisconsin–River Falls, he led the 2025 Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons football team to an NCAA Division III football championship title. Walker was also the head baseball coach at DePauw from 2000 to 2009, tallying a mark of 253–166.

Walker played football at DePauw and was the team's starting quarterback. He was an assistant football coach at his alma mater for six seasons, from 2000 to 2005, before Tim Rogers took over as head coach for the DePauw Tigers football program. Walker resigned from his post at DePauw in August 2009. Robby Long was appointed interim head football coach.