Matt Wells (American football coach)
Wells at 2016 Mountain West Media Days | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1973 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1996 | Utah State |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2001 | Navy (QB/FB/WR/JV) |
| 2002–2006 | Tulsa (TE/RC) |
| 2007–2008 | New Mexico (WR/RC) |
| 2009 | Louisville (QB/PGC) |
| 2010 | New Mexico (WR) |
| 2011 | Utah State (QB/RC) |
| 2012 | Utah State (OC/QB) |
| 2013–2018 | Utah State |
| 2019–2021 | Texas Tech |
| 2022–2023 | Oklahoma (OA) |
| 2024 | Kansas State (AHC/co-OC/QB) |
| 2025 | Kansas State (AHC/OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 57–51 |
| Bowls | 2–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MW Mountain Division (2013) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× MW Coach of the Year (2013, 2018) | |
Matthew Scribner Wells (born August 10, 1973) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He was most recently the associate head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Kansas State University. Wells previously served as offensive coordinator and then head coach at Utah State University, where he was named Mountain West Conference coach of the year in 2013 and 2018. Wells was named head football coach at Texas Tech University on November 29, 2018, and led the team until his firing midway through the 2021 season. He also served as an offensive analyst at the University of Oklahoma under head coach Brent Venables during the 2022 and 2023 seasons.