Matthew N. Mitchell (born November 27, 1974) is an American

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coach and former player. He is the

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and

outside linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and typically line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and so back up the defensive linemen. They play closer to the lin ...

s coach for the

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

, positions he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach at

Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University (GVSU, GV, or Grand Valley) is a public university in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan, Allendale, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1960 as Grand Valley State College. Its main campus is situated on ...

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from 2010 to 2022.

Playing career

Mitchell was a two-time, first-team All-

Midwest Conference The Midwest Conference (MWC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the Midwestern United States in the states of Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The Midwest Confe ...

selection as a

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during his playing career at

Cornell College Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally the Iowa Conference Seminary (Methodist), the school was founded in 1853 by George Bryant Bowman. Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell Co ...

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, where he earned a B.S.S. in biology and secondary education in 1997.

Coaching career

From 2000 to 2003, Mitchell was an assistant coach serving as linebackers coach at

Wartburg College Wartburg College is a Private college, private Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Waverly, Iowa. History Wartburg College was founded in 1852 in Saginaw, Michig ...

. From 2004 to 2009, he served as an assistant coach at Grand Valley State under Chuck Martin. In January 2010, Mitchell was named head coach at Grand Valley State when Martin left to join former Grand Valley State head coach Brian Kelly at Notre Dame.

Personal life

Mitchell and his wife, Jen, are the parents of sons Trayton and RJ.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Wisconsin profile

Grand Valley State profile
Living people American football defensive linemen Cornell Rams football players Grand Valley State Lakers football coaches Wartburg Knights football coaches Wisconsin Badgers football coaches 1990 births {{2000s-collegefootball-coach-stub