Matt Rogers (born ) is an American

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coach. He is the head football coach for

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, a position he has held since 2025. He also coached for Utica, Wilkes, and Morrisville. He played college football for Utica as a

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Playing career

Rogers grew up in

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, and attended

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where he played

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under his father, Mike. He also played basketball as a

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. Rogers then attended Utica, where he was a member of the football and tennis teams. As a member of the football team, he was a two-time team captain. Rogers graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in

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from Utica.

Coaching career

Rogers began his career immediately after graduating in 2016 as the

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coach under his former head coach Blaise Faggiano at Utica. After three seasons, he accepted the same position with Wilkes. In 2020, he was hired by Morrisville as the team's

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. After one season he added the roles of quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator. In 2023, he was promoted once again, this time to assistant

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to Ed Raby Jr. In 2024, after four years with Morrisville, Rogers opted to return to Wilkes as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. With Wilkes, he helped lead the team to a "record-breaking offense" which ranked top 50 nationally in rushing, scoring, red-zone efficiency, and first downs. Throughout his time as an assistant coach, Rogers would receive criticism from texts that his father would send him after every game. He also credits his father with being his biggest inspiration. In 2025, Rogers was hired as the head football coach for

. He succeeded long-time head coach Mark Carr who retired after 23 years as head coach. He took over a program that averaged around two wins over the last decade of play.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Hartwick profile

Wilkes profile

Morrisville profile

Utica coach profile

Utica player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Matt Year of birth uncertain 1990s births Living people American football quarterbacks Hartwick Hawks football coaches Morrisville Mustangs football coaches Utica Pioneers football coaches Utica Pioneers football players Wilkes Colonels football coaches College men's tennis players in the United States Coaches of American football from New York (state) Players of American football from New York (state)