Mickey Matthews
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Mickey Matthews (born November 8, 1953 in Andrews, Texas) is the head football coach at James Madison University, and has served in that role since 1999. Under Matthews's leadership, James Madison achieved a Division 1AA national football championship in 2004. His overall record as a head coach at JMU is 40-33.
[edit] Career
He started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Lamar High School, in Texas, working with offensive backs. During the 1978 season, he joined Kansas State University, as an assistant coach. During the 1980-1981 seasons, he served as a defensive coordinator of Southwest Texas State. From 1982-1985, he became an assistant coach at UTEP. In the following 1986 season, he worked at the University of Houston as a defensive backs coach. In the 1987 season, he held that same position, only at Texas Christian University. During the 1988 and 1989 seasons, he coached at Southwest Texas State. From 1990-1995, he served as the assistant head coach at Marshall University. From 1996-1998, he became an assistant coach at the University of Georgia. Finally, since 1999, he has been the head coach at James Madison University.