Matt Viator

Matt Viator
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team McNeese State
Conference Southland
Record 68–32
Biographical details
Born September 3, 1963
Alma mater McNeese State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1988
1989–1990
1991–1994
1995–1998
1999–2005
2006–present		 Sam Houston HS (LA) (Assistant)
Vinton HS (LA)
Jennings HS (LA)
Sulphur HS (LA)
McNeese State (Assistant)
McNeese State
Head coaching record
Overall 68–32

Statistics

Matt Viator (born September 3, 1963) is the head football coach at McNeese State University. He began his coaching career in 1986 as a high school assistant coach, before leading several high schools in southwestern Louisiana as a head coach. Viator began his head coaching career at McNeese State in 1999, and was elevated to head coach four games into the 2006 season after the firing of Tommy Tate.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference) (2006–present)
2006 McNeese State 6–2 5–1 1st L FCS Playoffs First Round
2007 McNeese State 11–1 7–0 1st L FCS Playoffs First Round
2008 McNeese State 7–4 4–3 T–3rd
2009 McNeese State 9–3 6–1 T–1st L FCS Playoffs First Round
2010 McNeese State 6–5 5–2 2nd
2011 McNeese State 6–5 4–3 4th
2012 McNeese State 7–4 4–3 T–4th
2013 McNeese State 10-3 6-1 2nd L FCS Playoffs Second Round (First Round Bye)
2014 McNeese State 6-5 4-4 T-6th
McNeese State: 68–32 45–18
Total: 68–32
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. ↑ Stark, Cody (October 5, 2006). "McNeese fires Tate after only 4 games". The Huntsville Item (Huntsville, Texas). Retrieved January 11, 2012.