Matt Wells (American football coach)

Matt Wells
Wells at 2016 Mountain West Media Days
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach, co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
TeamKansas State
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Born (1973-08-10) August 10, 1973 (age 51)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1993–1996Utah State
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–2001Navy (QB/FB/WR/JV)
2002–2006Tulsa (TE/RC)
2007–2008New Mexico (WR/RC)
2009Louisville (QB/PGC)
2010New Mexico (WR)
2011Utah State (QB/RC)
2012Utah State (OC/QB)
2013–2018Utah State
2019–2021Texas Tech
2022–2023Oklahoma (OA)
2024–presentKansas State (AHC/co-OC/QB)
Head coaching record
Overall57–51
Bowls2–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MW Mountain Division (2013)
Awards
MW Coach of the Year (2013, 2018)

Matthew Scribner Wells (born August 10, 1973) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He is the associate head coach, co-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.