Manny Matsakis
Head Coach at Ohio Valley Ironmen since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 30
- First season
- 1989
- Teams
- 13
Career
14 stints
1980s
- 1989–1990Kansas StateAssistant Coach
1990s
- 1991–1993HofstraOffensive Coordinator
- 1994Kansas StateSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends
- 1995–1998Emporia StateHead Coach
- 1999WyomingOffensive Coordinator
2000s
- 2000–2002Texas TechSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2003Texas StateHead Coach
- 2008CapitalOffensive Coordinator
- 2009Winnipeg Blue BombersRunning Backs
2010s
- 2010–2012Enka HS (NC)Head Coach
- 2013–2014Bethany (KS)Head Coach
- 2015–2017WidenerOffensive Coordinator
- 2018–2020DefianceHead Coach
2020s
- 2025–presentOhio Valley IronmenHead Coach
Coaching tree
3 mentors, 5 protégés, 3 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
9
- 2018–2020Earnest WilsonMentored · Defiance
- 2003Clancy BaroneMentored · Texas State
- 2003D. J. EliotMentored · Texas State
- 2003Ron RobertsMentored · Texas State
- 2000–2002Mike LeachCoached under · Texas Tech
- 1999Dana DimelCoached under · Wyoming
- 1996Eric WolfordMentored · Emporia State
- 1994Bill SnyderCoached under · Kansas State
- 1989–1990Bill SnyderCoached under · Kansas State
Succeeded
23
- 2021Earnest WilsonSucceeded by · Defiance
- 2004David BailiffSucceeded by · Texas State
- 2003Bob DeBesseSucceeded · Texas State
- 2000Rusty BurnsSucceeded by · Wyoming
- 1999Jerry KillSucceeded by · Emporia State
- 1995Larry KramerSucceeded · Emporia State
- 1991Ben GriffithSucceeded by · Kansas State
- 1991Carl PeliniSucceeded by · Kansas State
- 1991Del MillerSucceeded by · Kansas State
- 1991Mark ManginoSucceeded by · Kansas State
- 1991Nick QuartaroSucceeded by · Kansas State
- 1991Rob SpenceSucceeded · Hofstra
- 1991Tom GroganSucceeded by · Kansas State
- 1989Bill SinglerSucceeded · Kansas State
- 1989Charles CoeSucceeded · Kansas State
8 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
30 seasons
- Emporia StateHead coach · 1995–19984
- DefianceHead coach · 2018–20203
- WidenerCoordinator · 2015–20173
- Enka HS (NC)Head coach · 2010–20123
- Texas TechCoordinator · 2000–20023
- HofstraCoordinator · 1991–19933
- Ohio Valley IronmenHead coach · 2025–2026 · current2
- Bethany (KS)Head coach · 2013–20142
- Kansas StatePosition coach · 1989–19902
- Winnipeg Blue BombersPosition coach · 20091
- CapitalCoordinator · 20081
- Texas StateHead coach · 20031
- WyomingCoordinator · 19991
- Kansas StateCoordinator · 19941
Pipeline
2 of 3 coordinators
- 1 seasonEarnest Wilsonunder at Defiance 2018 · head coach at Defiance2021
- 1 seasonRon Robertsunder at Texas State 2003 · head coach at Mt. Whitney HS (CA)2004
Moves
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