Matt Drinkall
Head Coach at Central Michigan since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 24
- First season
- 2003
- Teams
- 6
Career
12 stints
- 2003–2005Bettendorf HS (IA)dcWide Receivers
- 2006–2007Western IllinoisTight Ends
- 2008St. AmbroseAssistant Coach
- 2009St. AmbroseWide Receivers
- 2010–2011St. AmbroseOffensive Line
- 2012–2013St. AmbroseOffensive Coordinator
- 2014–2018Kansas WesleyanHead Coach
- 2019ArmyOffensive Quality Control
- 2020–2022ArmyTight Ends
- 2023ArmyCo-Offensive CoordinatorOffensive Line
- 2024–2025ArmyOffensive Line
- 2025–presentCentral MichiganHead Coach
Coaching tree
2 mentors, 46 protégés, 1 branch — 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
48
- 2026Aaron CoelingMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Aaron OpferMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Andrew KollyMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Ashley JetzerMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Ayden OpferMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Brandon Johnson-FarrellMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Cale AnthonyMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Calvin PimpletonMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Charles WalkerMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Christian DukesMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Chuck HeaterMentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Dr. AJ Pinney D.O.Mentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Dr. Benjamin Cox, D.O.Mentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Dr. Richard Giannotti, D.O.Mentored · Central Michigan
- 2026Elijah RochonMentored · Central Michigan
33 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
6
- 2026Cheston BlackshearSucceeded by · Army
- 2026John HoltSucceeded by · Army
- 2025Jim McElwainSucceeded · Central Michigan
- 2020John FrenchSucceeded by · Army
- 2020Sean SaturnioSucceeded · Army
- 2019Myers HendricksonSucceeded by · Kansas Wesleyan
Tenure
24 seasons
- ArmyPosition coach · 2020–20255
- Kansas WesleyanHead coach · 2014–20185
- St. AmbrosePosition coach · 2008–20114
- Bettendorf HS (IA)Coordinator · 2003–20053
- Central MichiganHead coach · 2025–2026 · current2
- St. AmbroseCoordinator · 2012–20132
- Western IllinoisPosition coach · 2006–20072
- ArmyCoordinator · 20231
- ArmyAnalyst · 20191
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Matt Drinkall. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.