Matt McCarty (American football)

Matt McCarty
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Northwestern (IA)
Conference	GPAC
Record	87–21
Biographical details
Born	c. 1980 (age 43–44)
Playing career
2000–2003	Northwestern (IA)
Position(s)	Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2004	Okoboji HS (IA) (assistant)
2005–2011	Northwestern (IA) (DC)
2012–2015	Northwestern (IA) (AHC/DC)
2016–present	Northwestern (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall	87–21
Tournaments	13–6 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 NAIA (2022); 2 GPAC (2022, 2023)

Matt McCarty (born c. 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Northwestern College, a position he has held since 2016. McCarty led the Northwestern Red Raiders to the NAIA Football National Championship title in 2022.

McCarty played college football as a defensive back at Northwestern from 2000 to 2003.^[1]^[2]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA^#
Northwestern Red Raiders (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2016–present)
2016	Northwestern	3–7	3–5	6th
2017	Northwestern	10–2	7–1	2nd	L NAIA Quarterfinal	8
2018	Northwestern	9–2	8–1	2nd	L NAIA First Round	12
2019	Northwestern	9–2	8–1	2nd	L NAIA First Round	10
2020–21	Northwestern	11–2	8–1	2nd	L NAIA Championship	2
2021	Northwestern	12–2	9–1	2nd	L NAIA Semifinal	4
2022	Northwestern	13–1	9–1	T–1st	W NAIA Championship	1
2023	Northwestern	14–1	10–0	1st	L NAIA Championship	1
2024	Northwestern	6–2	6–2			9
Northwestern:		87–21	68–13
Total:		87–21
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth