Matt Linehan
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 2014–2017 | Idaho |
| 2019 | Salt Lake Stallions |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2020 | San Diego State (GA) |
| 2021 | Missouri (GA) |
| 2022–2024 | Idaho (WR) |
| 2025 | Idaho (OC/QB) |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Matt Linehan is an American football coach and former player who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Idaho Vandals football team.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Linehan attended St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan.[1] He committed to play college football at Idaho, where his father and two uncles had played.[2]
Linehan redshirted his true freshman season at Idaho after breaking his elbow.[3] He started ten of the Vandals' 11 games as a redshirt freshman and passed for 2,540 yards with 11 touchdown passes against 18 interceptions.[4] Linehan was named second-team All-Sun Belt Conference after passing for 3,184 yards and 19 touchdowns and was named the MVP of the 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in the Vandals' last bowl appearance.[5] As a redshirt senior, he completed 173 of 281 pass attempts for 2,056 yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions through nine games before suffering a season ending thumb injury.[6]
After going unselected in the 2018 NFL draft, Linehan took part in a rookie minicamp with the Minnesota Vikings on a tryout basis but was not offered a contract.[7] He later played for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.[8]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Linehan began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at San Diego State in 2020. He was hired as an offensive graduate assistant at Missouri the following season.[9]
Linehan was hired as the wide receivers coach at Idaho in 2022.[10] He was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after the 2024 season.[11]
Personal
[edit | edit source]Linehan's father, Scott Linehan, played quarterback at Idaho and coached in the NFL and was the head coach of the St. Louis Rams.[2]
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