Coaches / Head coach / Matt Simon
Career
56
not coaching now
Rating33recent
Peak33best 5 yrs
Career56whole career
confidence
Matt Simon
Head coach
Headline rating: as head coach. Every role he has been rated in is below.
Chemistry
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index in development
Seasons here—
Programs4
Stints8
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As head coach
Rating33Peak33Career56
1995–1997 · 3 seasonsRecord 11-22National titles 0Great seasons 0 (top ~7% of all teams that year)Career: too early to rank all-time (8+ seasons as a head coach)
- Rating 33: his whole career, recent seasons weighted most, measured as how far his teams stood above their era, crediting him with half of what each program already was when he arrived (about the share that, historically, follows a coach to his next job), fading as the program becomes his own.
- Peak 33: best five-season stretch, 1995–1997 at North Texas (11-22), taking over an average program.
Rating = who he is: his whole head-coaching career (since 1936), weighted toward recent years — how far his teams stood above their contemporaries, how much he lifted programs, his great seasons and titles. Form = the last two seasons. Career = the all-time ranking number.
| Season | Team | Record | Season rank | vs contemporaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | North Texas | 4-7 | #106 | -1.36 SD |
| 1996 | North Texas | 5-6 | #99 | -1.28 SD |
| 1995 | North Texas | 2-9 | #105 | -1.87 SD |
Season rank = his team among all major-college teams that year; vs contemporaries = how far above the average team (in standard deviations).
As offensive coordinator
Rating65Peak65
His offense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Minnesota | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.56 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | -0.01 | -0.06 | -0.53 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.