 Entz in 2019 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Fresno State |
| Conference | MW |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 9, 1972 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wartburg College (1995) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998 | Illinois College (DC) |
| 1999–2001 | Wayne State (NE) (AHC/LB) |
| 2002–2009 | Winona State (AHC/DC/LB) |
| 2010–2011 | Northern Iowa (DL) |
| 2012 | Northern Iowa (DC) |
| 2013 | Western Illinois (AHC/DC/DL) |
| 2014–2018 | North Dakota State (DC/LB) |
| 2019–2023 | North Dakota State |
| 2024 | USC (AHC/LB) |
| 2025–present | Fresno State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 60–11 |
| Tournaments | 15–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NCAA Division I FCS (2019, 2021) 2 MVFC (2019, 2021) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× MVFC Coach of the Year (2019, 2021) 2x AFCA FCS Coach of the Year (2019, 2021) 3× AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Year (2019–2021) | |
Matthew John Entz (born October 9, 1972) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), a position he has held since 2025. He also served as the head coach at North Dakota State University from 2019 to 2023. Entz took over from the departing Chris Klieman after Klieman led the 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team to the program's seventh NCAA Division I Football Championship in eight seasons. Entz was the defensive coordinator for the Bison from 2014 until his promotion following the 2018 season. He was the linebackers coach and assistant head coach for defense at the University of Southern California (USC) for the 2024 season.