- Program
- Fresno State
- Level
- FBS
- In Role Since
- 2024
- Conference
- Pac-12
- Education
- Wartburg College, B.S. Biology (1995); Wayne (Neb.) State College, M.Ed. & Exercise Science (1998)
Profile
Matt Entz was named Fresno State’s head coach on Dec. 4, 2024, and led the Bulldogs to a 9-4 record and a Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl win over Miami (OH) in his first season. He arrived after serving as USC’s assistant head coach for defense and linebackers in 2024 and after five seasons (2019-23) as North Dakota State head coach where he compiled a 60-11 overall record and won two FCS national championships. Entz also served five years as NDSU defensive coordinator (2014-18) where his defense allowed less than 14 points per game across that span.
Coaching Approach
Defense-first orientation supported by documented unit results: as NDSU defensive coordinator his units allowed under 14.0 points per game over five seasons and as NDSU head coach he led teams to two FCS national titles and a 60-11 record (2019-23), evidencing a defensive foundation for team construction.
Career Highlights
- Named Fresno State head coach on December 4, 2024
- Led Fresno State to a 9-4 record and a Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl victory in his first season
- Posted a 60-11 overall record as North Dakota State head coach from 2019-23 and won two FCS national championships during that span, including a 16-0 2019 title season that defeated James Madison 28-20 according to the supplied biography text; the source states NDSU became the first modern-era college football team to finish 16-0 in 2019 (source fact included verbatim as presented in the official bio text). (Note: this highlight reproduces the 16-0 historical claim as presented in the supplied official biography.)
Sources
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