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Matt Ballard
American football coach (born 1957)
Douglas Matthew Ballard[1] (born May 14, 1957)[2] is an American college football coach, most recently the head coach at Morehead State University, a position he held from 1994 until his firing at the end of the 2012 season.[3] He also served as the head coach at another Kentucky school, Union College, from 1988 to 1993.
Quick Facts Biographical details, Born ...
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1957-05-14) May 14, 1957 (age 66) Davidson, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979 | Gardner–Webb (assistant) |
| 1980–1983 | Georgetown (KY) (OC/DC) |
| 1984–1987 | Morehead State (asst. HC/DC) |
| 1988–1993 | Union (KY) |
| 1994–2012 | Morehead State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 137–130–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MSC (1992) 4 PFL South Division (2002–2005) | |
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More information Year, Team ...
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs (Mid-South Conference) (1988–1993) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Union | 6–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1989 | Union | 4–5–1 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1990 | Union | 5–5 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1991 | Union | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1992 | Union | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1993 | Union | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Union: | 34–25–1 | 15–17 | |||||||
| Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (1994–1995) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Morehead State | 0–11 | 0–8 | 9th[4] | |||||
| 1995 | Morehead State | 2–8 | 1–7 | T–8th[4] | |||||
| Morehead State Eagles (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Morehead State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1997 | Morehead State | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1998 | Morehead State | 9–2 | |||||||
| 1999 | Morehead State | 5–5 | |||||||
| 2000 | Morehead State | 6–3 | |||||||
| Morehead State Eagles (Pioneer Football League) (2001–2012) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Morehead State | 6–5 | 2–1[5] | 2nd (South)[5] | |||||
| 2002 | Morehead State | 9–3 | 3–0[6] | 1st (South)[6] | |||||
| 2003 | Morehead State | 8–3 | 3–0[7] | 1st (South)[6] | |||||
| 2004 | Morehead State | 6–6 | 2–1[8] | T–1st (South)[8] | |||||
| 2005 | Morehead State | 8–4 | 3–0[9] | 1st (South)[9] | |||||
| 2006 | Morehead State | 2–5 | 2–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007 | Morehead State | 7–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Morehead State | 6–6 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2009 | Morehead State | 3–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2010 | Morehead State | 5–6 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Morehead State | 3–8 | 2–6 | 5th | |||||
| 2012 | Morehead State | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Morehead State: | 102–105 | 34–53 | |||||||
| Total: | 136–130–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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- "Morehead State fires football coach Ballard". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- "Official Homepage of the Pioneer Football League". www.pioneer-football.org. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Official Internet Home of the Pioneer Football League". www.pioneer-football.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2003. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Official Internet Home of the Pioneer Football League". www.pioneer-football.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "College Sporting News". Archived from the original on 2005-03-18.
- "College Sporting News". Archived from the original on 2006-08-19.