After Jeff Tedford stepped down as Fresno State’s head coach and Tim Skipper was the team’s interim HC in 2024, the Bulldogs looked for a new coach and found one who was already working in California.
Matt Entz, a linebackers coach and assistant head coach for defense at USC, was hired as the next head coach at Fresno State going into the 2025 season. The Bulldogs hope to be among the best programs in the Mountain West for years to come with Entz leading the way.
Here’s more about Matt Entz and his resume.
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What’s Fresno State Head Coach Matt Entz’s Salary?
Matt Entz signed a five-year, $7.35 million deal that comes with incentives and bonuses.
Matt Entz’s Coaching History
| Years | Team | Position |
| 2025-Present | Fresno St. | HC |
| 2024 | USC | LBs |
| 2019-23 | N. Dakota St. | HC |
| 2014-18 | N. Dakota St. | DC |
| 2013 | W. Illinois | AHC/Co-DC/DL |
| 2012 | N. Iowa | DC |
| 2010-11 | N. Iowa | DL |
| 2005-09 | Winona St. | AHC/LBs |
| 2003-05 | Winona St. | AHC/DL |
| 2002 | Winona St. | DC |
| 1999-2001 | Wayne St. | AHC/LBs |
| 1998 | Illinois College | DC |
What’s Fresno State Head Coach Matt Entz’s Record?
Matt Entz is 0-0 in the FBS as a head coach. He went 60-11 as the head coach at North Dakota State.
How Old Is Fresno State Head Coach Matt Entz?
Matt Entz is 52 years old.
Fresno State Head Coach Matt Entz’s Background
Entz was in his first season at USC in 2024. Before that, he was North Dakota State’s head coach where he led the Bison to two FCS national championships from 2019-23. He was the team’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach before that from 2014-18.
He was an associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, and defensive line coach at Western Illinois in 2013. He spent three years before that as a defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Northern Iowa. From 2002-09, he was at Winona State where he was an associate head coach, defensive coordinator, defensive line coach, and linebackers coach. He was an assistant head coach and linebackers coach at Wayne State in Nebraska from 1999-2001 and began his collegiate coaching career as a defensive coordinator at Illinois College in 1998.
