Matt Rogers begins his first season as the Colonels Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach in 2024
A familiar face to the program, Rogers returns for his second stint on the Wilkes football staff having served as Running Backs coach for two seasons in 2019 and 2020. He led in coaching and evaluation of running backs during that time while also helping with the offensive game plan. During that time Rogers helped increase the Colonels win total by three games in 2019 as the squad earned its first postseason bid in nine years.
Most recently Rogers served three years as Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at SUNY Morrisville. At Morrisville Rogers led an offense that improved in every statistical category including yards per-game, yards per-play, passing yards and passing touchdowns. In 2022 he helped the Mustangs increased their win total by five games and earn a postseason bid for the first time since 2019.
Individually at Morrisville, Rogers coached 16 All-Conference players including quarterbacks in back-to-back years in 2022 and 2023.
Rogers began his coaching career at his alma mater Utica University where he graduated in 2016 with a degree in Journalism. At Utica he also coached the running backs where he led the unit to two single-season and two all-time leading rushers in 2016 and 2018. The Pioneers also reached the postseason twice in his time in New York including the program’s first victory in the 2018 ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl.
A proven recruiter in the tri-state area, Rogers is also a member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). He earned his Master's in Liberal Studies in 2019.
Recruiting Areas
NEW JERSEY: HUNTERDON, MORRIS, PASSAIC, SUSSEX, WARREN
MARYLAND: ALLEGANY, ANNE ARUNDEL, CALVERT, CARROL, CHARLES, FREDERICK, GARRETT, HOWARD, MONTGOMERY, PRINCE GEORGE'S, ST. MARY'S, WASHINGTON
