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Drake Hires D-III Champion Matt Walker as Head Football Coach

The longtime WisconsinRiver Falls builder arrives after Joe Woodley left for Rutgers.

Overview

  • Drake announced the appointment on Feb. 22 in an athletics release issued by athletic director Brian Hardin.
  • Walker led WisconsinRiver Falls to the 2025 NCAA Division III national championship and earned national coach-of-the-year honors.
  • Since 2021, his Falcons went 44–13 and averaged 42.4 points per game, finishing top four nationally in total offense three times.
  • He succeeds Joe Woodley, who departed after an 8–4 season and a Pioneer Football League title to join Rutgers as an assistant.
  • WisconsinRiver Falls named defensive coordinator Jake Wissing interim head coach following Walker’s resignation.