MATT
MOORE Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Line @CoachMooreWVU
THE MOORE FILE Year at WVU: 3 Year in Collegiate Coaching: 16 Birthday: October 18 Hometown: Canton, Georgia Wife: Kelly Children: Tanner, Reece and Sutton High School: Cherokee College: Valdosta State, ‘96 Bowl Games Coached: 10
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2020-21 West Virginia Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line 2019 West Virginia Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 2018 Troy Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 2015-17 Troy Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 2013-14 Louisiana Tech Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line 2012 Middle Tennessee State Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator 2007-11 Texas Tech Offensive Line 2006 Troy Offensive Line 2005 North Gwinnett (Ga.) High Head Coach 1999-04 Hoover (Ala.) High Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 1997-98 Pickens (Ga.) High Head Coach/Running Backs
Matt Moore is in his third year on the Mountaineer coaching staff, overseeing the offensive line and second year as the assistant head coach. In 2020, despite having to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia had one of the most improved offenses in the nation in terms of total yards, showing gains of more than 60 yards rushing per game, almost 30 yards passing a game, more than 90 yards of total offense and almost seven more points a game. His offensive line had a productive year with Leddie Brown rushing for 1,010 yards and nine touchdowns, Jarret Doege throwing for more than 2,500 yards and 14 touchdowns and four of Moore’s offensive linemen earned postseason honors in 2020. Senior guard Mike Brown earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors, Chase Behrndt was an All-Big 12 Fourth Team selection by Phil Steele, Brandon Yates was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection and Zach Frazier earned Freshman All-America honors. In Moore’s first year with the offensive line, left tackle Colton McKivitz earned Walter Camp and Associated Press All-American honors and was named the Big 12 Conference’s Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year. The All-Big 12 First Team honoree played in the Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, participated in the NFL Player Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Moore joined the football coaching staff as the Mountaineers’ co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in January 2019. Moore came with WVU coach Neal Brown after serving as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for four years at Troy (2015-18). He spent two years on the offensive staff at Texas Tech in 2010-11 and was on the staff with Brown at Troy in 2006. In 2018, the Trojans finished 10-3 and tied for first place in the Sun Belt Conference East Division. Seven players from the Trojan offense earned AllSun Belt Conference recognition, including three first-team selections. The 2017 squad finished 11-2, won the Sun Belt Conference Championship and had a signature win at No. 22 LSU, snapping the Tigers’ 49-game non-conference home winning streak.
Moore’s offensive line finished No. 6 nationally in offensive line efficiency and No. 12 in fewest sacks allowed. Four Trojan offensive linemen earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors, including left tackle Antonio Garcia, who was the highest selected offensive lineman in conference history, No. 85 overall in the NFL draft by the New England Patriots. Moore’s offense led the Sun Belt in scoring offense in 2016, and finished No. 2 in the league in passing offense and total offense. Troy finished 10-3 and earned its first top-25 national ranking in school and conference history. The Trojans also tied for the nation’s lead in best win improvement from the previous year. Troy placed six offensive players on All-Sun Belt teams, including four first-team selections. Prior to Moore’s first season at Troy, he spent the previous two years as the assistant head coach and offensive line coach at Louisiana Tech. In 2014, the Bulldogs won the Conference USA Western Division Championship and earned a trip to the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Moore also spent time at Middle Tennessee (OL/2012), Texas Tech (OL/2007-11) and Troy (OL/2006). He began his coaching career at the high school level, producing successful runs in Georgia and Alabama. While at Middle Tennessee, the Blue Raider offensive line ranked No. 2 nationally in fewest sacks allowed, and Moore was nominated for the Broyles Award, given to the top assistant coach in the nation. His Texas Tech offensive line paved the way for the Red Raiders to score 28 rushing touchdowns in 2008, second most in school history. The Red Raiders led the country in passing offense, registering 5,371 yards and were No. 4 in total offense with 6,903 yards. With Brown and Moore on the Texas Tech staff together in 2010, the Red Raiders finished No. 7 nationally in passing, No. 15 in total offense and No. 23 in scoring offense. The following year, the Red Raiders ranked No. 7 in passing, No. 13 in total offense and No. 22 in scoring offense. Moore’s career began as the head coach and running backs coach at Pickens High in Jasper, Georgia, from 1997-98, before spending the next six years as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at perennial powerhouse Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama. Moore helped lead the Buccaneers to a 77-7 record and three consecutive Class 6A state titles. Moore also served as head coach at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Georgia, before beginning his collegiate coaching career at Troy. A native of Canton, Georgia, Moore played at Valdosta State, starting 34 games at left guard from 1991-94. He earned All-Gulf South Conference FirstTeam honors as a senior. Moore graduated from Valdosta State in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. He and his wife, Kelly, have three daughters, Tanner, Reece and Sutton.
THE MOORE FAMILY: Tanner, Sutton, Kelly, Matt and Reece
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