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Matt Franzen
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Hastings
Conference	GPAC
Record	16–26
Playing career
1993	Doane

Position(s)	Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2006	Hastings (assistant)
2007–2017	Doane
2021–present	Hastings

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2018–2020	Doane

Head coaching record
Overall	81–75
Tournaments	0–2 (NAIA playoffs)

Matt Franzen is an American college football coach and former college athletic administrator. He is the head football coach for Hastings College, a position he has held since 2021. Franzen was the head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska from 2007 to 2017, compiling a record of 65–49. He was also the athletic director at Doane from 2018 to 2020.

Franzen succeeded Tommie Frazier as head football coach at Doane in 2007.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA
Doane Tigers (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2007–2017)
2007	Doane	4–6	4–6	T–6th
2008	Doane	4–7	3–7	8th
2009	Doane	4–7	4–6	T–7th
2010	Doane	3–7	3–7	T–8th
2011	Doane	8–2	7–2	T–2nd		19
2012	Doane	7–3	6–3	3rd		21
2013	Doane	5–5	5–4	T–5th
2014	Doane	7–3	7–2	3rd		22
2015	Doane	9–2	8–1	2nd	L NAIA First Round	9
2016	Doane	9–2	7–1	2nd	L NAIA First Round	10
2017	Doane	5–5	3–5	T–6th
Doane:		65–49	57–44
Hastings Broncos (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2021–present)
2021	Hastings	2–8	2–8	T–9th
2022	Hastings	7–4	6–4	5th
2023	Hastings	5–6	4–6	T–7th
2024	Hastings	2–8	2–7
Hastings:		16–26	14–25
Total:		81–75

References

Hambleton, Ken (August 26, 2007). "Doane starts Over with another coach". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 1C. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Hambleton, Ken (August 26, 2007). "Doane (continued)". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8C. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Hastings profile

v t e Doane Tigers head football coaches
No coach (1890–1891) F. P. Reed (1892) Albert W. Jefferis (1893) John Lyman (1894) F. W. Sweeney (1895) No coach (1896) No team (1897–1898) S. L. Mains (1899–1900) Harold Hughs (1901) Joseph Pipal (1902) M. O. Smith (1903) John Fuhrer (1904–1907) R. L. Carns (1908) F. M. Clark (1909) Earl Johnson (1910–1912) Earnest Frank (1913) T. T. McConnell (1914) Paul J. Schissler (1915) Alger H. Wood (1916) No team (1917–1918) H. H. Johnston (1919–1922) H. J. Nossek (1923) Ward Haylett (1924–1927) Roy L. Pierce (1928–1932) A. Eugene Haylett (1933–1941) James L. Dutcher (1942–1951) Aubrey Givens (1952) Fran Nagle (1953–1954) Al Papik (1955–1970) Ray Best (1971–1975) Joe Glenn (1976–1979) Nathan Hinkle (1980) Brian Naber (1981–1983) Fran Schwenk (1984–2004) Tommie Frazier (2005–2006) Matt Franzen (2007–2017) Chris Bessler (2018–2023) Jonathan Johnson (2024– )

Doane Tigers head football coaches

No coach (1890–1891)
F. P. Reed (1892)
Albert W. Jefferis (1893)
John Lyman (1894)
F. W. Sweeney (1895)
No coach (1896)
No team (1897–1898)
S. L. Mains (1899–1900)
Harold Hughs (1901)
Joseph Pipal (1902)
M. O. Smith (1903)
John Fuhrer (1904–1907)
R. L. Carns (1908)
F. M. Clark (1909)
Earl Johnson (1910–1912)
Earnest Frank (1913)
T. T. McConnell (1914)
Paul J. Schissler (1915)
Alger H. Wood (1916)
No team (1917–1918)
H. H. Johnston (1919–1922)
H. J. Nossek (1923)
Ward Haylett (1924–1927)
Roy L. Pierce (1928–1932)
A. Eugene Haylett (1933–1941)
James L. Dutcher (1942–1951)
Aubrey Givens (1952)
Fran Nagle (1953–1954)
Al Papik (1955–1970)
Ray Best (1971–1975)
Joe Glenn (1976–1979)
Nathan Hinkle (1980)
Brian Naber (1981–1983)
Fran Schwenk (1984–2004)
Tommie Frazier (2005–2006)
Matt Franzen (2007–2017)
Chris Bessler (2018–2023)
Jonathan Johnson (2024– )

v t e Hastings Broncos head football coaches
Unknown (1891–1899) Osborne (1900) Unknown (1901) No coach (1902) Harry E. Crandall (1903) J. R. Maloney (1904) George M. Pinneo (1905) Elmer T. Peters (1906) Unknown (1907) A. F. Holste (1908–1911) Arthur R. Ferguson (1912–1914) Max Towle (1915–1916) Arthur R. Ferguson (1917–1918) C. E. Andrews (1919) Harry E. Behnamann (1920) Frank Loomis (1921) A. F. Holste (1922–1925) William G. Kline (1926) T. Cecil Young (1927–1931) Thurlo McCrady (1932–1940) Newt Kyle (1941–1942) No team (1943–1944) Louis H. Douglas (1945) Larry Owens (1946–1948) Tom McLaughlin (1949–1963) Dean Pryor (1964–1966) Jim Frazier (1967–1970) Wendell Maupin (1971–1989) Dan Kratzer (1990–1994) Barney Cotton (1995–1996) Ross Els (1997–2000) Paul Mierkiewicz (2001–2010) Tony Harper (2011–2020) Matt Franzen (2021– )

Hastings Broncos head football coaches

Unknown (1891–1899)
Osborne (1900)
Unknown (1901)
No coach (1902)
Harry E. Crandall (1903)
J. R. Maloney (1904)
George M. Pinneo (1905)
Elmer T. Peters (1906)
Unknown (1907)
A. F. Holste (1908–1911)
Arthur R. Ferguson (1912–1914)
Max Towle (1915–1916)
Arthur R. Ferguson (1917–1918)
C. E. Andrews (1919)
Harry E. Behnamann (1920)
Frank Loomis (1921)
A. F. Holste (1922–1925)
William G. Kline (1926)
T. Cecil Young (1927–1931)
Thurlo McCrady (1932–1940)
Newt Kyle (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Louis H. Douglas (1945)
Larry Owens (1946–1948)
Tom McLaughlin (1949–1963)
Dean Pryor (1964–1966)
Jim Frazier (1967–1970)
Wendell Maupin (1971–1989)
Dan Kratzer (1990–1994)
Barney Cotton (1995–1996)
Ross Els (1997–2000)
Paul Mierkiewicz (2001–2010)
Tony Harper (2011–2020)
Matt Franzen (2021– )

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