Joe Matheson serves as Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach for Drake University's Football program in Des Moines, Iowa. Matheson joined the Drake football coaching staff as Offensive Coordinator in Feburary 2026. At his last stop, Matheson was instrumental UW-River Falls earning its first NCAA Division III National Championship in program history.
While with the Falcons, Matheson’s group led all levels of college football in total offense, first downs, and total plays during the 2025 season and ranked second among all NCAA schools in total offense from 2021-25. Matheson built the fastest tempo system in NCAA football from 2021-25 with 19.7 seconds per play and over 87 plays per game over that span. The Falcons set over 30 school records including scoring, total offense, first downs, passing yards, completions, total passing touchdowns, completions in a game, first downs in a game, and points in a game. Joe coached four NCAA Division III All-Americans including Gagliardi Trophy recipient Kaleb Blaha, who won the DIII equivalent of the Heisman Trophy and broke LSU star Joe Burrow’s season total offense record.
