Matt Troxel, a successful offensive coach with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, is the Pirates' next football offensive coordinator. Troxel, who has been an offensive coordinator at the professional and NCAA Division I levels, brings a proven track record of success to the Whitworth football program.
Troxel last coached for the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in the spring of 2019.
The rest of his coaching resume has strong ties to the Pacific Northwest. He was the Offensive Quality Control Analyst at Oregon State in 2018 after working for six seasons at Idaho State (2011-2017), where he was the offensive coordinator the final two years (2016-17). He started with the Bengals as the recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach in 2011, and progressed through special teams coordinator (2012), assistant head coach and offensive line coach (2013-15) until becoming OC. The Bengals ranked 20th nationally in total offense at the FCS level in 2017.
Troxel started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Idaho (2009-10), where he was part of a Humanitarian Bowl victory in 2009.
Troxel was part of four Big Sky Conference football championships (2004-2007) at the University of Montana as a receiver and kick returner. The Grizzlies played in the FCS national championship game in 2004 and were semifinalists in 2006. A three-year letterman, Troxel also excelled in the classroom as a Naseby Rhinehart Scholar-Athlete Award winner in the fall of 2007.
Troxel replaces former Pirate quarterback Ian Koste, who served as interim offensive coordinator for 2020-21 and who is headed to the coaching staff at Southern Utah.
Troxel’s connections to Inland Northwest football go back further to when he played at Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene for his father, Van Troxel, who coached the Timberwolves into a powerhouse during his 22-year stint leading the program.
Troxel also has family connections to Whitworth, where his sister Ashley played soccer for four seasons (2002-05) and his brother-in-law Daniel Jones played football.
Matt and his wife Katie have two children, Emerson and Grady.
