AC/GC hires Madrid native Cody Matthewson as new Head Football Coach

January 25th, 2018 by admin

The AC/GC Chargers announced the hiring of Cody Matthewson as their new Head Football Coach on Tuesday night. Matthewson is a native of Madrid and after starring for the Tigers in high school went on to play Linebacker for Northwest Missouri State from 2009-2014.

Matthewson said he is very excited to get back to small town Iowa and get the area excited about the Chargers football program. He said he hopes he can carry his experience with success at Madrid and Northwest with him to the AC/GC program and get the kids to buy in to a family type mindset.

Matthewson started 14 of 15 games for Northwest Missouri State during their 2013 National Championship season, racking up 46 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and fumble recovery.

His Madrid teams went 40-6 during his four seasons and he was an elite all-state first team selection leading the Tigers to an 11-2 record and state semifinal appearance his senior season in 2008. He rushed for 4,508 yards and 51 touchdowns at Madrid.

Matthewson is currently a strength and conditioning teacher at Pioneer Ridge school and a coach at Truman High School in the Kansas City metro. He will be finishing his duties as a baseball coach in the spring and heading back to Iowa to get settled in late spring.

Listen to a full interview with Coach Matthewson below.