Defensive Coordinator,

Matt Webb begins his third season at Southeastern Louisiana while taking on the role as the Lions’ defensive coordinator.

After spending the 2005 coaching the defensive line before handling the linebackers in 2006, Webb will handle the entire defense while while continuing his role as recruiting coordinator.

He inheirits a defense that produced All-Southland Conference defensive back Tommy Connors along with returning starters Brennen Harris and Tony Richardson.

In 2005, Webb oversaw a Lions’ defensive front four that helped form the nucleus of one of the top defensive units in the Southland Conference.

Under Webb’s guidance, his front line allowed only 146 yards rushing per game and ranked third in the SLC in that category. Following the season, two of his players, Rudy Johnson and Derrick Mincey earned all-conference notice while Steven Smith was an all-academic SLC pick.

Webb has played a tremendous role in spearheading the recruiting efforts at Southeastern where his classes have been regarded by some publications as some of the best in Louisiana and in the Football Championship Subdivision (formally Division I-AA).

Webb was instrumental in the 2006 signing class that inked 32 players including the No. 1 ranked I-AA prospect at wide receiver.

Webb joined the Lions in January of 2005 as defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator and immediately hit the ground running helping put together a solid recruiting class just weeks before signing day. The Lions inked 17 players on signing day.

Prior to coming to Southeastern, Webb served as linebackers coach (2000) and defensive line coach (2001-2004) at Southeast Missouri State University as well as recruiting coordinator.

During his tenure, Webb was a part of a significant turnaround at Southeast Missouri, helping the team to its first eight-win season since 1967 and to the conference championship game a year later.

From 1997-2000, Webb served as an assistant coach at Southwest Baptist University under Dennis Roland.  Much like his time at SEMO, Webb worked with both the linebackers and defensive line while handling the recruiting coordinator duties.

Along with his coaching experiences, Webb has also coordinated numerous summer football camps and tournaments as well as teaching instructional classes on coaching football during his time at Southeast Missouri.

Originally from Maryville, Mo., Webb earned his bachelor’s degree in communication at William Jewell College where he was a three-time all-conference linebacker and team MVP as a senior.

Webb earned his master’s degree from Southwest Baptist University and is married to the former Amy Claxton. They are the parents of a daughter, Maggie Jeanne (1).