Matt Nardo

Matthew Nardo is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Muskingum University, a position he has held since 2025.^[1][2] He was the head football coach for Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School in 2010 and Bluffton University from 2022 to 2024.^[3][4][5] He also coached for Ohio, Marietta, Pikeville, Emporia State, Basehor-Linwood High School, and North Carolina Wesleyan.^[6]

Matt Nardo

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Muskingum
Conference	OAC
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	Shadyside, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Ohio University (2005) Muskingum University (2007)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004	Ohio (SA)
2005–2007	Muskingum (GA)
2008–2009	Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS (FL) (DC)
2010	Bishop McLaughlin Catholic HS (FL)
2011–2012	Marietta (WR)
2013	Pikeville (DB)
2014	Emporia State (h-back/RC)
2015–2017	Emporia State (OC/IWR/h-back/RC)
2018	Basehor-Linwood HS (KS) (OL)
2019–2021	North Carolina Wesleyan (OC/WR)
2022–2024	Bluffton
2025–present	Muskingum
Head coaching record
Overall	9–21 (college) 7–3 (high school)

Personal life

Nardo's brother, Bryan, is the safeties coach for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.^[7]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bluffton Beavers (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2022–2024)
2022	Bluffton	2–8	2–5	6th
2023	Bluffton	4–6	3–4	T–5th
2024	Bluffton	3–7	3–3	4th
Bluffton:		9–21	8–12
Muskingum Fighting Muskies (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2025–present)
2025	Muskingum	0–0	0–0
Muskingum:		0–0	0–0
Total:		9–21

^[8]

High school

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes () (2010)
2010	Bishop McLaughlin Catholic	7–3	4–2	3rd
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic:		7–3	4–2
Total:		7–3