Matthew Smiley

Matthew Smiley (born October 2, 1978) is an American football coach who most recently served as the special teams coordinator for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).

Not to be confused with Matt Smiley.

Matthew Smiley

Personal information
Born:	(1978-10-02) October 2, 1978 (age 46) Danville, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
College:	Illinois
Career history
As a coach:
Dartmouth (2005) Assistant quarterbacks & specialists coach Dartmouth (2006) Special teams coordinator Eureka (2007) Offensive coordinator Eureka (2008) Defensive coordinator Eureka (2008) Defensive coordinator & interim head coach Eastern Illinois (2009–2011) Running backs coach & special teams coordinator Charleston Southern (2012) Running backs coach & special teams coordinator Jacksonville Jaguars (2013–2016) Assistant special teams coordinator Buffalo Bills (2017–2021) Assistant special teams coordinator Buffalo Bills (2022–2024) Special teams coordinator

Career

From 2013 to 2016, Smiley was the assistant special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Smiley joined the Bills in 2017 as assistant special teams coordinator when Sean McDermott was hired as head coach in 2017, and held that post for five years. During that time, kicker Tyler Bass scored 141 points in 2020 and 135 in 2021.^[1]

On February 9, 2025, the Bills parted ways with Smiley.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Eureka Red Devils (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2008)
2008	Eureka	2–2[a]	2–2	T–5th
Eureka:		2–2	2–2
Total:		2–2

1. Smiley was named interim head coach with four weeks remaining in the season following the firing of Daniel Sullivan.