Matt Sanders - Football Coach - Lehigh University Athletics

Matt Sanders

Title:
Outside Linebackers Coach
Email:
mas708@lehigh.edu
Phone:
610-758-6918
Alma Mater:
Second Season

Matt Sanders is in his second season with the Lehigh Football program as the outside linebackers coach. In his initial season with the Brown and White, Sanders oversaw the development of First-Team All-Patriot League honoree Matt Cohen, who led the league in both sacks and tackles-for-loss. Lehigh’s starting pair of outside ‘backers (Cohen, Heath Brickner) combined for 104 total tackles, 19.5 tackles-for-loss and four interceptions.

Sanders came to Lehigh following a stint as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of Louisville. During his time in that role Sanders was responsible for a number of duties including opponent game breakdown and scouting reports, film review with players, coaching the fullbacks on the kick-off return unit, running the scout special teams unit, and recruiting. Prior to that, Sanders was a student assistant coach with the Cardinals.

Sanders graduated from the University of Louisville in 2006 with a degree in accounting. He then went onto earn his MBA from Louisville in 2007 and is currently working on a second masters degree in Human Resource Education. While an undergrad, Sanders was a two year letterwinner on the Cardinals football team, playing at middle linebacker and on special teams. He was a member of the 2004 Conference USA and Liberty Bowl Champions. Sanders career was cut short due to injury however, and he then assumed the role of student assistant coach in 2007.

Recruiting Areas: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia