Matt Giampa is in his first season as Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach at Nicholls.
In 2025, he helped guide Western Kentucky, as Assistant Quarterbacks Coach, to a 9-4 campaign that was capped by a 27-16 victory over Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl.
The Hilltoppers averaged more than 400 yards of offense per game including 272.2 passing yards per contest, which led Conference USA and ranked in the top 20 nationally. Maverick McIvor completed 183 of 273 passes (.670) for 2,062 yards and 12 touchdowns, while Rodney Tisdale Jr. threw for 1,432 yards and nine touchdowns on 139-of-212 passing (.656). WKU logged five games with 300-plus passing yards including 401 in a win over Sam Houston. The Hilltoppers also topped 500 total yards three times headlined by 642 in a victory against Middle Tennessee. Quarterback Rodney Tisdale was chosen as the CUSA Freshman of the Year.
Giampa spent the 2024 season at Abilene Christian as Assistant Quarterbacks coach. He tutored one of the top passing offenses in the FCS and helped the Wildcats to their first-ever national ranking at the Division I level, a United Athletic Conference Championship and a berth in the FCS playoffs for the first time in program history, where they beat Northern Arizona in the first round.
ACU's offense ranked fourth in the FCS in total offense at 469.6 yards per game and 16th nationally in scoring at 33.8 points per game. ACU ranked seventh nationally in passing offense with quarterback Maverick McIvor, who threw for 3,828 yards and 30 touchdowns against only seven interceptions on 312-of-499 passing, good for an average of 294.5 yards per game. McIvor was named a second-team All-American by FCS Football Central and a first-team All-UAC selection. He ranked fourth in the FCS in total passing yards, fifth in passing yards per game, eighth in total offense, sixth in passing touchdowns, ninth in points responsible for, fourth in total completions and seventh in completions per game.
Prior to his time at ACU, Giampa spent two seasons at Valdosta State as Assistant Quarterbacks coach. He mentored All-American quarterback Sammy Edwards, who finished third in the Harlon Hill voting in 2023 after passing for 4,223 yards and 34 touchdowns.
He helped the Blazers to a 12-2 record, the Gulf South Conference title and an appearance in the 2023 NCAA Division II quarterfinals. The offense averaged 36.9 points per game and was in the top 10 nationally in yards per play (6.7) passing yards per game (312.0) and total touchdowns (67).
In 2022, Valdosta State boasted the only offense in Division II to rank in the top 25 in both passing and rushing yards under his tutelage. The Blazers averaged 476.0 yards per game and 6.9 yards per play, both of which ranked fifth nationally, and scored 36.6 points per game (12th) that fall.
Prior to his time at Valdosta State, Giampa was at Alvernia University (PA), where he served as the Offensive Line/Tight Ends Coach from 2018-2021.
Giampa spent the 2017 season as a Quality Control Assistant with Defense and Special Teams at Villanova University (PA).
Giampa received his bachelor's degree in Sports Management degree from Temple University in 2016 after student assistant coaching from 2014-2016. He went on to get an MBA from Alvernia University in 2019.
