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DON MATTHEWS

Matthews, Donald John
Born: June 22, 1939 Amesbury, MA
Died: June 14, 2017 Beaverton, OR
High School:
YearCollegeStatus
1960IdahoFreshmen Team
1961IdahoLettered
1962IdahoLettered
1963IdahoLettered
Military Service: United States Marine Corps
Record Key
AWARDS
1985 Official CFL Coach of the Year
1994 Official CFL Coach of the Year
1995 Official CFL Coach of the Year
1997 Official CFL Coach of the Year
2002 Official CFL Coach of the Year
REGULAR SEASON
YEAR TEAMConferenceDivisionPositionSeqFinishGWLTPCT
1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFLWesternAssistant Coach1161060.625
1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFLWesternAssistant Coach1161042.688
1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Line1161222.813
1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Coordinator1161330.813
1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Line1161411.906
1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Line/Linebackers1161150.688
1983 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1983 BC CFLWesternHEAD COACH1161150.688
1984 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1984 BC CFLWesternHEAD COACH1161231.781
1985 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1985 BC CFLWesternHEAD COACH1161330.813
1986 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1986 BC CFLWesternHEAD COACH2181260.667
1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFLWesternHEAD COACH1/21/1141260.857
1989 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1989 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Line/Linebackers1181620.889
1990 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1990 TOR CFLEasternHEAD COACH2181080.556
1991 Orlando Thunder (WLAF)1991 ORL WLAFNorth American EastHEAD COACH210550.500
1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1991 SAS CFLWesternHEAD COACH2/24/411560.455
1992 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1992 SAS CFLWesternHEAD COACH318990.500
1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1993 SAS CFLWesternHEAD COACH3181170.611
1994 Baltimore (CFL)1994 BAL CFLEasternHEAD COACH2181260.667
1995 Baltimore Stallions (CFL)1995 BAL CFLSouthHEAD COACH1181530.833
1996 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1996 TOR CFLEastHEAD COACH1181530.833
1997 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1997 TOR CFLEastHEAD COACH1181530.833
1998 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1998 TOR CFLEastHEAD COACH318990.500
1999 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1999 EDM CFLWestHEAD COACH3186120.333
2000 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2000 EDM CFLWestHEAD COACH2181080.556
2002 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)2002 MTL CFLEastHEAD COACH1181350.722
2003 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)2003 MTL CFLEastHEAD COACH1181350.722
2004 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)2004 MTL CFLEastHEAD COACH1181440.778
2005 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)2005 MTL CFLEastHEAD COACH2181080.556
2006 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)2006 MTL CFLEastHEAD COACH1/21/114860.571
2008 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)2008 TOR CFLEastHEAD COACH2/22/38080.000
22 Years (CFL)22 Years CFLHEAD COACH3652351331.645
7 Years (CFL)7 Years (CFL)Assistant Coach11486235.776
PLAYOFFS
1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFLWesternAssistant Coach211.500
1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFLWesternAssistant Coach200.000
1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Line2201.000
1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Coordinator2201.000
1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Line2201.000
1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Line/Linebackers2201.000
1983 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1983 BC CFLWesternHEAD COACH211.500
1984 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1984 BC CFLWesternHEAD COACH101.000
1985 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1985 BC CFLWesternHEAD COACH2201.000
1986 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1986 BC CFLWesternHEAD COACH211.500
1989 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1989 EDM CFLWesternDefensive Line/Linebackers101.000
1990 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1990 TOR CFLEasternHEAD COACH211.500
1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1991 SAS CFLWesternHEAD COACH101.000
1992 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1992 SAS CFLWesternHEAD COACH101.000
1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1993 SAS CFLWesternHEAD COACH101.000
1994 Baltimore (CFL)1994 BAL CFLEasternHEAD COACH321.667
1995 Baltimore Stallions (CFL)1995 BAL CFLSouthHEAD COACH3301.000
1996 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1996 TOR CFLEastHEAD COACH2201.000
1997 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1997 TOR CFLEastHEAD COACH2201.000
1998 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1998 TOR CFLEastHEAD COACH101.000
1999 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1999 EDM CFLWestHEAD COACH101.000
2000 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2000 EDM CFLWestHEAD COACH101.000
2002 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)2002 MTL CFLEastHEAD COACH2201.000
2003 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)2003 MTL CFLEastHEAD COACH211.500
2004 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)2004 MTL CFLEastHEAD COACH101.000
2005 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)2005 MTL CFLEastHEAD COACH321.667
19 Years (CFL)19 Years CFLHEAD COACH331914.576
7 Years (CFL)7 Years CFLAssistant Coach1392.692
YEAR TEAMConferenceDivisionPositionSeqFinishGWLTPCT
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