Matt Canada was born on January 19,1972 and is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
16 Facts About Matt Canada
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Matt Canada previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Maryland, LSU, Pittsburgh, NC State, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Butler, Indiana, and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Matt Canada then attended Indiana University Bloomington where he became a student assistant for the football program during his sophomore year.
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Matt Canada's coaching career includes early stints at Indiana, Butler, Northern Illinois and Wisconsin.
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In 2011, Matt Canada served an integral role in leading Northern Illinois to the MAC championship, and he served an integral role in leading Wisconsin to the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game.
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In 2013, Matt Canada became offensive coordinator at NC State working under head coach Dave Doeren.
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Matt Canada had previously worked under Doeren at Northern Illinois in 2011.
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Matt Canada was let go by NC State following the 2015 season.
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In 2016, Matt Canada was hired as offensive coordinator at Pitt.
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On December 14,2016, Matt Canada was hired to become the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at LSU.
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Matt Canada held those positions for the 2017 season and on January 5,2018, LSU and Canada mutually agreed to part ways.
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On January 22,2018, Matt Canada agreed to become the offensive coordinator at the University of Maryland.
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Matt Canada was then replaced by Scottie Montgomery as offensive coordinator.
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On January 15,2020, Matt Canada was hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers as their quarterbacks coach.
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On January 25,2021, Matt Canada was promoted to offensive coordinator of the Steelers, replacing Randy Fichtner.
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Matt Canada earned his bachelor's in Business and master's degree in Sports Administration at Indiana University.