Matt Mueller - Football Coach - Michigan State University Athletics

Matt Mueller

Title:
Director of On-Campus Recruiting

Matt Mueller is in his seventh year working with the Michigan State football program, his third as director of on-campus recruiting. He previously spent four years as an operations intern. Mueller’s main responsibility is helping organize the recruiting efforts for the Spartans.

Mueller spent two years as an operations intern at Colorado before coming to MSU in 2010. Prior to his arrival in Colorado in 2008, he served as the wide receivers coach for a year-and-a-half (spanning two spring seasons and one fall) at Independence (Kansas) Community College. He also taught math courses at Independence.

Mueller graduated from Grand Valley State in May 2006 with a degree in physical education and a minor in elementary education. He played football one season for the Lakers as a wide receiver as the team won its first NCAA Championship in 2002. He then was a student assistant as the team defended its title in 2003 and worked with the team through his graduation in 2006.

Mueller began his college career at Michigan Tech, redshirting the 1999 season and playing wide receiver in 2000 and 2001.

A native of Negaunee, Michigan, Mueller is married to the former Elizabeth Luehmann. The couple have two daughters: Olivia and Isabelle.