Oberlin College Athletics

Robert Matey enters his second season as the Yeomen's offensive coordinator in 2018.

In his first directing the Oberlin offense, Matey's unit shined as the team scored 247 points, which fourth in program history. The Yeomen racked up 3,730 yards, which is third most in the 127-year history of Oberlin football.

In 2017, sophomore quarterback Zach Taylor set a new school record for total offense (2,525) while throwing for 2,189 yards, which ranks third all-time on the single-season list.
 
Matey came to Oberlin after spending the previous two seasons as the quarterbacks coach and video coordinator at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. During his tenure, he helped guide the Greyhounds to 20 wins, marking the most successful two-year stretch in school history.
 
Additionally, he coached a Northeast 10 Conference rookie-team selection in 2015 and second team all-conference selection in 2016. Furthermore, he helped guide the Greyhounds to a school record for passing touchdowns in a season.
 
Matey’s first coaching stint was at his alma mater of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he worked with the Blue Jays’ defensive line in 2014. In that season he mentored the conference’s defensive player of the year. In addition, his defensive line unit compiled 25.5 sacks and 51 tackles-for-loss.
 
A former quarterback and team captain at Johns Hopkins, Matey was a four-time Centennial Conference champion and led the team to a 22-3 record during his time as the starter. Additionally, he became the first player in Johns Hopkins history to throw for 5,000 yards and run for 500 yards in a single season. Matey also ended his career as the active leader in completion percentage for all levels of NCAA football while leading the Blue Jays offense to two top-15 finishes in total offense in 2012 and 2013. He departed JHU with the best winning and completion percentages in school history.
 
In the summer after his graduation from college, Matey spent some time abroad in Finland where he played in the country’s Division I championship game and was voted game MVP. As a testament to his football IQ, Matey installed and called the offense for his championship contending team.
 
Matey is a 2014 graduate of Johns Hopkins University with bachelor’s degree in public health.