Matt Stavish

Matt Stavish is in his second season as an assistant coach at Washington and Lee.  During his first season, Stavish helped lead the Generals to a 6-3 overall record and his defense ranked tops in the ODAC in total defense.

Stavish graduated from Washington and Lee in 2003 with a bachelor of arts in chemistry. He was a four-year letterwinner for the football team, serving as a team captain during his senior season.

A three-year starter at linebacker, Stavish racked up 239 career tackles, six interceptions and 5.5 sacks in helping lead the Generals to their winningest four-year stretch in 18 years. He was also a two-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete selection.

Following graduation, Stavish served as a graduate assistant for the football program at the University of Virginia, where he earned a master's degree in chemistry education in 2006. Working under Head Coach Al Groh and current Temple Head Coach Al Golden, Stavish helped lead the the Cavaliers to three-straight bowl appearances, winning the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl and the 2005 Music City Bowl.

After finishing his degree program at Virginia, Stavish served as a teacher at Charlottesville High School and as an assistant football coach at Monticello High School, where he worked with the special teams, tight ends and defensive ends.