:Matt May

{{Short description|American football player, coach, and administrator (1935–2010)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|10|27}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|11|28|1935|10|27}}

| death_place = Andale, Kansas, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| coach_years1 = 1958–1960

| coach_team1 = Saints Peter and Paul HS (KS)

| coach_years2 = 1961–1964

| coach_team2 = Hayden HS (KS)

| coach_years3 = 1965–1976

| coach_team3 = St. Mary of the Plains

| coach_years4 = 1977–1978

| coach_team4 = Benedictine

| overall_record = 63–68–3 (college)
34–28–1 (high school)

| bowl_record = 0–3

| tournament_record =

| championships = 2 KCAC (1973, 1975)
KCAC South Division (1969–1970)

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Mathew F. May (October 27, 1935 – November 28, 2010) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.

Playing career

May played college football at St. Benedict's College—now known as Benedictine College—in Atchison, Kansas.{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/bcravens/docs/givingwinter2011?mode=embed&pageNumber=1|accessdate=September 1, 2011|publisher=Benedictine College|title=In memory...|date=Winter 2011}}

Coaching career

May was an instructor, athletic director, and head football coach at Benedictine College. He held that position for the 1977 and 1978 seasons. His coaching record at Benedictine was 10–10.{{cite web|url=http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/2011-football-media-guide?width=300&height=170&iframe=true&template=colorbox |publisher=Benedictine College |title=Football Media Guide |accessdate=August 31, 2011 |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120714034006/http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/2011-football-media-guide?width=300&height=170&iframe=true&template=colorbox |archivedate=July 14, 2012 }}

Head coaching record

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = St. Mary of the Plains Cavaliers

| conf = NAIA independent

| startyear = 1965

| endyear = 1968

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1965

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 0–9

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1966

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 2–7

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1967

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 2–5–2

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1968

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 6–4

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = St. Mary of the Plains Cavaliers

| conf = Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

| startyear = 1969

| endyear = 1976

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 1969

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 7–2

| conference = 5–0

| confstanding = 1st (South)

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = division

| year = 1970

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 5–5

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = 1st (South)

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1971

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 2–7–1

| conference = 2–5–1

| confstanding = 7th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1972

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = 3rd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1973

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 7–3

| conference = 7–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname = Mineral Water

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1974

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 6–4

| conference = 5–3

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1975

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 8–2

| conference = 7–1

| confstanding = 1st

| bowlname = Boot Hill

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1976

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 3–6

| conference = 3–5

| confstanding = 7th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = St. Mary of the Plains

| overall = 53–58–3

| confrecord = 38–19–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Benedictine Ravens

| conf = NAIA Division II independent

| startyear = 1977

| endyear = 1978

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1977

| name = Benedictine

| overall = 7–4

| conference =

| confstanding =

| bowlname = Boot Hill

| bowloutcome = L

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1978

| name = Benedictine

| overall = 3–6

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Benedictine

| overall = 10–10

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 63–68–3

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

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References