Matthew Winter officially joined the Idaho State Bengal football coaching staff in the spring of 2026 as an assistant receivers coach.

Winter came to the Bengals after serving as an assistant quaterbakcs coach at Missouri Western, a member of the NCAA DII Division. 

Prior to this, he worked as a quarterbacks manager at the University of Arizona under head coach Jedd Fisch. During his time with the Wildcats, he pursued a degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Before his time at Arizona, he was a quarterback for two years at Western New Mexico. He later transitioned to coaching as a student assistant who helped with practice planning and analyzing film.

Winter is a native of Phoenix, Arizona and graduated from Brophy College Preparatory in 2020.