College of DuPage Men's Football

Chaparrals head football coach and four-time NJCAA Coach of the Year Matthew Rahn has delivered COD to the top of the NJCAA in all five years at the helm. COD is the only program to have won the NJCAA Division III championship, earning titles in 2021, 2022,  2023, 2024, and 2025 with all five games played at COD. 72 All-American honors have been earned in those seasons, along with the 2021 Offensive Player of the Year Darrell Smith, 2022 Defensive Player of the Year Guy Goss,  2023 Offensive Player of the Year Jaden McGill and 2024 Offensive Player of the Year Justin Bland. Since the NJCAA began D3 play in 2021, the Chaps have been ranked no worse than third in 61 consecutive polls. A total of 49 players have earned NJCAA Player of the Week honors in that five-year period. Rahn's 48-8 overall record rates as the best five-year period in terms of victories in the last 30 years of COD football. He earned his fourth NJCAA Coach of the Year honor in 2025 after the Chaps became just the second program in college football history to win five straight national crowns, joining North Dakota State (5, 2011-15). The fifth straight title was won versus North Dakota State College of Science by a score of 36-13. In 2025, the Chaps averaged 37.9 points per game.  In 2024, averaging a whopping 50.9 points a game and giving up only 13.3 points, the Chaparrals earned the fourth straight title with a 31-14 victory over Louisburg (N.C.) in the title game played again at COD. COD earned its third straight crown in 2023, taking a 10-1 record into the title game against Rochester Community. COD trailed 29-26 with 1:03 remaining when quarterback Robert Brazziel found WR Fabian Baez from 16 yards on a third-and-goal play for the game-winning TD. In 2022, the Chaps secured a title-game berth after going 8-2 in the regular season with both losses coming against D1 competition. Against top-ranked North Dakota State College of Science, the Chaps utilized a strong defensive presence and maintained possession of the ball in the final nine minutes of play for a 14-12 victory over the Wildcats. COD was ranked first throughout much of the 2021 regular season and received an invitation to play in the inaugural National Championship game that was held at COD. The Chaps defeated second-ranked Nassau Community College 34-29 on Dec. 4, finishing with a 9-2 overall record and avenging an earlier season loss to the Lions. He spent seven seasons as an associate head coach for the Chaps, and served in a variety of roles over the years, including offensive coordinator, co-defensive coordinator and as the program's director of operations.   Rahn started two seasons (2000-01) for the Chaparrals and went on to play at Hastings (Neb.) College. He played 13 seasons professionally of arena football (CIFL, IFL, UIF, AFL and CIF) and was an Ambassador to American Football in Brazil during his off-seasons from arena league play in 2010-12.   He appeared in three professional arena championship games (2010, 2015, 2018) and helped his Sioux City Bandits win the 2015 Champions Indoor Football title.   He is a shining example of how football can change one’s life. After never starting a game before COD, Rahn went on to use football as a motivating factor to excel academically and eventually secure a scholarship and earn his degree.   Matthew Sr., Sarah and their son Matthew reside in Lombard.  

Trevor Cipriano begins his tenth season with the Chaparrals in 2025 and serves as an associate head coach.  He is the program's defensive coordinator and defensive line coach.  He has coached wide receivers, tight ends and H-backs since coming on board in 2015.   He also serves as the program’s director of player personnel. His core duties include playing a lead role in the program’s recruiting. Efforts center on bringing qualified student-athletes into the program and finding current Chaparrals a four-year college home after their time at COD.     Early on in his career at DuPage, Cipriano also spent three years as a contracted personnel analyst for the Cleveland Browns working on their NFL Draft preparations and was a scouting intern for the Oakland Raiders in 2014. For three years, he founded and presided over Your Level Scouting, a college football recruiting consulting business.    Cipriano spent portions of four years at Northern Illinois (2010-2014), beginning as a graduate student working in the Huskies’ NCAA compliance office while earning his master’s degree in sport management in 2011.  After a brief period working in arena football and as a recruiting consultant, Cipriano returned to NIU where he ran the day-to-day recruiting operations of the Huskies football team as its assistant director of football operations/recruiting.   A graduate of Cornell College (Iowa), he played four years of football and as a senior was honored with the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society Award. Cipriano attended Wheaton North High School and played for former Chaparrals head coach, Matt Foster.   Cipriano resides in Batavia with wife Katie and their daughter, Quinlee (4) and son, Maverick (1).

Assistant Coach | Kickers, Punters Education Bachelor’s degree, St. Ambrose University Experience Begins third season at COD The 2015 Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place Kicker Award winner

Assistant Coach -  Wide Receivers Jordan Westerkamp, a Glen Ellyn native, is the Wide Receiver Coach at the College of DuPage. A former professional football player, he brings valuable knowledge and experience to the program. He starred at Montini Catholic High School before continuing his career at the University of Nebraska, where he was a two-time team captain and earned multiple All-Big Ten honors, including First Team All-Big Ten in 2015. Westerkamp went on to play professionally in the NFL, CFL, and XFL. Along with coaching, he is an ISSA-CPT/CSCS certified trainer and serves as the Director of Sports Performance at Major Sports Performance, where he works with athletes at all levels. He lives in West Chicago with his wife, Cristina, and their son, Brooks.

Assistant Coach Defensive Backs, Defensive Pass Game Coordinator Experience Begins his fourth season at COD in 2024 Member of the 2022 and 2023 NJCAA Championship staffs Coached two seasons at Elmhurst Coached one season at North Central College — Defensive assistant, football operations Acccolades 2018 CCIW champions (North Central) 2018 NCAA Division III playoffs All-Conference wide receiver (Benedictine) 2014 NCAA Division III playoffs (Benedictine) Education Bachelor's degree — Benedictine Master's degree (MBA) — Elmhurst  

Assistant Coach Special teams coordinator, Linebackers   Experience Begins fifth season at College of DuPage in 2025 Member of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 NJCAA Championship staffs Coached high school football since 2008 Three-time All-American at Western Illinois (TE) Six-year NFL veteran (St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns Accolades Owner/Director of Naperville-based Acceleration Sports Performance General Manager for Midwest BOOM, an offseason 7v7 training and playing football organization that has produced 400 NCAA Division I athletes with more than 50 NFL alums Led BOOM to 10 national championships    

Joe Furco enters his 7th season with the College of DuPage Football Program in 2025.  Furco graduated from Elmhurst University in May 2013 with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. He also received a master's degree in Real Estate Development from the University of Maryland.  Furco enters his 1st season as the team's running back's coach after serving as the Chaparral Quarterbacks coach from 2017-2020 and Offensive Coordinator for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Furco spent 2023-2024 season at his alma mater, Elmhurst University, as the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach for the Bluejays. Prior to College of DuPage from 2013-2017 Furco had coaching stops at Loras College, Syracuse University and University of Maryland.   As a player, Furco is one of the greatest quarterbacks in Elmhurst history and a starter for Bluejays from 2009-2012. Furco’s name is littered throughout the Bluejay record books, holding all-time records in total touchdowns (72), total net offensive yards (8,113), pass attempts (1,137) and completions (655), passing yards (8,002), and touchdown passes (67). Furco is also the Chief Operating Officer at GoRout. Furco currently resides in Lisle with his wife, Angela, daughter, Addi, and son, Brady.  

Assistant Coach Tight End Experience Begins fourth season at COD in 2024 Member of 2022, 2023 and 2024 NJCAA national championship staffs Education Bachelor's degree, University of Illinois

Assistant Coach Cornerbacks, Special Teams Coaching Experience Begins his fifth season at College of DuPage in 2025 Member of 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 national championship coaching staffs Accolades Played one season in the Champions Indoor Football (CIF) League for the Gillette (Wyo.) Mustangs (2023) Played one season for the Helsinki Roosters, a member of the Finnish Vaahteraliiga League (2022) Played three seasons at defensive back at the University of Illinois (2017-19) All-Academic Big Ten (2018 and 2019) Played one season at College of DuPage (2016) Education Earned his bachelor's degree in advertising from Illinois (2020)    

Assistant Offensive Line/Football Operations Coordinator Billy Stoynoff begins his second season as an assistant coach for the Chaparrals’ football program in 2025. Stoynoff was part of the coaching staff during the 2022 season, working closely with the Tight Ends. A West Chicago native, Stoynoff is a graduate of College of DuPage earning his associates degree before transferring to the University of Iowa where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Sport and Recreation Management. Stoynoff makes his home in Campton Hills, Illinois

Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Experience Begins his third season on COD staff in 2025 Member of 2023 and 2024 national championship coaching staff Holds 10 seasons of college coaching: UW Stout, Minnesota State-Moorhead, Southeast Missouri, and Missouri Western State Served as interim head coach at Minnesota State-Moorhead Seven seasons high school coaching Seven years high school athletic administrator Played football and basketball at UW Platteville Member of two NCAA Division III basketball championship teams Education Bachelor's degree, Wisconsin-Stout Master's degree, American Intercontinental University