| Bunky Matthews | |
| Birth Date: | 14 August 1915 |
| Death Place: | Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Columbia |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | c. 1935 |
| Player Team2: | Bethune–Cookman |
| Player Years3: | c. 1937 |
| Player Team3: | Morehouse |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1944–1945 |
| Coach Team2: | Edward Waters |
| Coach Years3: | 1946–1960 |
| Coach Team3: | Bethune–Cookman |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1947–1956 |
| Coach Team5: | Bethune–Cookman |
| Overall Record: | 87–54–6 (football) 90–47 (basketball) |
| Bowl Record: | 3–2 |
| Championships: | Football 2 SEAC (1947, 1949) 1 SIAC (1952) |
Rudolph G. "Bunky" Matthews (August 14, 1915 – September 28, 1976) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Bethune–Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1946 to 1960, compiling a record of 83–46–6.[2] He is widely credited as being the first football coach in the modern, competitive era of Bethune–Cookman football history.[3] Matthews was also the head basketball coach at Bethune–Cookman from 1947 to 1956, tallying a mark of 90–47.[4]
Matthews died of a heart attack, on September 28, 1976.[5]