| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive quality control coach |
| Team | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 24, 1972 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1992 | Glendale CC |
| 1995 | Portland State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Utah State (RB) |
| 2001 | Utah State (WR) |
| 2002–2005 | California (WR) |
| 2006–2008 | Colorado (WR) |
| 2009–2010 | Colorado ( OC) |
| 2011 | California (PGC/WR) |
| 2012–2013 | Washington (OC) |
| 2014 | Kansas (WR / interim OC) |
| 2015 | Alabama (OA) |
| 2016 | Fresno State (AHC/OC) |
| 2016 | Fresno State (interim HC) |
| 2017–2018 | Boise State (WR) |
| 2019 | Boise State (co-OC / WR) |
| 2020 | Boise State (OC/QB) |
| 2021 | Auburn (PGC/WR) |
| 2022 | Auburn (OC/QB) |
| 2023–present | Florida (OQC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–4 |
Eric Kiesau (born November 24, 1972) is an American football coach who is currently an offensive quality control coach at the University of Florida. Kiesau was previously the offensive coordinator at Auburn University. [1] [2] He served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boise State University. [3] Kiesau served as the interim head football coach at Fresno State University for the final four games of the 2016 season after the firing of Tim DeRuyter. [4]
Kiesau followed Bryan Harsin to Auburn as an offensive analyst in 2021. Due to the firing of Cornelius Williams after four games, Kiesau was promoted to wide receivers coach. After forty-five days of Austin Davis as offensive coordinator, Kiesau took over the quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator duties in 2022. Auburn fired Kiesau on October 31, 2022, along with Harsin and several other staffers. [5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State Bulldogs ( Mountain West Conference) (2016) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Fresno State | 0–4 [n 1] | 0–4 [n 1] | 6th (West) | |||||
| Fresno State: | 0–4 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–4 | ||||||||
- ^ a b Tim DeRuyter was fired as head coach on October 23, 2016 and replaced with Kiesau as interim head coach. Fresno State finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 and a conference mark of 0–8.
- ^ King, Nathan (February 18, 2021). "Former Boise State OC Eric Kiesau joins Auburn support staff". 247Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Eric Kiesau College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Boise State football assistant returns to where 'tough situation' tested him". Idaho Statesman. November 22, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Eric Kiesau". Fresno State Bulldogs football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Green, Tom (October 31, 2022). "Auburn fires several staffers with Boise State ties, including OC Eric Kiesau". AL.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- Auburn profile Archived December 12, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- Boise State profile
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Auburn Tigers football coaches
- Boise State Broncos football coaches
- California Golden Bears football coaches
- Colorado Buffaloes football coaches
- Florida Gators football coaches
- Fresno State Bulldogs football coaches
- Kansas Jayhawks football coaches
- Portland State Vikings football players
- Utah State Aggies football coaches
- Washington Huskies football coaches
- Junior college football players in the United States
- Coaches of American football from California
- Players of American football from Pasadena, California
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive quality control coach |
| Team | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 24, 1972 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1992 | Glendale CC |
| 1995 | Portland State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Utah State (RB) |
| 2001 | Utah State (WR) |
| 2002–2005 | California (WR) |
| 2006–2008 | Colorado (WR) |
| 2009–2010 | Colorado ( OC) |
| 2011 | California (PGC/WR) |
| 2012–2013 | Washington (OC) |
| 2014 | Kansas (WR / interim OC) |
| 2015 | Alabama (OA) |
| 2016 | Fresno State (AHC/OC) |
| 2016 | Fresno State (interim HC) |
| 2017–2018 | Boise State (WR) |
| 2019 | Boise State (co-OC / WR) |
| 2020 | Boise State (OC/QB) |
| 2021 | Auburn (PGC/WR) |
| 2022 | Auburn (OC/QB) |
| 2023–present | Florida (OQC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–4 |
Eric Kiesau (born November 24, 1972) is an American football coach who is currently an offensive quality control coach at the University of Florida. Kiesau was previously the offensive coordinator at Auburn University. [1] [2] He served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boise State University. [3] Kiesau served as the interim head football coach at Fresno State University for the final four games of the 2016 season after the firing of Tim DeRuyter. [4]
Kiesau followed Bryan Harsin to Auburn as an offensive analyst in 2021. Due to the firing of Cornelius Williams after four games, Kiesau was promoted to wide receivers coach. After forty-five days of Austin Davis as offensive coordinator, Kiesau took over the quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator duties in 2022. Auburn fired Kiesau on October 31, 2022, along with Harsin and several other staffers. [5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State Bulldogs ( Mountain West Conference) (2016) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Fresno State | 0–4 [n 1] | 0–4 [n 1] | 6th (West) | |||||
| Fresno State: | 0–4 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–4 | ||||||||
- ^ a b Tim DeRuyter was fired as head coach on October 23, 2016 and replaced with Kiesau as interim head coach. Fresno State finished the season with an overall record of 1–11 and a conference mark of 0–8.
- ^ King, Nathan (February 18, 2021). "Former Boise State OC Eric Kiesau joins Auburn support staff". 247Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Eric Kiesau College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Boise State football assistant returns to where 'tough situation' tested him". Idaho Statesman. November 22, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Eric Kiesau". Fresno State Bulldogs football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Green, Tom (October 31, 2022). "Auburn fires several staffers with Boise State ties, including OC Eric Kiesau". AL.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- Auburn profile Archived December 12, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- Boise State profile
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Auburn Tigers football coaches
- Boise State Broncos football coaches
- California Golden Bears football coaches
- Colorado Buffaloes football coaches
- Florida Gators football coaches
- Fresno State Bulldogs football coaches
- Kansas Jayhawks football coaches
- Portland State Vikings football players
- Utah State Aggies football coaches
- Washington Huskies football coaches
- Junior college football players in the United States
- Coaches of American football from California
- Players of American football from Pasadena, California