Aric Williams
| Willamette Bearcats | |||||||||
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| Title | Head coach | ||||||||
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| Born | March 21, 1982 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Diamond Bar (Diamond Bar, California) | ||||||||
| College | Oregon State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2005: undrafted | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Career | 3–17 (.150) | ||||||||
Aric Vencint Williams (born March 21, 1982) is an American college football coach and former defensive back. He is the head football coach for Willamette University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Oregon State.
Williams was also a member of the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Soul. He is the younger cousin of former NFL safety Shaun Williams.
In 2009, Williams was a graduate assistant at Northern Arizona University. After his playing career ended, Williams became a college football coach, beginning as cornerbacks coach at Montana from 2010 to 2014. From 2015 to 2017, Williams was cornerbacks coach at Idaho. Then from 2018 to 2021, Williams was cornerbacks coach at San Jose State. From 2022 to 2023 he was the defensive coordinator at Montana Tech.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Willamette Bearcats (Northwest Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Willamette | 2–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2025 | Willamette | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| Willamette: | 3–17 | 0–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–17 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Aric Williams Hired as Head Football Coach at Willamette University". December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Aric Williams". Montana Tech. Retrieved November 20, 2022.