Eric Kiesau
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Sacramento State |
| Conference | Independent |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 24, 1972 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1992 | Glendale (CA) |
| 1995 | Portland State |
| Position | 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Florida (OQC) |
| 2026–present | Sacramento State (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–4 |
Eric Kiesau (born November 24, 1972) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator at Sacramento State. Kiesau was previously the offensive coordinator at Auburn University.
Career
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.[1] In 2020, he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boise State University.[2]
On February 19, 2021, Kiesau followed Bryan Harsin to Auburn as an offensive analyst.[3][4] 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]
On December 30, 2025, Kiesau was hired to serve as the offensive coordinator for the Sacramento State Hornets under new head coach Alonzo Carter.[6]
Head coaching record
| 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 | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "Eric Kiesau". Fresno State Bulldogs football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Boise State football assistant returns to where 'tough situation' tested him". Idaho Statesman. November 22, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Green, Tom (October 31, 2022). "Auburn fires several staffers with Boise State ties, including OC Eric Kiesau". AL.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Sac State football coach Alonzo Carter announces new coaching staff". abc10.com. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
External links
- Auburn profile Archived December 12, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- Boise State profile