Earnest Wilson
Special Teams Coordinator at Edward Waters since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 37
- First season
- 1990
- Teams
- 19
Career
21 stints
1990s
- 1990–1991AlleghenyWide ReceiversTight Ends
- 1992MaineWide ReceiversTight Ends
- 1993–1994Penn StateGraduate Assistant
- 1995–1996Alabama A&MSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight EndsWide Receivers
- 1997–1998Elizabeth City StateOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacksWide Receivers
- 1999OberlinOffensive Coordinator
2000s
- 2000Dayton SkyhawksHead Coach
- 2001Carolina RhinosHead Coach
- 2002Jacksonville TomcatsHead Coach
- 2003–2004BenedictOffensive Coordinator
- 2005–2009New Mexico StateRunning Backs
2010s
- 2010–2011Jackson StateOffensive Coordinator
- 2012HamptonOffensive Coordinator
- 2013–2015Savannah StateHead Coach
- 2016–2017Elizabeth City StateHead Coach
- 2018–2020DefianceAssociate Head Coach
2020s
- 2021DefianceHead Coach
- 2022Arkansas AttackHead Coach
- 2023VermilionHead Coach
- 2024TempleChief of Staff
- 2025–presentEdward WatersSpecial Teams CoordinatorRunning Backs
Coaching tree
10 mentors, 1 protégé, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
11
- 2024Everett WithersCoached under · Temple
- 2024Stan DraytonCoached under · Temple
- 2018–2020Manny MatsakisCoached under · Defiance
- 2013–2014Corey BarlowMentored · Savannah State
- 2009DeWayne WalkerCoached under · New Mexico State
- 2005–2008Hal MummeCoached under · New Mexico State
- 2005Shannon DawsonCoached under · New Mexico State
- 2003–2004John HendrickCoached under · Benedict
- 1993–1994Joe PaternoCoached under · Penn State
- 1992Kirk FerentzCoached under · Maine
- 1990–1991Ken O'KeefeCoached under · Allegheny
Succeeded
5
- 2021Manny MatsakisSucceeded · Defiance
- 2013Steve DavenportSucceeded · Savannah State
- 1995Stan ClaytonSucceeded by · Penn State
- 1993Bobby WilderSucceeded by · Maine
- 1993Teryl AustinSucceeded · Penn State
Tenure
37 seasons
- New Mexico StatePosition coach · 2005–20095
- DefianceCoordinator · 2018–20203
- Savannah StateHead coach · 2013–20153
- Edward WatersCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
- Elizabeth City StateHead coach · 2016–20172
- Jackson StateCoordinator · 2010–20112
- BenedictCoordinator · 2003–20042
- Elizabeth City StateCoordinator · 1997–19982
- Alabama A&MCoordinator · 1995–19962
- Penn StateAnalyst · 1993–19942
- AlleghenyPosition coach · 1990–19912
- TempleOperations · 20241
- VermilionHead coach · 20231
- Arkansas AttackHead coach · 20221
- DefianceHead coach · 20211
- HamptonCoordinator · 20121
- Jacksonville TomcatsHead coach · 20021
- Carolina RhinosHead coach · 20011
- Dayton SkyhawksHead coach · 20001
- OberlinCoordinator · 19991
- MainePosition coach · 19921
Moves
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