Earnest Wilson

Earnest Wilson
Current position
TitleChief of Staff
TeamTemple
ConferenceAAC
Biographical details
Born (1965-03-30) March 30, 1965 (age 59)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
c. 1988Texas Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1991Allegheny (WR/TE)
1992Maine (WR/TE)
1993–1994Penn State (GA)
1995–1996Alabama A&M (WR/TE/ST)
1997–1998Elizabeth City (OC/WR/QB)
1999Oberlin (OC)
2000Dayton Skyhawks
2001Carolina Rhinos
2002Jacksonville Tomcats
2003–2004Benedict (OC)
2005–2009New Mexico State (RB)
2010–2011Jackson State (OC)
2012Hampton (OC)
2013–2015Savannah State
2016–2017Elizabeth City State
2018–2020Defiance (assoc. HC)
2021Defiance
2022Arkansas Attack
2023Vermilion
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2024–presentTemple (chief of staff)
Head coaching record
Overall12–52 (college)
1–6 (junior college)

Earnest J. Wilson III (born March 30, 1965) is an American football coach. He is the chief of staff for the Temple Owls, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach at Minnesota North College – Vermilion, a junior college in Ely, Minnesota. Wilson was previously the head coach for the Arkansas Attack of Major League Football.[2] He served as the head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from 2013 to 2015, Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina from 2016 to 2017, and Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio for one season, in 2021.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Earnest Wilson - Chief of Staff- Football Support Staff - Temple". owlsports.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Earnest Wilson resigns as Savannah State head football coach". Savannah State University Athletics. February 17, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Earnest Wilson named Vikings head football coach". The Elizabeth City State University Official Athletic Site. February 20, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.