Craig Stutzmann

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Craig Stutzmann
No. 86
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1980-07-14) July 14, 1980 (age 41)
Hilo, Hawaii
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Saint Louis
(Honolulu, Hawaii)
College:Hawaii
Undrafted:2002
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
  • Kalaheo HS (2003)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Saint Louis School (2004)
    Assistant coach
  • Saint Louis School (2005–2007)
    Junior varsity head coach
  • Hawaii (2008)
    Graduate assistant
  • Portland State (2009)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Memphis (2010)
    Graduate assistant
  • Rhodes (2011)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Weber State (2012–2013)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Emory & Henry (2014–2015)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Hawaii (2016–2019)
    Passing game coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Washington State (2020–2021)
    Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Career CFL statistics
Games played:1

Craig Keola Stutzmann (born July 14, 1980) is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Washington State University. He played college football at the University of Hawaii.

Playing career[]

Stutzmann was a four-year letterman at the University of Hawaii, where he played wide receiver. He started in three seasons as a slotback in June Jones' run and shoot offense, garnering two honorable mentions in all-WAC selections on his way to 2,025 career receiving yards.[1] He made headlines in the final game of his college career in 2001 when he was ejected in the game against BYU for punting a football into the stands and jumping into them after scoring a touchdown.[2] Stutzmann has stated that he does not regret doing the punt and that he probably would've practiced to punt it higher.[3] He spent one season with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League after his college career before getting into coaching.

Coaching career[]

Stutzmann began his coaching career as Kalaheo High School in 2003, serving as the offensive coordinator for the football team. He was hired by his alma mater Saint Louis School in 2004 as a varsity assistant before being named the head coach of the junior varsity team in 2005.[4] He was named a graduate assistant on the coaching staff at Hawaii in 2008, before leaving to join Jerry Glanville's staff at Portland State in 2009 as a wide receivers coach. After Glanville resigned from Portland State in 2009, Stutzmann left and accepted a position at Memphis as a graduate assistant. He was named the wide receivers coach at Rhodes College in Memphis in 2011, only spending one season there before being named the wide receivers coach at Weber State in 2012.[5] He was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Emory & Henry in 2014, spending two seasons there before accepting a position on the coaching staff at Hawaii in 2016.[6][7]

Second stint at Hawaii[]

Stutzmann was hired at Hawaii as the team's passing game coordinator under former teammate Nick Rolovich.[1] He was also named the quarterbacks coach after Zak Hill left to be the offensive coordinator at Boise State.

After Rolovich left to be the next head coach at Washington State, Stutzmann was rumored to be a top candidate to replace Rolovich as head coach at Hawaii, garnering support from the Hawaii fanbase and received an endorsement from Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, who played at Saint Louis while Stutzmann was coaching at the school.[8][9]

Washington State[]

After Todd Graham was hired as Rolovich's successor at Hawaii, Stutzmann was officially added to Rolovich's staff at Washington State.[10][11] He was named the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, sharing coordinator duties with Brian Smith. Washington State fired Stutzmann, along with Rolovich and three other assistants, for failing to comply with Washington's COVID-19 vaccination mandate.[12]

Personal life and education[]

Born in Hilo, Hawaii and raised in Honolulu, Stutzmann attended Saint Louis School before attending the University of Hawaii.[6] He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Hawaii in 2002, and his master's in education from Hawaii in 2010.

Stutzmann and his wife, Briana, have one son.[13] His younger brother Billy Ray, also a wide receiver at Hawaii under Rolovich, was an offensive assistant at the US Naval Academy[14] before being terminated in September 2021, also for refusing to take a COVID vaccine.[15][16][17]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Rainbow Warriors hire former WR Stutzmann as assistant". KHON2. 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  2. ^ "Stutzmann's finishing kick was unexpected, but worth waiting for | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. ^ "To UH coaches and players alike, playing BYU still a deep source of motivation". KHON2. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  4. ^ Courier, Allen Gregory | Bristol Herald. "E&H's Stutzmann has a Heisman connection". HeraldCourier.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  5. ^ "Rhodes College Football Hires Craig Stutzmann as Wide Receivers Coach". Rhodes College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  6. ^ a b Tuesday; July 19; 2016; A.m, 7:57 (2016-07-19). "Wright On: Hilo boy Stutzmann has a grasp for tradition in Xs and Os". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-23.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Desk, BHC Sports. "Stutzmann tweets he's leaving Emory & Henry". HeraldCourier.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  8. ^ "Fans' vote: Online momentum swells for Stutzmann in UH vacancy". WarriorSportsNetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  9. ^ staff, Star-Advertiser; Jan. 16, 2020 (2020-01-16). "Marcus Mariota endorses Craig Stutzmann for University of Hawaii head football coach". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-06-23.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ January 23, Brian McInnis on; 2020 |. "Hawaii football: Craig Stutzmann thanks islands in Twitter post". www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Washington State football announces Nick Rolovich's first staff is finalized". CollegeFootballTalk | NBC Sports. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  12. ^ "Cougars Make Leadership Change with Football Program". Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  13. ^ "Idaho State Athletics - Craig Stutzmann - 2010 Football Coaching Staff - Idaho State University". isubengals.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  14. ^ Tsai, Stephen (January 15, 2019). "Former Hawaii receiver Billy Ray Stutzmann joining Navy coaching staff". The Star Advertiser. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  15. ^ Bumbaca, Chris (September 14, 2021). "Navy football fires assistant coach Billy Ray Stutzmann for not receiving COVID-19 vaccine". USA Today. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  16. ^ "Navy assistant coach Billy Ray Stutzmann fired after failing to receive exemption for COVID-19 vaccine". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  17. ^ Lawson, Theo (13 September 2013). "'I'm not going to talk about that.' Washington State's Nick Rolovich remains mum on vaccine status with 36 days until deadline". NBC Right Now. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

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