Ilaisa Tuiaki
Ilaisia Tuiaki (born December 6, 1978) is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator at Brigham Young University (BYU). During his college playing career, Tuiaki was a linebacker and fullback at Southern Utah University (SUU) and Snow College. Tuiaki is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and earlier in his life served as an LDS missionary to New York City. In December 2015, Tuiaki was hired by Kalani Sitake to follow him to BYU as the defensive coordinator after serving as a coach at the University of Utah and Oregon State University with Sitake.[1][2] Following the 2022 season, Tuiaki resigned his position as the defensive coordinator at BYU.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1978 Kahuku, Hawaii |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006 | Kearns HS (UT) (WR/OLB) |
| 2007 | Kearns HS (UT) (OC) |
| 2008 | Utah (GA) |
| 2009–2010 | Utah State (RB/ST) |
| 2011 | Utah State (RB/RC) |
| 2012 | Utah (FB/TE) |
| 2013–2014 | Utah (DL) |
| 2015 | Oregon State (LB/ST) |
| 2016–2022 | BYU (DC/DL) |
Education
Tuiaki has a bachelor's degree in English and physical education from SUU (2006).[4]
References
- Harmon, Dick (24 December 2015). "BYU's Sitake announces Detmer and Tuiaki as coordinators". Deseret News.
- "Sitake announces hiring of coordinators Ty Detmer and Ilaisa Tuiaki". BYU Cougars. Brigham Young University. 24 December 2015.
- Samuels, Doug (27 November 2022). "The Scoop - Sunday November 27, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- "Ilaisa Tuiaki Bio - The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah". The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah. Retrieved 22 December 2015.