| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | New Mexico Highlands |
| Conference | RMAC |
| Record | 2–9 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1990-09-18) September 18, 1990 (age 34) Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming (2012) |
| Playing career | |
| 2009 | New Mexico Military |
| 2010–2012 | Wyoming |
| 2013 | Oakland Raiders* |
| 2013 | Tennessee Titans* |
| 2013 | Indianapolis Colts* |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015 | Westlake HS (UT) (DL) |
| 2016–2018 | New Mexico Military (DL) |
| 2019–2020 | New Mexico Military (AHC/DL) |
| 2021–2023 | New Mexico Military |
| 2024–present | New Mexico Highlands |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–9 (college) 27–10 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 1–1 (junior college) |
| Tournaments | 2–0 (NJCAA D-I playoffs) 2–0 (SWJCFC playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NJCAA Division I (2021) 1 SWJCFC (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| First Team All-WSFL (2009) | |
Kurt Taufa'asau (born September 18, 1990) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for New Mexico Highlands University, a position he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach for New Mexico Military Institute from 2021 to 2023. In 2021, he led New Mexico Military to a NJCAA National Football Championship win. He also coached for Westlake High School.
Taufa'asau played college football for New Mexico Military and Wyoming as a defensive tackle. After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft he signed with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He also had stints with the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Highlands Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | New Mexico Highlands | 2–9 | 2–7 | T–7th | |||||
| New Mexico Highlands: | 2–9 | 2–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–9 | ||||||||
Junior college
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | D1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Military Broncos (Southwest Junior College Football Conference) (2021–2023) | |||||||||
| 2021 | New Mexico Military | 12–1 | 6–1 | 1st | W NJCAA Division I Championship | 1 | |||
| 2022 | New Mexico Military | 9–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | W HF Sinclair Wool | 7 | |||
| 2023 | New Mexico Military | 6–6 | 4–3 | T–4th | L Xcel Energy Wool | ||||
| New Mexico Military: | 27–10 | 15–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 27–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "New Mexico Highlands hires NMMI's Taufa'asau as head football coach". Albuquerque Journal. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- Webber, Will (May 29, 2024). "Highlands names NMMI coach to football post". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Kurt Taufa'asau Named NMHU Head Football Coach". New Mexico Highlands University Athletics. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- "New Mexico Military Institute's Kurt Taufa'asau Selected as 2021 ACCFCA Coach of the Year - AFCA". www.afca.com. December 22, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- "Taufa'asau garners DI Coach of the Year honors". NJCAA. December 22, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Kurt Taufa'asau named ACCFCA Coach of the Year, Broncos tab postseason honors". New Mexico Military Institute. December 22, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- Beltran, Blynn (January 15, 2022). "Taufa'asau leads Broncos to first National Championship". Roswell Daily Record. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- "New Mexico Military Institute". New Mexico Military Institute. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- "Kurt Taufa'asau - Football". University of Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- Damien, Levi (May 6, 2013). "Raiders UDFA profile: Kurt Taufa'asau". Silver And Black Pride. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
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