Eric Kiesau

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1972)}}

{{use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}

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| current_title = Offensive quality control coach

| current_team = Florida

| current_conference = SEC

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|11|24}}

| birth_place = Pasadena, California, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1991–1992

| player_team1 = Glendale (CA)

| player_years2 = 1995

| player_team2 = Portland State

| player_positions = Quarterback

| coach_years1 = 2000

| coach_team1 = Utah State (RB)

| coach_years2 = 2001

| coach_team2 = Utah State (WR)

| coach_years3 = 2002–2005

| coach_team3 = California (WR)

| coach_years4 = 2006–2008

| coach_team4 = Colorado (WR)

| coach_years5 = 2009–2010

| coach_team5 = Colorado (OC)

| coach_years6 = 2011

| coach_team6 = California (PGC/WR)

| coach_years7 = 2012–2013

| coach_team7 = Washington (OC)

| coach_years8 = 2014

| coach_team8 = Kansas (WR / interim OC)

| coach_years9 = 2015

| coach_team9 = Alabama (OA)

| coach_years10 = 2016

| coach_team10 = Fresno State (AHC/OC)

| coach_years11 = 2016

| coach_team11 = Fresno State (interim HC)

| coach_years12 = 2017–2018

| coach_team12 = Boise State (WR)

| coach_years13 = 2019

| coach_team13 = Boise State (co-OC / WR)

| coach_years14 = 2020

| coach_team14 = Boise State (OC/QB)

| coach_years15 = 2021

| coach_team15 = Auburn (PGC/WR)

| coach_years16 = 2022

| coach_team16 = Auburn (OC/QB)

| coach_years17 = 2023–present

| coach_team17 = Florida (OQC)

| overall_record = 0–4

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Eric Kiesau (born November 24, 1972) is an American football coach who is currently an offensive quality control coach at the University of Florida. Kiesau was previously the offensive coordinator at Auburn University.{{Cite web |last=King |first=Nathan |date=February 18, 2021 |title=Former Boise State OC Eric Kiesau joins Auburn support staff |url=https://247sports.com/college/auburn/Article/Bryan-Harsin-Auburn-staff-Eric-kiesau-Boise-state-2021-staff-161114274/ |access-date=19 February 2021 |website=247Sports}}{{Cite web |title=Eric Kiesau College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/eric-kiesau-1.html |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} He served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Boise State University.{{cite news|url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-football/article186152263.html|title=Boise State football assistant returns to where 'tough situation' tested him|publisher=Idaho Statesman|date=November 22, 2017|access-date=December 30, 2018}} Kiesau served as the interim head football coach at Fresno State University for the final four games of the 2016 season after the firing of Tim DeRuyter.{{cite web|url=https://gobulldogs.com/coaches.aspx?rc=201|title=Eric Kiesau|publisher=Fresno State Bulldogs football|access-date=December 30, 2018}}

Kiesau followed Bryan Harsin to Auburn as an offensive analyst in 2021. Due to the firing of Cornelius Williams after four games, Kiesau was promoted to wide receivers coach. After forty-five days of Austin Davis as offensive coordinator, Kiesau took over the quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator duties in 2022. Auburn fired Kiesau on October 31, 2022, along with Harsin and several other staffers.{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Tom |date=2022-10-31 |title=Auburn fires several staffers with Boise State ties, including OC Eric Kiesau |language=en |work=AL.com |url=https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2022/10/auburn-fires-several-staffers-with-boise-state-ties-including-oc-eric-kiesau.html |access-date=2022-10-31}}