Ian Shoemaker

American football coach

Ian ShoemakerCurrent position

Title| Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Team| Grand Valley State
Conference| GLIAC
Biographical details
Born| Graham, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1993–1996| Grinnell
Baseball
1993–1996| Grinnell
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1997–1999| Western Washington (GA)
2000 (spring)| Saint Mary (KS) (OC)
2000–2002| Minot State (PGC/QB/WR)
2003–2005| Kenyon (AHC/OC/QB)
2006–2007| Baldwin Wallace (OC/QB)
2008–2013| St. Cloud State (Co-OC/QB)
2014–2018| Central Washington
2019–2021| Eastern Washington (OC/QB)
2022| Hawaii (OC/QB)
2023| Hawaii (OC/TE)
2024–present| Grand Valley State (OC/QB)
Softball
1997–1999| Western Washington (asst.)
Baseball
2000| Saint Mary (KS)
2001–2002| Minot State
Head coaching record
Overall| 38–16 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 GNAC (2017–2018)
Awards
Don Hanson Super Region 3 Coach of the Year (2017)
GNAC Coach of the Year (2017)

Ian Shoemaker is an American college football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Grand Valley State University, positions he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach at Central Washington from 2014 until 2018.

## Coaching career

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### Western Washington

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Following Shoemaker's playing career, he joined the staff at Western Washington as an offensive graduate assistant from 1997 to 1999. He coached the tight ends and running backs. During the spring, Shoemaker was also an assistant softball coach for the university.[2]

### Minot State

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In 2000, Shoemaker spent the spring as the offensive coordinator at Saint Mary before leaving to become the pass game coordinator, quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Minot State. He held this position from 2000 through 2002. During this time, Shoemaker was also the head baseball coach at St. Mary in 2000, and the head baseball coach at Minot State in 2001 and 2002.[2]

### Division III

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From 2003 to 2005, Shoemaker was the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. While at Kenyon, Shoemaker's offensive squads broke 13 school and individual records.[2] He then moved on to Baldwin-Wallace as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.[3]

### St. Cloud State

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Shoemaker was the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at St. Cloud State from 2009 to 2013. Under his guidance, the Husky offensive set multiple school records, including single-season records for points scored in a season, total touchdowns scored, pass efficiency, pass completions, yards per pass, and total offense.[3]

### Central Washington

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On December 26, 2013, Shoemaker was hired for his first football head coaching opportunity at Central Washington, an NCAA Division II program in Ellensburg, Washington.[3] From 2014 to 2018, Shoemaker led the program to a 38-16 overall record, two Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships (2017 & 2018), and a NCAA playoff appearance (2017). He was named the Don Hansen Super Region 3 Coach of the Year and the GNAC coach of the year in 2017, as well as, with his staff, developing 8 All-Americans over his five-year tenure.[4]

### Eastern Washington

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In 2019, Shoemaker was hired to his first NCAA FCS position, when he was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Eastern Washington.[5]

In his first season, Shoemaker's offense led the NCAA FCS in total offense with an average of 524.8 yards per game, and quarterback Eric Barriere was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which is given to the country's top FCS player.[6]

In 2020, Eastern Washington's offense continued to light up the scoreboard, finishing top 5 in the country in scoring (2nd), total offense (3rd), and passing (5th).[6]

In his 3rd and final season at EWU, Shoemaker led the offense to a fast start once again. Through seven games, the Eagles were averaging 54 points a game, over 628 yards a game, and the team was 7–0, but after two straight losses in which the offense was held to nearly half of their season averages, Shoemaker resigned, stating it was a mutual separation that was in the best interest of the team.[7]

### Hawaii

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Prior to the 2022 season, Shoemaker was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Timmy Chang's inaugural staff at Hawaii. It is his first experience at the Division I FBS level.[6]

## Playing career

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Shoemaker was a four-year starter in both football and baseball at Grinnell College. He was the football Most Valuable Player and Offensive Back of the Year in football and set school records for home runs in a season and career in baseball.[2]

## Personal life

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After graduating from Orting High School in Orting, Washington, Shoemaker earned a degree in Psychology from Grinnell, and then a master's degree in Sport Psychology from Western Washington.[4] Shoemaker's brother, Javid, played safety for Eastern Washington from 2001 to 2004 after graduating from Bethel High School in Spanaway, Washington, in 2000.[5]

## Head coaching record

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### College football

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs  | AFCA#

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Central Washington Wildcats (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (2014–2018)
2014[8] | Central Washington  | 7-4 | 4–2 | T–2nd |  |
2015[9] | Central Washington  | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd |  |
2016[10] | Central Washington  | 7–3 | 6–2 | 2nd |  |
2017[11] | Central Washington  | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II 2nd Round | 7
2018[12] | Central Washington  | 8–3 | 7–1 | T–1st |  | 18
Central Washington: | 38–16 | 28–8 |
Total: | 38–16 |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## References

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1. ^ "GVSU Hires Ian Shoemaker As Offensive Coordinator". Grand Valley State University Athletics. February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d "Ian Shoemaker". scsuhuskies.com. St. Cloud State University SID. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
3. ^ a b c "Ian Shoemaker Hired as Central Washington Head Football Coach". wildcatsports.com. Central Washington University SID. December 26, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
4. ^ a b "Ian Shoemaker". wildcatsports.com. Central Washington University SID. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
5. ^ a b "Ian Shoemaker". goeags.com. Eastern Washington University SID. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
6. ^ a b c "Ian Shoemaker". hawaiiathletics.com. University of Hawaii at Manoa SID. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
7. ^ Thompson, Dan (November 10, 2021). "On the heels of two straight losses, Ian Shoemaker resigns as Eastern Washington offensive coordinator". spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
8. ^ "Great Northwest Athletic Conference 2014". stats.streamlinehosting.net. GNAC Commissioner. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
9. ^ "Great Northwest Athletic Conference 2015". stats.streamlinehosting.net. GNAC Commissioner. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
10. ^ "Great Northwest Athletic Conference 2016". stats.streamlinehosting.net. GNAC Commissioner. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
11. ^ "Great Northwest Athletic Conference 2017". stats.streamlinehosting.net. GNAC Commissioner. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
12. ^ "Great Northwest Athletic Conference 2018". stats.streamlinehosting.net. GNAC Commissioner. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

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Central Washington Wildcats head football coaches

* Edwin Saunders (1908)
* Jonathan B. Potter (1909–1910)
* No team (1911–1914)
* Loren D. Sparks (1915–1916)
* No team (1917–1918)
* Unknown (1919–1920)
* Bernard A. Leonard (1921–1924)
* Harold Quigley (1925–1927)
* Roy Sandberg (1928–1929)
* Leo Nicholson (1930–1940)
* Phil Sarboe (1941–1942)
* No team (1943–1945)
* John E. Londahl (1946)
* Monte Reynolds (1947)
* Wilbur Luft (1948–1949)
* L. G. Carmody (1950–1954)
* Abe Poffenroth (1955–1960)
* Adrian L. Beamer (1961–1962)
* Melvin W. Thompson (1963–1965)
* Tom Parry (1966–1982)
* Mike Dunbar (1983)
* Tom Parry (1984–1986)
* Mike Dunbar (1987–1991)
* Jeff Zenisek (1992–1997)
* John Zamberlin (1997–2006)
* Beau Baldwin (2007)
* Blaine Bennett (2008–2012)
* John Picha # (2013)
* Ian Shoemaker (2014–2018)
* Chris Fisk (2019– )

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