(1978-12-06) December 6, 1978 (age 45) 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)
2024–present
Oregon State (DL)
Ilaisia Tuiaki (born December 6, 1978) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach at Oregon State University. 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]
^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.
announces Detmer and Tuiaki as coordinators". Deseret News. "Sitake announces hiring of coordinators Ty Detmer and IlaisaTuiaki". BYU Cougars. Brigham...
Tuiaki is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: IlaisaTuiaki (born 1978), American football coach Taniela Tuiaki (born 1982), New Zealand...
Detmer and Tuiaki as coordinators". Deseret News. Retrieved December 24, 2015. "Sitake announces hiring of coordinators Ty Detmer and IlaisaTuiaki". BYU Cougars...
competed in the Big 12. On November 28, 2022 defensive coordinator IlaisaTuiaki announced his resignation. On December 7, 2022 Jay Hill was announced...
side of the ball, Preston Hadley to the defensive ends/Hybrids and IlaisaTuiaki to interior defensive line. On February 5, 2021 it was announced that...
Aaron Roderick Quarterbacks coach 10th Jim Harding Offensive line 1st IlaisaTuiaki Defensive line 2nd Morgan Scalley Safeties/Special Time Coordinator...
Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017. "IlaisaTuiaki announces that Sione Takitaki will return in 2017 for BYU Football"...