Football Coaches

UC Davis Athletics

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address
Tim Plough	Head Coach
Paul Shelton	Offensive Coordinator
Matt Coombs	Defensive Coordinator
Cody vonAppen	Special Teams Coordinator
Taylor Chapatte	Assistant Coach (Tight Ends)
Mike Cody	Assistant Coach (Offensive Line)
Evan Hicks	Assistant Coach (Safeties)
Austin Taylor	Assistant Coach (Inside Linebackers)
Jerry Brady	Jane and Fred Arp Defensive Line Coach
DuMaurier Jordan	Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks)
Trey Shimabukuro	Assistant Coach (Wide Recievers)
Vavae Malepeai	Assistant Coach (Running Backs)
Matt Kitchen	Chief of Staff	mjkitchen@ucdavis.edu
Alex Agnew	Assistant Director of Football Operations	amagnew@ucdavis.edu
Chad Larkin	Defensive Quality Control/Assistant Edge Rushers
Nick Murray	Defense Quality Control
Drew Amaral	Special Teams Quality Control
George Moreno	Defense Quality Control/Assistant Defensive Backs
Nate Rutchena	Offense Quality Control/Assistant Tight Ends
Matthew Lawson	Offense Quality Control/Assistant Offensive Line
Ryan Springer	Video Coordinator