Earnest Wilson
Earnest J. Wilson III is an American football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and running backs coach for Edward Waters University, a position he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach at Minnesota North College – Vermilion, a junior college in Ely, Minnesota. Wilson was previously the head coach for the Arkansas Attack of Major League Football. He served as the head football coach at Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia from 2013 to 2015, Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina from 2016 to 2017, and Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio for one season, in 2021.
Coaching career
Wilson began his coaching career 1990 at Allegheny College. The 1990 Allegheny Gators football team won the NCAA Division III Football ChampionshipIn May 2022, Wilson stepped down as the head coach at Defiance College. Shortly after his departure from Defiance was reported, Wilson was confirmed to be a head coach for Major League Football in their 2022 season.
In 2023, Wilson was hired as the head football coach at Minnesota North College – Vermilion. He led the Ironhawks to a 1–6 record during the 2023 season.
On June 4, 2024, Wilson was hired as the chief of staff for the Temple Owls.