| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Minnesota North - Vermilion Ironhawks |
| Record | 1-9 |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1988 | Texas Tech |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1991 | Allegheny (WR/TE) |
| 1992 | Maine (WR/TE) |
| 1993–1994 | Penn State (GA) |
| 1995–1996 | Alabama A&M (WR/TE/ST) |
| 1997–1998 | Elizabeth City (OC/WR/QB) |
| 1999 | Oberlin (OC) |
| 2000 | Dayton Skyhawks |
| 2001 | Carolina Rhinos |
| 2002 | Jacksonville Tomcats |
| 2003–2004 | Benedict (OC) |
| 2005–2009 | New Mexico State (RB) |
| 2010–2011 | Jackson State (OC) |
| 2012 | Hampton (OC) |
| 2013–2015 | Savannah State |
| 2016–2017 | Elizabeth City State |
| 2018–2020 | Defiance (associate HC) |
| 2021 | Defiance |
| 2022 | Arkansas Attack |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–52 (college) |
Earnest Wilson is an American football coach. He is the head coach for the Arkansas Attack of the newly-formed Major League Football.[1] Prior to that he was the head football coach at . Wilson 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.[2][3]
Wilson began his coaching career 1990 at Allegheny College. The 1990 Allegheny Gators football team won the NCAA Division III Football Championship
In May 2022, Wilson stepped down as the head coach at Defiance College.[4] Shortly after his departure from Defiance was reported, Wilson was confirmed to be a head coach for Major League Football in their 2022 season.[1]
In the summer of 2023 Wilson took over the Minnesota North - Vermilion football program.[5] He led the Ironhawks to a 1-9 record during the 2023 season.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah State Tigers (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2013–2015) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Savannah State | 1–11 | 0–8 | 11th | |||||
| 2014 | Savannah State | 0–12 | 0–8 | 11th | |||||
| 2015 | Savannah State | 1–9 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| Savannah State: | 2–32 | 1–23 | |||||||
| Elizabeth City State Vikings (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2016–2017) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Elizabeth City State | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd (Northern) | |||||
| 2017 | Elizabeth City State | 4–6 | 2–5 | 5th (Northern) | |||||
| Elizabeth City State: | 9–11 | 6–8 | |||||||
| Defiance Yellow Jackets (Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2021) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Defiance | 1–9 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| Defiance: | 1–9 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–52 | ||||||||