Corey Fipps (born c. 1982) is an American college football coach and athletic director. He is the head football coach and athletic director for the University of Pikeville, holding the position of head football coach since 2021 and athletic director since 2024. He was the head football coach for Kentucky Christian University from 2017 to 2020.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director & head coach |
| Team | Pikeville |
| Conference | AAC |
| Record | 21–18 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1982 (age 41–42) Maxwell, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harding University (2004) |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2003 | Harding |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2006 | Harding (assistant) |
| 2007 | Frisco Thunder (assistant) |
| 2008 | First Baptist Academy (TX) (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | Faulkner (OC) |
| 2012 | Sacramento City (AHC/OC) |
| 2013 | Montana Tech (OC/QB) |
| 2014 | Belhaven (co-OC/OL) |
| 2015–2016 | Missouri Southern (OC) |
| 2017–2020 | Kentucky Christian |
| 2021–present | Pikeville |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2024–present | Pikeville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–47 |
Career
editFipps played college football for Harding as an offensive tackle.[1]
Fipps began his coaching career with his alma mater, Harding, before coaching for the Frisco Thunder of the Intense Football League (IFL) and First Baptist Academy of Dallas.[2]
In 2009, Fipps was hired as the offensive coordinator for Faulkner.[3] He coached All-American quarterback Josh Hollingsworth during his tenure. In 2012, Fipps was hired as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for Sacramento City. After one season he was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Montana Tech.[4][5] In 2014, he served as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under head coach Hal Mumme at Belhaven.[6] In 2015, Fipps was hired as the offensive coordinator for Missouri Southern.[7]
In 2017, Fipps was hired as the head football coach for Kentucky Christian.[8] In four seasons as head coach he led the team to a 12–29 record including one of their best seasons of all time in 2020 as they finished with a 6–2 record.[9] In 2021, he was hired by Mid-South Conference (MSC) rival Pikeville as their head football coach.[9][10][11][12][13] In three seasons he has amassed an overall record of 17–13 including a high of 7–3 in 2023.[14]
In March 2024, Fipps was named athletic director for Pikeville.[15][16]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Christian Knights (Mid-South Conference) (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Kentucky Christian | 1–10 | 1–5 | 6th (Bluegrass) | |||||
| 2018 | Kentucky Christian | 2–9 | 1–5 | 6th (Bluegrass) | |||||
| 2019 | Kentucky Christian | 3–8 | 2–4 | 5th (Appalachian) | |||||
| 2020–21 | Kentucky Christian | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3rd (Appalachian) | |||||
| Kentucky Christian: | 12–29 | 8–16 | |||||||
| Pikeville Bears (Mid-South Conference) (2021–2022) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Pikeville | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th (Bluegrass) | |||||
| 2022 | Pikeville | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Pikeville Bears (Appalachian Athletic Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Pikeville | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Pikeville | 4–5 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Pikeville: | 21–18 | 16–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–47 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Corey Fipps - Football". Harding University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Barnett, Zach (June 14, 2021). "UPike plucks head coach from conference rival". Footballscoop. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Corey Fipps - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". Faulkner University. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Orediggers Hire New Offensive Coordinator". Montana Tech Athletics. January 21, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Orediggers hire Fipps as offensive coordinator". Montana Standard. January 22, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Corey Fipps - Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive LIne - Football Coaches". Belhaven University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Schremmer, Mark (April 15, 2015). "Fipps plans balanced attack at MSSU". Joplin Globe. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ White, Daniel (February 15, 2017). "Corey Fipps Named New Football Coach". Kentucky Christian University. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Corey Fipps Departs for UPike". June 14, 2021.
- ^ "UPIKE Athletics Names Corey Fipps Head Football Coach". June 14, 2021.
- ^ Collier, James (June 15, 2021). "A Knight to remember: Fipps named new football coach at Pikeville". The Independent Online. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Paynter, Teddy (June 14, 2021). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Fipps named new UPIKE head coach". Mountain Top Sports | Pikeville, KY. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Bears introduce Fipps as new head football coach". Appalachian News-Express. June 18, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Corey Fipps - Director of Athletics, Head Coach - Staff Directory". UPIKE Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Slone, Greta (March 4, 2024). "Corey Fipps named new UPIKE Athletic Director | UPIKE". UPike Newsroom. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Demmler, Jack (March 5, 2024). "UPIKE names new athletic director". wymt. Retrieved May 3, 2024.