Austin Eisenhofer - Football Coach - Davidson College Athletics

Austin Eisenhofer

Title:
Tight Ends
Email:
football@davidson.edu

Recruiting Areas:
Pennsylvania
North Carolina – Charlotte West (Counties: Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey)

Now in his seventh season on Coach Abell's staff, Austin Eisenhofer was named the Player Development Coordinator in the Summer of 2021 to go along with his duties as the slots coach.

After serving as tight ends coach in his first two campaigns, Eisenhofer was reassigned to Assistant Special Teams Coordinator, Video Coordinator and Slots coach in the spring of 2020.

In all four seasons directing the slots, Eisenhofer helped Davidson to FCS top-five finishes in rushing offense including being the nation's leader three times (spring 2021, 2022 and 2023).

In his first season, Eisenhofer was an integral part of a Wildcat offense that led the FCS in total offense (561.9) and rushing offense (442.9).

Eisenhofer joined the Davidson football staff after two years at Pioneer Football League foe, Jacksonville University. Serving as an offensive graduate assistant, Eisenhofer coached the Dolphins quarterbacks and b-backs. During his time at Jacksonville, he helped Jared Morris earn All-PFL honorable mention and Keenan Simpson earn All-PFL second team honors. The Dolphin offense also set program records for rushing yardage and rushing touchdowns during his tenure.

Prior to Jacksonville, Eisenhofer began his coaching career at the University of Minnesota-Morris where he coached the wide receivers, tight ends and running backs.

A 2015 graduate of Washington and Lee University, Eisenhofer was a three-year starter for Coach Abell and served as a team captain for the Generals beginning in the spring of his junior year. He received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Washington and Lee and his master’s degree in Leadership and Learning from Jacksonville University in 2018.

Eisenhofer graduated from Lake Norman High School in nearby Mooresville, N.C. in 2011. His brother, Joel, is a 2012 graduate of Davidson.

EISENHOFER YEAR-BY-YEAR
2020-pr.: Davidson (Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Video Coordinator/Slots)
2018-19.: Davidson (Tight Ends)
2016-17: Jacksonville (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
2015: Minnesota-Morris (Wide receiver, tight ends and running backs)