Corey Fipps | |
Current Title: | Athletic director & head coach |
Current Team: | Pikeville |
Current Conference: | AAC |
Current Record: | 17–13 |
Birth Place: | Maxwell, California, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Harding University (2004) |
Player Years1: | 2000–2003 |
Player Team1: | Harding |
Player Positions: | Tackle |
Coach Years1: | 2004–2006 |
Coach Team1: | Harding (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 2007 |
Coach Team2: | Frisco Thunder (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 2008 |
Coach Team3: | First Baptist Academy (TX) (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 2009–2011 |
Coach Team4: | Faulkner (OC) |
Coach Years5: | 2012 |
Coach Team5: | Sacramento City (AHC/OC) |
Coach Years6: | 2013 |
Coach Team6: | Montana Tech (OC/QB) |
Coach Years7: | 2014 |
Coach Team7: | Belhaven (co-OC/OL) |
Coach Years8: | 2015–2016 |
Coach Team8: | Missouri Southern (OC) |
Coach Years9: | 2017–2020 |
Coach Team9: | Kentucky Christian |
Coach Years10: | 2021–present |
Coach Team10: | Pikeville |
Admin Years1: | 2024–present |
Admin Team1: | Pikeville |
Overall Record: | 29–42 |
Corey Fipps (born) 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.
Fipps 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.[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]