| Earnest Wilson | |
| Player Team1: | Texas Tech |
| Coach Years1: | 1990–1991 |
| Coach Team1: | Allegheny (WR/TE) |
| Coach Years2: | 1992 |
| Coach Team2: | Maine (WR/TE) |
| Coach Years3: | 1993–1994 |
| Coach Team3: | Penn State (GA) |
| Coach Years4: | 1995–1996 |
| Coach Team4: | Alabama A&M (WR/TE/ST) |
| Coach Years5: | 1997–1998 |
| Coach Team5: | Elizabeth City (OC/WR/QB) |
| Coach Years6: | 1999 |
| Coach Team6: | Oberlin (OC) |
| Coach Years7: | 2000 |
| Coach Team7: | Dayton Skyhawks |
| Coach Years8: | 2001 |
| Coach Team8: | Carolina Rhinos |
| Coach Years9: | 2002 |
| Coach Team9: | Jacksonville Tomcats |
| Coach Years10: | 2003–2004 |
| Coach Team10: | Benedict (OC) |
| Coach Years11: | 2005–2009 |
| Coach Team11: | New Mexico State (RB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2010–2011 |
| Coach Team12: | Jackson State (OC) |
| Coach Years13: | 2012 |
| Coach Team13: | Hampton (OC) |
| Coach Years14: | 2013–2015 |
| Coach Team14: | Savannah State |
| Coach Years15: | 2016–2017 |
| Coach Team15: | Elizabeth City State |
| Coach Years16: | 2018–2020 |
| Coach Team16: | Defiance (assoc. HC) |
| Coach Years17: | 2021 |
| Coach Team17: | Defiance |
| Coach Years18: | 2022 |
| Coach Team18: | Arkansas Attack |
| Coach Years19: | 2023 |
| Coach Team19: | Vermilion |
| Overall Record: | 12–52 (college) 1–6 (junior college) |
Earnest Wilson is an American football coach. 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.[1] [2]
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.[3] Shortly after his departure from Defiance was reported, Wilson was confirmed to be a head coach for Major League Football in their 2022 season.[4]
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.