Ernesto Purnsley

Ernesto Purnsley
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Title	Running backs coach
Career information
Positions	Wide receiver, quarterback
College	Catawba
Career history
	Concord (WV) (1991); Wide receivers coach; Southern Illinois (1994–1996); Assistant; Charleston Southern (1997); Assistant; Albany Firebirds (1997–1998); Special teams coach and fullback/linebackers coach; Murray State (1998–1999); Running backs coach; Albany/Indiana Firebirds (2000–2002); Special teams coach and fullback/linebackers coach; Colorado Crush (2003–2007); Defensive coordinator; Chicago Rush (2008); Defensive coordinator; Peoria Pirates (2009); Defensive coordinator; Utah Blaze (2010); Head coach; Philadelphia Soul (2011); Defensive coordinator; Iowa Barnstormers (2012–2014); Defensive coordinator; Portland Thunder (2015); Director of player personnel, assistant head coach, and defensive coordinator; Guangzhou Power (2016); Head coach; Sacred Heart (2023–present); Running backs coach;
Awards and highlights
	ArenaBowl champion (2005);

Ernesto Purnsley is an American football coach who is the running backs coach for the Sacred Heart Pioneers. He has served as the head coach of the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL). He has also been a defensive coordinator for five different AFL teams.

Team	Year	Regular season				Postseason
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
Utah	2010	1	6	.143	(Fired)	-	-	-
Guangzhou	2016	2	3	.400	4th in CAFL	0	1	.000	Lost to Shanghai Skywalkers in 3rd-place game
Total		3	9	.250		0	1	.000

v t e Guangzhou Power
Founded in 2016 Based in Guangzhou, China
Franchise	Franchise
Arena	Guangzhou Gymnasium
Head coaches	Ernesto Purnsley (2016)
Seasons	2016
Current league affiliations	League: China Arena Football League

Coaching career