Kurt Taufa'asau
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | New Mexico Highlands |
| Conference | RMAC |
| Record | 8–14 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 18, 1990 Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming (2012) |
| Playing career | |
| 2009 | New Mexico Military |
| 2010–2012 | Wyoming |
| 2013 | Oakland Raiders* |
| 2013 | Tennessee Titans* |
| 2013 | Indianapolis Colts* |
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015 | Westlake HS (UT) (DL) |
| 2016–2018 | New Mexico Military (DL) |
| 2019–2020 | New Mexico Military (AHC/DL) |
| 2021–2023 | New Mexico Military |
| 2024–present | New Mexico Highlands |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–14 (college) 27–10 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 1–1 (junior college) |
| Tournaments | 2–0 (NJCAA D-I playoffs) 2–0 (SWJCFC playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NJCAA Division I (2021) 1 SWJCFC (2021) | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-WSFL (2009) | |
Kurt Taufa'asau (born September 18, 1990) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for New Mexico Highlands University, a position he has held since 2024.[1][2][3] He was the head football coach for New Mexico Military Institute from 2021 to 2023. In 2021, he led New Mexico Military to a NJCAA National Football Championship win.[4][5][6][7] He also coached for Westlake High School.[8]
Taufa'asau played college football for New Mexico Military and Wyoming as a defensive tackle.[9] After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft he signed with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).[10] He also had stints with the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts.[3][6]
