# Ian Shoemaker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ian_Shoemaker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ian_Shoemaker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Shoemaker > Source revision: 1331612440 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American football coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Ian Shoemaker | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = [Offensive coordinator](/source/Offensive_coordinator) & [quarterback](/source/quarterback)s coach | current_team = [Idaho](/source/Idaho_Vandals_football) | current_conference = [Big Sky](/source/Big_Sky_Conference) | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = | birth_place = [Graham, Washington](/source/Graham%2C_Washington), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | player_sport1 = Football | player_years2 = 1993–1996 | player_team2 = [Grinnell](/source/Grinnell_College) | player_sport3 = Baseball | player_years4 = 1993–1996 | player_team4 = Grinnell | player_positions = | coach_sport1 = Football | coach_years2 = 1997–1999 | coach_team2 = [Western Washington](/source/Western_Washington_Vikings_football) ([GA](/source/Graduate_assistant)) | coach_years3 = 2000 (spring) | coach_team3 = [Saint Mary (KS)](/source/Saint_Mary_Spires_football) ([OC](/source/Offensive_coordinator)) | coach_years4 = 2000–2002 | coach_team4 = [Minot State](/source/Minot_State_Beavers_football) (PGC/QB/WR) | coach_years5 = 2003–2005 | coach_team5 = [Kenyon](/source/Kenyon_Lords_football) (AHC/OC/QB) | coach_years6 = 2006–2007 | coach_team6 = [Baldwin Wallace](/source/Baldwin_Wallace_Yellow_Jackets_football) (OC/QB) | coach_years7 = 2008–2013 | coach_team7 = [St. Cloud State](/source/St._Cloud_State_Huskies_football) (Co-OC/QB) | coach_years8 = 2014–2018 | coach_team8 = [Central Washington](/source/Central_Washington_Wildcats_football) | coach_years9 = 2019–2021 | coach_team9 = [Eastern Washington](/source/Eastern_Washington_Eagles_football) (OC/QB) | coach_years10 = 2022 | coach_team10 = [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football) (OC/QB) | coach_years11 = 2023 | coach_team11 = Hawaii (OC/TE) | coach_years12 = 2024–2025 | coach_team12 = [Grand Valley State](/source/Grand_Valley_State_Lakers_football) (OC/QB) | coach_years13 = 2026–present | coach_team13 = [Idaho](/source/Idaho_Vandals_football) (OC/QB) | coach_sport14 = Softball | coach_years15 = 1997–1999 | coach_team15 = [Western Washington](/source/Western_Washington_Vikings_softball) (asst.) | coach_sport16 = Baseball | coach_years17 = 2000 | coach_team17 = [Saint Mary (KS)](/source/Saint_Mary_Spires) | coach_years18 = 2001–2002 | coach_team18 = [Minot State](/source/Minot_State_Beavers_baseball) | overall_record = 38–16 (college football) | bowl_record = | tournament_record = 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) | championships = 2 [GNAC](/source/Great_Northwest_Athletic_Conference) (2017–2018) | awards = Don Hanson Super Region 3 Coach of the Year (2017)
GNAC Coach of the Year (2017) }} '''Ian Shoemaker''' is an American [college football](/source/college_football) coach and former player. He is the [offensive coordinator](/source/offensive_coordinator) and [quarterback](/source/quarterback)s coach for [University of Idaho](/source/University_of_Idaho), positions he has held since 2026.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-07 |title=GVSU Hires Ian Shoemaker As Offensive Coordinator |url=https://gvsulakers.com/news/2024/2/27/football-gvsu-hires-ian-shoemaker-as-offensive-coordinator.aspx |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Grand Valley State University Athletics |language=en}} He was the head football coach at [Central Washington](/source/Central_Washington_Wildcats_football) from 2014 until 2018. ==Coaching career== ===Western Washington=== Following Shoemaker's playing career, he joined the staff at [Western Washington](/source/Western_Washington_Vikings_football) as an offensive graduate assistant from 1997 to 1999. He coached the tight ends and running backs. During the spring, Shoemaker was also an assistant softball coach for the university.{{cite web |title=Ian Shoemaker |url=https://scsuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/ian-shoemaker/23 |website=scsuhuskies.com |publisher=St. Cloud State University SID |access-date=2 April 2022}} ===Minot State=== In 2000, Shoemaker spent the spring as the offensive coordinator at [Saint Mary](/source/Saint_Mary_Spires_football) before leaving to become the pass game coordinator, quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at [Minot State](/source/Minot_State_Beavers_football). He held this position from 2000 through 2002. During this time, Shoemaker was also the head baseball coach at St. Mary in 2000, and the head baseball coach at Minot State in 2001 and 2002. ===Division III=== From 2003 to 2005, Shoemaker was the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach at [Kenyon College](/source/Kenyon_Lords_football) in [Gambier, Ohio](/source/Gambier%2C_Ohio). While at Kenyon, Shoemaker's offensive squads broke 13 school and individual records. He then moved on to [Baldwin-Wallace](/source/Baldwin-Wallace_Yellow_Jackets_football) as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.{{cite news |title=Ian Shoemaker Hired as Central Washington Head Football Coach |url=https://wildcatsports.com/news/2013/12/26/FB_1226134937.aspx |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=wildcatsports.com |publisher=Central Washington University SID |date=26 December 2013}} ===St. Cloud State=== Shoemaker was the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at [St. Cloud State](/source/St._Cloud_State_Huskies_football) from 2009 to 2013. Under his guidance, the Husky offensive set multiple school records, including single-season records for points scored in a season, total touchdowns scored, pass efficiency, pass completions, yards per pass, and total offense. ===Central Washington=== On December 26, 2013, Shoemaker was hired for his first football head coaching opportunity at [Central Washington](/source/Central_Washington_Wildcats_football), an [NCAA Division II](/source/NCAA_Division_II) program in [Ellensburg, Washington](/source/Ellensburg%2C_Washington). From 2014 to 2018, Shoemaker led the program to a 38–16 overall record, two [Great Northwest Athletic Conference](/source/Great_Northwest_Athletic_Conference) championships (2017 & 2018), and an NCAA playoff appearance (2017). He was named the Don Hansen Super Region 3 Coach of the Year and the GNAC coach of the year in 2017, as well as, with his staff, developing 8 All-Americans over his five-year tenure. ===Eastern Washington=== In 2019, Shoemaker was hired to his first [NCAA FCS](/source/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision) position, when he was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at [Eastern Washington](/source/Eastern_Washington_Eagles_football).{{cite web |title=Ian Shoemaker |url=https://goeags.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/ian-shoemaker/268 |website=goeags.com |publisher=Eastern Washington University SID |access-date=2 April 2022}} In his first season, Shoemaker's offense led the NCAA FCS in total offense with an average of 524.8 yards per game, and quarterback [Eric Barriere](/source/Eric_Barriere) was a finalist for the [Walter Payton Award](/source/Walter_Payton_Award), which is given to the country's top FCS player.{{cite web |title=Ian Shoemaker |url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/staff-directory/ian-shoemaker/1755 |website=hawaiiathletics.com |publisher=University of Hawaii at Manoa SID |access-date=2 April 2022}} In 2020, Eastern Washington's offense continued to light up the scoreboard, finishing top 5 in the country in scoring (2nd), total offense (3rd), and passing (5th). In his 3rd and final season at EWU, Shoemaker led the offense to a fast start once again. Through seven games, the Eagles were averaging 54 points a game, over 628 yards a game, and the team was 7–0, but after two straight losses in which the offense was held to nearly half of their season averages, Shoemaker resigned, stating it was a mutual separation that was in the best interest of the team.{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Dan |title=On the heels of two straight losses, Ian Shoemaker resigns as Eastern Washington offensive coordinator |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/nov/10/on-the-heels-of-two-straight-losses-ian-shoemaker-/ |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=spokesman.com |publisher=The Spokesman-Review |date=10 November 2021}} ===Hawaii=== Prior to the 2022 season, Shoemaker was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on [Timmy Chang](/source/Timmy_Chang)'s inaugural staff at [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football). It is his first experience at the [Division I FBS](/source/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision) level. ==Playing career== Shoemaker was a four-year starter in both football and baseball at [Grinnell College](/source/Grinnell_College). He was the football Most Valuable Player and Offensive Back of the Year in football and set school records for home runs in a season and career in baseball. ==Personal life== After graduating from [Orting High School](/source/Orting_High_School) in [Orting, Washington](/source/Orting%2C_Washington), Shoemaker earned a degree in psychology from Grinnell, and then a master's degree in Sport Psychology from Western Washington.{{cite web |title=Ian Shoemaker |url=https://wildcatsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/ian-shoemaker/439 |website=wildcatsports.com |publisher=Central Washington University SID |access-date=2 April 2022}} Shoemaker's brother, Javid, played safety for Eastern Washington from 2001 to 2004 after graduating from [Bethel High School](/source/Bethel_High_School_(Washington)) in [Spanaway, Washington](/source/Spanaway%2C_Washington), in 2000. ==Head coaching record== ===College football=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = AFCA }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Central Washington Wildcats](/source/Central_Washington_Wildcats_football) | conf = [Great Northwest Athletic Conference](/source/Great_Northwest_Athletic_Conference) | startyear = 2014 | endyear = 2018 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2014](/source/2014_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Central Washington | overall = 7–4 | conference = 4–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2015](/source/2015_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Central Washington | overall = 5–5 | conference = 3–3 | confstanding = T–3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2016](/source/2016_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Central Washington | overall = 7–3 | conference = 6–2 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = [2017](/source/2017_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Central Washington | overall = 11–1 | conference = 8–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = [NCAA Division II Second Round](/source/NCAA_Division_II_football_championship) | bowloutcome = L | ranking = 7 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = [2018](/source/2018_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Central Washington | overall = 8–3 | conference = 7–1 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | ranking = 18 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Central Washington | overall = 38–16 | confrecord = 28–8 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 38–16 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://gvsulakers.com/staff-directory/ian-shoemaker/2403 Gran Valley State profile] {{Central Washington Wildcats football coach navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shoemaker, Ian}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets football coaches Category:Central Washington Wildcats football coaches Category:Eastern Washington Eagles football coaches Category:Grinnell Pioneers football players Category:Grinnell Pioneers baseball players Category:Grand Valley State Lakers football coaches Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football coaches Category:Kenyon Owls football coaches Category:Minot State Beavers football coaches Category:Saint Mary Spires football coaches Category:St. Cloud State Huskies football coaches Category:Western Washington Vikings football coaches Category:Players of American football from Pierce County, Washington Category:Baseball players from Pierce County, Washington Category:Coaches of American football from Washington (state) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ian Shoemaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Shoemaker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Shoemaker?action=history)). 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