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Tyler Paopao joined the Augustana football staff in February of 2023 after spending the past five seasons as the tight ends and wide receivers coach at South Dakota.
In 2023, Paopao guided an offense that helped the Vikings earn an NSIC title while having seven All-NSIC honorees and two All-Americans on the offensive side of the ball. Casey Bauman led the NSIC and was 13th in the country in passing efficiency while throwing for 2,878 yards and 29 touchdowns, both ranking in the top-20 nationally. He also added 322 yards and five touchdowns on the ground before signing as a free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers. Also signing was Blake Larson, who joined the Rams after helping keep Bauman upright and lead the way for a 1,000 yard rusher and a team that ran for nearly 2,000 yards.
Paopao moved to wide receivers coach for the 2022 season where he coached Carter Bell to an honorable mention to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Conference squad. Previously, he coached the tight ends for four seasons where the position group averaged 45 receptions, 500 yards and eight touchdowns through three full seasons (COVID spring season was just four games).
He helped lead Brett Samson to a pair of Missouri Valley All-Conference honors after he set a program record of 86 receptions for 997 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Prior to coaching the Coyotes, which included a trip to the FCS Playoffs, Paopao served as the offensive coordinator for Eastern Oregon, three of which he was the assistant head coach. Paopao's offense led to a national semifinal appearance in 2016 when Eastern Oregon tallied a 10-3 record.
Leading to his hire at Eastern Oregon, Paopao spent five seasons at Southeastern Louisiana where he produced multiple all-conference performers while working with tight ends, running backs and receivers.
A graduate of Occidental College, Paopao is a two-time All-SCIAC quarterback while leading the Tigers to a conference championship. He was then drafted by the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League in 2002. He later served as an assistant coach before going to Italy to serve as the offensive coordinator for the Lazio Marines.
A native of Oceanside, California, Paopao earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from Occidental and earned a master's degree in kinesiology from Southeastern Louisiana.
Paopao and his wife, Jessica, have two sons, Mateo and Glover.
