Colorado State University Athletics
Football
Eric Lewis
- Title:
- Cornerbacks
- Email:
- eric.lewis@colostate.edu
- Phone:
- 970-491-6131
Eric Lewis is in his first season as the cornerbacks coach at Colorado State in 2018. He brings more than a decade of collegiate and NFL coaching experience, having most recently served as a defensive quality control assistant at the University of Tennessee.
Prior to his time in Knoxville, Lewis served as secondary coach and special teams coordinator at Georgia State University (2015-16), where the defense set a program record for interceptions (15) and pass breakups (57) in his first year as coach. Lewis was part of a defensive staff that coached the most improved defense in FBS in 2015, as Georgia State led the nation by allowing 15 points fewer per game than in 2014.
Lewis spent one season as the secondary coach at Buffalo (2014), and served as defensive coordinator at Weber State (2012-13) and Eastern Michigan (2009). In his lone season as defensive coordinator at Eastern Michigan, the Eagles led the nation in fewest passing yards allowed.
He coached the cornerbacks at Louisville in 2008 and spent the two seasons prior to that as a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers. He coached the safeties at Ball State from 2003-05, and served as a defensive graduate assistant coach at both Michigan State and Bucknell.
A native of East Lansing, Mich., Lewis played football at San Diego State, where he was a four-year starter and finished his career as the Aztecs’ all-time leader in career pass breakups. He graduated with a degree in finance and business administration.
Lewis is the son of long-time college and NFL coach Sherman Lewis. He married his wife, Elizabeth, in July of 2018. He has two children, Taylor and Harper.
Prior to his time in Knoxville, Lewis served as secondary coach and special teams coordinator at Georgia State University (2015-16), where the defense set a program record for interceptions (15) and pass breakups (57) in his first year as coach. Lewis was part of a defensive staff that coached the most improved defense in FBS in 2015, as Georgia State led the nation by allowing 15 points fewer per game than in 2014.
Lewis spent one season as the secondary coach at Buffalo (2014), and served as defensive coordinator at Weber State (2012-13) and Eastern Michigan (2009). In his lone season as defensive coordinator at Eastern Michigan, the Eagles led the nation in fewest passing yards allowed.
He coached the cornerbacks at Louisville in 2008 and spent the two seasons prior to that as a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers. He coached the safeties at Ball State from 2003-05, and served as a defensive graduate assistant coach at both Michigan State and Bucknell.
A native of East Lansing, Mich., Lewis played football at San Diego State, where he was a four-year starter and finished his career as the Aztecs’ all-time leader in career pass breakups. He graduated with a degree in finance and business administration.
Lewis is the son of long-time college and NFL coach Sherman Lewis. He married his wife, Elizabeth, in July of 2018. He has two children, Taylor and Harper.
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