Corey Fipps

Corey Fipps

Current position
Title	Athletic director & head coach
Team	Pikeville
Conference	AAC
Record	21–18
Biographical details
Born	c. 1982 (age 42–43) Maxwell, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Harding University (2004)
Playing career
2000–2003	Harding
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2006	Harding (assistant)
2007	Frisco Thunder (assistant)
2008	First Baptist Academy (TX) (assistant)
2009–2011	Faulkner (OC)
2012	Sacramento City (AHC/OC)
2013	Montana Tech (OC/QB)
2014	Belhaven (co-OC/OL)
2015–2016	Missouri Southern (OC)
2017–2020	Kentucky Christian
2021–present	Pikeville
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2024–present	Pikeville
Head coaching record
Overall	33–47

Corey Fipps (born c. 1982) is an American college football coach and athletic director. He is the head football coach and athletic director for the University of Pikeville, holding the position of head football coach since 2021 and athletic director since 2024. He was the head football coach for Kentucky Christian University from 2017 to 2020.

Career

Fipps played college football for Harding as an offensive tackle.[1]

Fipps began his coaching career with his alma mater, Harding, before coaching for the Frisco Thunder of the Intense Football League (IFL) and First Baptist Academy of Dallas.[2]

In 2009, Fipps was hired as the offensive coordinator for Faulkner.[3] He coached All-American quarterback Josh Hollingsworth during his tenure. In 2012, Fipps was hired as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for Sacramento City. After one season he was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Montana Tech.[4][5] In 2014, he served as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under head coach Hal Mumme at Belhaven.[6] In 2015, Fipps was hired as the offensive coordinator for Missouri Southern.[7]

In 2017, Fipps was hired as the head football coach for Kentucky Christian.[8] In four seasons as head coach he led the team to a 12–29 record including one of their best seasons of all time in 2020 as they finished with a 6–2 record.[9] In 2021, he was hired by Mid-South Conference (MSC) rival Pikeville as their head football coach.[9][10][11][12][13] In three seasons he has amassed an overall record of 17–13 including a high of 7–3 in 2023.[14]

In March 2024, Fipps was named athletic director for Pikeville.[15][16]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Kentucky Christian Knights (Mid-South Conference) (2017–2020)
2017	Kentucky Christian	1–10	1–5	6th (Bluegrass)
2018	Kentucky Christian	2–9	1–5	6th (Bluegrass)
2019	Kentucky Christian	3–8	2–4	5th (Appalachian)
2020–21	Kentucky Christian	6–2	4–2	3rd (Appalachian)
Kentucky Christian:		12–29	8–16
Pikeville Bears (Mid-South Conference) (2021–2022)
2021	Pikeville	4–6	2–5	T–6th (Bluegrass)
2022	Pikeville	6–4	5–3	T–3rd
Pikeville Bears (Appalachian Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023	Pikeville	7–3	5–1	2nd
2024	Pikeville	4–5	4–1
Pikeville:		21–18	16–10
Total:		33–47

References

1. "Corey Fipps - Football". Harding University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
2. Barnett, Zach (June 14, 2021). "UPike plucks head coach from conference rival". Footballscoop. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
3. "Corey Fipps - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". Faulkner University. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
4. "Orediggers Hire New Offensive Coordinator". Montana Tech Athletics. January 21, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
5. "Orediggers hire Fipps as offensive coordinator". Montana Standard. January 22, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
6. "Corey Fipps - Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive LIne - Football Coaches". Belhaven University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
7. Schremmer, Mark (April 15, 2015). "Fipps plans balanced attack at MSSU". Joplin Globe. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
8. White, Daniel (February 15, 2017). "Corey Fipps Named New Football Coach". Kentucky Christian University. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
9. "Corey Fipps Departs for UPike". June 14, 2021.
10. "UPIKE Athletics Names Corey Fipps Head Football Coach". June 14, 2021.
11. Collier, James (June 15, 2021). "A Knight to remember: Fipps named new football coach at Pikeville". The Independent Online. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
12. Paynter, Teddy (June 14, 2021). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Fipps named new UPIKE head coach". Mountain Top Sports | Pikeville, KY. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
13. "Bears introduce Fipps as new head football coach". Appalachian News-Express. June 18, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
14. "Corey Fipps - Director of Athletics, Head Coach - Staff Directory". UPIKE Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
15. Slone, Greta (March 4, 2024). "Corey Fipps named new UPIKE Athletic Director | UPIKE". UPike Newsroom. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
16. Demmler, Jack (March 5, 2024). "UPIKE names new athletic director". wymt. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

External links

• Pikeville profile
• Kentucky Christian profile
• Belhaven profile
• Faulkner profile
• Harding profile