en Edwin Mulitalo

Games played:	132
Games started:	128
Fumble recoveries:	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Edwin Mulitalo
No. 64
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	September 1, 1974 (age 50); Daly City, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	345 lb (156 kg)
Career information
High school:	Daly City (CA) Jefferson
College:	Arizona
NFL draft:	1999 / round: 4 / pick: 129
Career history
As a player:
	Baltimore Ravens (1999–2006); Detroit Lions (2007–2008);
As a coach:
	Southern Utah (2015); Assistant offensive line coach; Southern Virginia (2016); Defensive line coach; Southern Virginia (2017); Defensive coordinator; Southern Virginia (2018–2022); Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XXXV); Second-team All-Pac-10 (1998);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	132
Games started:	128
Fumble recoveries:	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Edwin Moliki Mulitalo (/ˌmuːliˈtɑːloʊ/; born September 1, 1974) is a former American football coach and former player. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL draft.^[1] He played college football at Arizona. Mulitalo earned a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV. He also played for the Detroit Lions. Mulitalo served as the head football coach at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista, Virginia from 2018 to 2022.

Early life

Mulitalo attended Jefferson High School (Daly City, CA) and was a letterman in football, wrestling, and track and field. Mulitalo graduated in 1992.

College career

Mulitalo played his last two college years at the University of Arizona. Before that he was at Ricks College in Rexburg Idaho (now BYU-Idaho).^[2]

NFL career

Baltimore Ravens

Making his National Football League debut as a guard for the Baltimore Ravens in 1999, Mulitalo quickly earned a starting spot. Mulitalo earned a Super Bowl ring when the Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV in the 2000 season. He played for Baltimore all the way to 2006.

Detroit Lions

Mulitalo was with the Detroit Lions for the next two years, being plagued by injuries. He was released following the 2008 season, having worn No. 64 through his entire NFL career.

Coaching career

Mulitalo began his coaching career at Southern Utah University as a volunteer offensive line coach when the Thunderbirds won the Big Sky Conference championship in 2015.^[3] He was appointed defensive line coach at Southern Virginia University on February 26, 2016.^[4] He was promoted to head coach two years later on March 30, 2018.^[5] After the 2022 he was fired. ^[6]

Personal life

Mulitalo is a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[7] He served a two-year LDS Mission in Idaho. Mulitalo and his wife, Laura, resided in Herriman, Utah with their four children, before moving to Samoan island of Upolu in 2012.^[8] He was employed as a teacher there.^[9]

Mulitalo was present during the Ravens Super Bowl XXXV reunion in 2010.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Southern Virginia Knights (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2018)
2018	Southern Virginia	3–7	2–7	8th
Southern Virginia Knights (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (2019–2021)
2019	Southern Virginia	4–6	2–6	7th
2020–21	Southern Virginia	1–3	0–3	7th
Southern Virginia Knights (USA South Athletic Conference) (2021–2022)
2021	Southern Virginia	2–8	1–7	8th
2022	Southern Virginia	1–9	1–6	T–7th
Southern Virginia:		11–33	6–29
Total:		11–33

References

^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ "Detroit Lions Site: Edwin Mulitalo". Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
^ Young, Eric. "Super Bowl Champion Joins SVU Football Staff," The Prowler (Rockbridge County High School student newspaper), January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018
^ Porter, Nick. "Two Former NFL Players Named to Football Staff," Southern Virginia University Athletics, Friday, February 26, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2018
^ Pendleton, Chris and Porter, Nick. "Super Bowl Champion Mulitalo Named Head Football Coach at Southern Virginia," Southern Virginia University Athletics, Friday, March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018
^ Hunter, Jack. "Familiar face named as SVU football’s next head coach" The Rockbridge Report. February 9, 2023 Retrieved July 27, 2024]
^ Ravens boast most Mormon players on NFL roster Aaron Shill, Mormon Times Retrieved December 15, 2012
^ "Edwin Mulitalo going out on a limb in Samoa". Salt Lake Tribune. May 19, 2012.
^ Where are they now?: Edwin Mulitalo "Brian Bower, Russel Street Report" Retrieved 14 July 2015

External links

Southern Virginia profile

[1] "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[2] "Detroit Lions Site: Edwin Mulitalo". Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2009.

[3] Young, Eric. "Super Bowl Champion Joins SVU Football Staff," The Prowler (Rockbridge County High School student newspaper), January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018

[4] Porter, Nick. "Two Former NFL Players Named to Football Staff," Southern Virginia University Athletics, Friday, February 26, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2018

[cpndltnnprtr-5] Pendleton, Chris and Porter, Nick. "Super Bowl Champion Mulitalo Named Head Football Coach at Southern Virginia," Southern Virginia University Athletics, Friday, March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018

[6] Hunter, Jack. "Familiar face named as SVU football’s next head coach" The Rockbridge Report. February 9, 2023 Retrieved July 27, 2024]

[7] Ravens boast most Mormon players on NFL roster Aaron Shill, Mormon Times Retrieved December 15, 2012

[8] "Edwin Mulitalo going out on a limb in Samoa". Salt Lake Tribune. May 19, 2012.

[9] Where are they now?: Edwin Mulitalo "Brian Bower, Russel Street Report" Retrieved 14 July 2015

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