Austin Eisenhofer

Biography

Austin Eisenhofer followed Scott Abell to Rice in December of 2024 after seven seasons at Davidson and will coach the Owls’ inside receivers and coordinate the Rice running game. After serving as tight ends coach in his first two campaigns at Davidon, Eisenhofer was reassigned to Assistant Special Teams Coordinator, Video Coordinator, and slots coach in the spring of 2020 and was named the Player Development Coordinator in the Summer of 2021 to go along with his duties as the slots coach. In all five seasons directing the slots, Eisenhofer helped Davidson to FCS top-five finishes in rushing offense including being the nation's leader four times (spring 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024). In his first season, Eisenhofer was an integral part of a Wildcat offense that led the FCS in total offense (561.9) and rushing offense (442.9). Eisenhofer joined the Davidson football staff after two years at Pioneer Football League foe, Jacksonville University. As an offensive graduate assistant, Eisenhofer coached the Dolphins’ quarterbacks and b-backs. While at Jacksonville, he helped Jared Morris earn All-PFL honorable mention, and Keenan Simpson earn All-PFL second-team honors. The Dolphin offense also set program records for rushing yardage and rushing touchdowns during his tenure. Before Jacksonville, Eisenhofer began his coaching career at the University of Minnesota-Morris, where he coached the wide receivers, tight ends, and running backs. A 2015 graduate of Washington and Lee University,