With former head coach Brady Hoke retiring, San Diego State needed a new leader of the program.
The team has been in a good spot over the past decade. The Aztecs have won three conference titles since 2012 and were expected to contend for another this past year before SDSU lost eight of nine games midway through the season.
SDSU turned to former Colorado co-offensive coordinator Sean Lewis, who has Group of Five head coaching experience, to be the Aztecs’ new head coach. Here’s more info about him.
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What’s San Diego State Head Coach Sean Lewis’ Salary?
Sean Lewis signed a five-year deal that will pay him $1.8 million in 2024 plus incentives, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. Former San Diego State head coach Brady Hoke made $1.3 million in total pay in 2023, according to USA Today.
Sean Lewis’ Coaching History
| Years | Team | Position |
| Present | San Diego State | HC |
| 2023 | Colorado | Co-OC |
| 2018-22 | Kent State | HC |
| 2016-17 | Syracuse | Co-OC/QBs |
| 2015 | Bowling Green | Co-OC/QBs |
| 2014 | Bowling Green | WRs |
| 2012-13 | Eastern Illinois | IWRs/TEs |
| 2011 | Akron | GA |
| 2010 | Nebraska-Omaha | TEs |
What’s San Diego State Head Coach Sean Lewis’ Record?
Sean Lewis is 24-31 in the FBS as a head coach. All of those games were from his days as Kent State’s head coach from 2018-22. He went 1-1 in bowl games.
How Old Is San Diego State Head Coach Sean Lewis?
Sean Lewis is 38 years old.
San Diego State Head Coach Sean Lewis’ Background
Lewis was a co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Colorado last season.
Before that, he was the youngest head coach in the FBS at Kent State. From 2018-22, he went 24-31 with a 19-17 mark against MAC teams. Not including his first season when he was 2-10, he was 22-21 overall with a 22-9 record against teams outside of the Power Five.
In 2019, Lewis led Kent State to a 7-5 record in the regular season before the Golden Flashes won the Frisco Bowl, their first ever bowl victory.
Lewis was also a co-offensive coordinator at Syracuse (2016-17) as well as at Bowling Green (2015). He coached wide receivers at Bowling Green in 2014 and at Eastern Illinois from 2012-13 after being a general assistant at Akron in 2011. He also coached tight ends at Nebraska-Omaha in 2010.
