Football
Christian, Jamie
Jamie Christian
- Title:
- Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
- Email:
- jchristian@csufresno.edu
- Phone:
- 559-278-3015
Last updated: Feb. 21, 2019
Jamie Christian enters his third season at Fresno State as the running backs coach as well the Bulldogs’ special teams coordinator.
With his top three running backs entering his first season being two true freshmen and one true sophomore, Christian helped the Bulldogs eclipse the 2,000-yard rushing mark for the first time since 2014. True freshmen Jordan Mims and Ronnie Rivers accounted for 1,082 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 starts to help pile up a team total of 2,170 yards.
The Bulldogs gained more than 2,000 yards on the ground once again in 2018, marking the first back-to-back seasons of 2,000 yards rushing since the 2008-09 seasons. The ‘Dogs registered 2,161 yards rushing aided by four different ball carriers producing 250 or more yards apiece. Despite missing three games and starting just seven due to a spring football injury, sophomore Ronnie Rivers led the team with 743 yards and 10 touchdowns, which included a breakout performance in the Las Vegas Bowl that earned him MVP honors. Rivers accounted for the fourth-most all-purpose yards in school history with 286 in the contest, 212 of those being rushing yards.
The former Bulldog fullback (1991-93) spent the previous two seasons as the running backs coach at UNLV; in his time there the Rebels rushing offense dramatically improved from ranking 102nd (129.2 yards/game) in the FBS before he arrived, to 36th (193.7 yards/game) in his first year, and 15th (241.5 yards/game) in 2016.
Christian arrived in Las Vegas after serving as the special teams coordinator and inside receivers and tight ends coach at Houston.
In Christian’s final season at UH before the Tom Herman regime took over, the Cougars had a passing offense that produced 230.2 yards per game and was led by Fresno native (Washington Union HS) Deontay Greenberry, who was named a second-team All-American Athletic Conference wide receiver in 2014.
Greenberry led the team with 841 yards receiving, with the next closest teammate trailing him by 302 yards. He left the program with the ninth-most receiving yards in school history (2,612) and eighth on the all-time list for career receptions (201).
In 2013, Christian’s special teams at UH earned three honors from the American Athletic Conference as freshman Demarcus Ayers was named the league’s Co-Special Teams Player of the Year and was named to the American’s first-team while Richie Leone was named second-team.
Christian’s other unit, inside receivers, received postseason accolades in 2013 as well. Greenberry was named to the American’s first-team as he led the league with an average of 100.2 receiving yards per game and was second with 11 receiving touchdowns. Greenberry was second in the American with five 100-yard games.
Noted as a strong recruiter with ties to California, and now Houston and Louisiana, he was named to Rivals’ top recruiters list in 2013.
Before joining the Cougars in 2012, Christian spent five seasons coaching the special teams, running backs, tight ends and inside receivers at Arizona State of the Pac-12 Conference, including mentoring 2007 Lou Groza Award winner Thomas Weber. Christian also tutored ASU’s Gerell Robinson, one of college football’s top pass-catchers in 2011, making 77 receptions for 1,397 yards and seven scores.
Prior to his time at Arizona State, Christian spent five seasons with Dennis Erickson (his uncle) at the University of Idaho (2006), the San Francisco 49ers (2003, 2004) and at Oregon State (2000, 2001). Christian has also coached at Northern Arizona (2002) and at Sacramento State (2005).
Christian was a fullback at Fresno State (1991-93) before transferring to Central Washington to finish out his collegiate career as a running back. In Christian’s sophomore season in 1992, Jeff Tedford arrived to Fresno State as a first-year assistant coach. Christian switched to running back as a senior at Central Washington and was its leader in rushing yards and touchdowns and helped lead the Wildcats to the 1995 NAIA National Championship.
• Jamie Christian
Position: running backs coach and special team coordinator
Alma Mater: Central Washington (1999)
Coaching Experience:
2017-Present: Fresno State – running backs/special team coordinator
2015-16: UNLV – running backs
2012-14: Houston – special teams coordinator/tight ends/inside receivers
2007-11: Arizona State – special teams coordinator/inside receivers/running backs
2006: Idaho –running backs
2005: Sacramento State – running backs
2003-04: San Francisco 49ers – defensive quality control
2002: Northern Arizona – cornerbacks
2000-01: Oregon State – defensive graduate assistant
Jamie Christian enters his third season at Fresno State as the running backs coach as well the Bulldogs’ special teams coordinator.
With his top three running backs entering his first season being two true freshmen and one true sophomore, Christian helped the Bulldogs eclipse the 2,000-yard rushing mark for the first time since 2014. True freshmen Jordan Mims and Ronnie Rivers accounted for 1,082 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 starts to help pile up a team total of 2,170 yards.
The Bulldogs gained more than 2,000 yards on the ground once again in 2018, marking the first back-to-back seasons of 2,000 yards rushing since the 2008-09 seasons. The ‘Dogs registered 2,161 yards rushing aided by four different ball carriers producing 250 or more yards apiece. Despite missing three games and starting just seven due to a spring football injury, sophomore Ronnie Rivers led the team with 743 yards and 10 touchdowns, which included a breakout performance in the Las Vegas Bowl that earned him MVP honors. Rivers accounted for the fourth-most all-purpose yards in school history with 286 in the contest, 212 of those being rushing yards.
The former Bulldog fullback (1991-93) spent the previous two seasons as the running backs coach at UNLV; in his time there the Rebels rushing offense dramatically improved from ranking 102nd (129.2 yards/game) in the FBS before he arrived, to 36th (193.7 yards/game) in his first year, and 15th (241.5 yards/game) in 2016.
Christian arrived in Las Vegas after serving as the special teams coordinator and inside receivers and tight ends coach at Houston.
In Christian’s final season at UH before the Tom Herman regime took over, the Cougars had a passing offense that produced 230.2 yards per game and was led by Fresno native (Washington Union HS) Deontay Greenberry, who was named a second-team All-American Athletic Conference wide receiver in 2014.
Greenberry led the team with 841 yards receiving, with the next closest teammate trailing him by 302 yards. He left the program with the ninth-most receiving yards in school history (2,612) and eighth on the all-time list for career receptions (201).
In 2013, Christian’s special teams at UH earned three honors from the American Athletic Conference as freshman Demarcus Ayers was named the league’s Co-Special Teams Player of the Year and was named to the American’s first-team while Richie Leone was named second-team.
Christian’s other unit, inside receivers, received postseason accolades in 2013 as well. Greenberry was named to the American’s first-team as he led the league with an average of 100.2 receiving yards per game and was second with 11 receiving touchdowns. Greenberry was second in the American with five 100-yard games.
Noted as a strong recruiter with ties to California, and now Houston and Louisiana, he was named to Rivals’ top recruiters list in 2013.
Before joining the Cougars in 2012, Christian spent five seasons coaching the special teams, running backs, tight ends and inside receivers at Arizona State of the Pac-12 Conference, including mentoring 2007 Lou Groza Award winner Thomas Weber. Christian also tutored ASU’s Gerell Robinson, one of college football’s top pass-catchers in 2011, making 77 receptions for 1,397 yards and seven scores.
Prior to his time at Arizona State, Christian spent five seasons with Dennis Erickson (his uncle) at the University of Idaho (2006), the San Francisco 49ers (2003, 2004) and at Oregon State (2000, 2001). Christian has also coached at Northern Arizona (2002) and at Sacramento State (2005).
Christian was a fullback at Fresno State (1991-93) before transferring to Central Washington to finish out his collegiate career as a running back. In Christian’s sophomore season in 1992, Jeff Tedford arrived to Fresno State as a first-year assistant coach. Christian switched to running back as a senior at Central Washington and was its leader in rushing yards and touchdowns and helped lead the Wildcats to the 1995 NAIA National Championship.
• Jamie Christian
Position: running backs coach and special team coordinator
Alma Mater: Central Washington (1999)
Coaching Experience:
2017-Present: Fresno State – running backs/special team coordinator
2015-16: UNLV – running backs
2012-14: Houston – special teams coordinator/tight ends/inside receivers
2007-11: Arizona State – special teams coordinator/inside receivers/running backs
2006: Idaho –running backs
2005: Sacramento State – running backs
2003-04: San Francisco 49ers – defensive quality control
2002: Northern Arizona – cornerbacks
2000-01: Oregon State – defensive graduate assistant
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