Kevin Higgins
Passing Game Coordinator at App State since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 50
- First season
- 1977
- Teams
- 9
Career
12 stints
- 1977–1978Emerson HS (NJ)Assistant Coach
- 1979–1980North Warren HS (NJ)Assistant Coach
- 1981–1984GettysburgAssistant Coach
- 1985–1987RichmondAssistant Coach
- 1988–1993LehighAssistant Coach
- 1994–2000LehighHead Coach
- 2001–2003Detroit LionsQuarterbacks
- 2004Detroit LionsWide Receivers
- 2005–2013The CitadelHead Coach
- 2014–2024Wake ForestAssistant Head CoachWide Receivers
- 2025–presentApp StatePassing Game CoordinatorChief of Staff
- 2026App StateChief of Staff
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 10 protégés, 9 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
16
- 2025–2026Dowell LoggainsCoached under · App State
- 2014–2024Dave ClawsonCoached under · Wake Forest
- 2013John HauserMentored · The Citadel
- 2011–2012Craig CandetoMentored · The Citadel
- 2010–2011Josh ConklinMentored · The Citadel
- 2010Tommy LaurendineMentored · The Citadel
- 2006–2007Chris PartridgeMentored · The Citadel
- 2005Dick HopkinsMentored · The Citadel
- 2005Maurice DraytonMentored · The Citadel
- 2003–2004Steve MariucciCoached under · Detroit Lions
- 2001–2002Marty MornhinwegCoached under · Detroit Lions
- 1998–2000Pete LemboMentored · Lehigh
- 1994–1995Dave ClawsonMentored · Lehigh
- 1994Rod RustMentored · Lehigh
- 1988–1993Hank SmallCoached under · Lehigh
1 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
8
- 2025Freddie BanksSucceeded by · Wake Forest
- 2025Pete KaligisSucceeded by · Wake Forest
- 2014Mike HoustonSucceeded by · The Citadel
- 2005John ZernheltSucceeded · The Citadel
- 2004Bobby WilliamsSucceeded · Detroit Lions
- 2001Jim ZornSucceeded · Detroit Lions
- 2001Pete LemboSucceeded by · Lehigh
- 1994Hank SmallSucceeded · Lehigh
Tenure
50 seasons
- Wake ForestCoordinator · 2014–202411
- The CitadelHead coach · 2005–20139
- LehighHead coach · 1994–20007
- LehighPosition coach · 1988–19936
- Detroit LionsPosition coach · 2001–20044
- GettysburgPosition coach · 1981–19844
- RichmondPosition coach · 1985–19873
- App StateCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
- North Warren HS (NJ)Position coach · 1979–19802
- Emerson HS (NJ)Position coach · 1977–19782
- App StateOperations · 20261
Pipeline
6 of 7 coordinators
- 18 seasonsMaurice Draytonunder at The Citadel 2005 · head coach at The Citadel2023
- 7 seasonsJosh Conklinunder at The Citadel 2010 · head coach at Wofford2018
- 1 seasonTommy Laurendineunder at The Citadel 2010 · head coach at Sewanee2011
- 3 seasonsChris Partridgeunder at The Citadel 2006 · head coach at Paramus Catholic HS (NJ)2010
- 1 seasonPete Lembounder at Lehigh 1998 · head coach at Lehigh2001
- 4 seasonsDave Clawsonunder at Lehigh 1994 · head coach at Fordham1999
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Kevin Higgins. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.