Ed Pinkham

Ed Pinkham (born September 6, 1953) is a former American college football coach who was most recently the defensive pass game coordinator for the Arkansas State Red Wolves. He is a former American college football player for the Allegheny Gators and a native of Clark, New Jersey.

Playing career Pinkham started playing football in his youth. He played at Arthur L. Johnson High School. In college, he played for the Allegheny Gators from 1971 to 1974 on defense and special teams. As a defender, he posted 14 career interceptions (a second all-time in program history), including a PAC-leading six picks as a freshman in 1971. Pinkham averaged 22.9 yards per kick return, scoring two touchdowns over his career, and 13.8 yards per return with three touchdowns on punt returns. His two punt return touchdowns in a single season ties him for the most in Allegheny history.

Western Michigan University (2013 to 2017) When Pinkham coached at Western Michigan University, the team had the third-ranked scoring defense in the Mid-American Conference at 25 points per game and second in total defense at 371 yards per game.

Revival of UMass (2017 to 2018) Pinkham begin coaching at UMass in 2017 as their new defensive coordinator. The team went 4–8 in 2017, their best record in five years. Pinkham has received good reviews both from his players and outside observers for helping to turn the Minutemen around. His time at UMass saw the program record its most wins in back-to-back seasons in its seven-year history as an FBS member, while also collecting its first win over a team from one of the power-five conferences.

Later years (2019 to 2021) Pinkham entered his first season as the Arkansas State Red Wolves interior defensive line coach in 2019. He coached for the Alphas in The Spring League in 2021.

Bowl games Ed Pinkham has coached in a bowl game six times over the course of his career, with a 4–2 record.