KiJuan Ware

KiJuan Ware is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a position he has held since 2025. He was named to the position in June 2025 and is the 16th head coach in program history.

Early life and education Ware is a native of Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Springfield College in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science and earned a Master of Education degree in physical education and athletic administration from Springfield in 2004.

While at Springfield, Ware was a four-year letterwinner in football and baseball, playing quarterback in football and pitcher/first baseman in baseball. In 1994, Springfield advanced to the Division II College World Series.

After graduation, Ware returned to Hartford and spent five years as a teacher and coach at Weaver High School. He served as head teacher for the Academy of Finance and was offensive coordinator for the football program, helping Weaver win Connecticut Class L state championships in 1997 and 1999. In 2000, Ware was named a Fulbright Scholar and studied in Japan.

Later collegiate assistant roles From 2006 through 2013, Ware coached at several Division I programs. He served as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Georgetown University, worked with the running backs at University of Notre Dame as an intern during the 2008 season, and later coached running backs at Miami University during the RedHawks’ 2010 Mid-American Conference championship season. Ware then served as offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Western Illinois University from 2011 to 2012 before coaching defensive backs at Eastern Michigan University in 2013.

Williams College Ware was the quarterbacks coach at Williams College from 2014 to 2015, during which time the team improved its passing yardage average by more than 40 yards per game.

Shorter University From 2016 to 2017, Ware served as offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and quarterbacks coach at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia. In 2017, his offense broke 17 school records.

Augsburg University (assistant) Ware served as defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Augsburg from 2022 to 2023 before departing for Shippensburg.

Shippensburg University In 2024, Ware served as offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and quarterbacks coach at Shippensburg University. He had previously coached at Shippensburg in 2018.

Head coach at Augsburg In June 2025, Ware returned to Augsburg University as the head football coach, replacing Derrin Lamker.

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