Zak Willis

Zak Willis (born December 30, 1967) is an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Pikeville College—now the University of Pikeville—from 2000 to 2002, at Newberry College from 2003 to 2008,

Coaching career Willis began his collegiate football career playing as a defensive end for the Furman Paladins from 1986 to 1987.

In 2009, Willis joined the staff at Michigan State University as a graduate assistant, working with the offensive line and in recruiting. He was on the Miami coaching staff for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

In 2014, Willis was hired as the head coach at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. That fall the Bulldogs went 1–9. They had another 1–9 season in 2015. Willis resigned after nine games of the 2016 season. Head coaching record Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Pikeville Bears (Club) (2000) 2000 Pikeville 7–1 Pikeville Bears (Mid-South Conference) (2001–2002) 2001 Pikeville 3–7 2–5 7th 2002 Pikeville 6–4 4–4 T–4th Pikeville: 16–12 6–9 Newberry Indians / Wolves (South Atlantic Conference) (2003–2008) 2003 Newberry 3–7 2–5 T–5th 2004 Newberry 5–6 1–6 8th 2005 Newberry 5–4 4–3 3rd 2006 Newberry 11–2 6–1 1st L NCAA Division II Second Round 2007 Newberry 9–2 4–2 T–3rd 2008 Newberry 6–4 5–2 T–1st Newberry: 39–25 22–19 Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs (Mid-South Conference) (2014–2016) 2014 Union 1–9 1–5 T–6th (East) 2015 Union 1–9 1–5 5th (East) 2016 Union 4–5 3–2 (East) Union: 6–23 5–12 Total: 61–60