Keith Bhonapha - Football Coach - Oregon State University Athletics

Keith Bhonapha

Title:
Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs
Phone:
737-2614

Hometown: Oakland, California
Family: Wife, Julia, children, Isaiah, Emery, Odin, Ellison
Education: Hawai’i, 2003 - bachelor’s degree in liberal studies (focus in criminology); Hawai’i, 2005 - Master’s in public administration

NOTABLES
14 seasons as a collegiate coach
13 winning seasons at the collegiate level
12 bowl-game appearances as an assistant coach
11 1,000-yard rushers during his career
10th Myles Gaskin became just the 10th player in FBS history to rush for four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons
5 running backs selected in the NFL with a sixth signing as an undrafted free agent
35 collegiate games played as a defensive back at Hawai’i from 1999-2002

OREGON STATE (2023-Present)
• Appointed assistant head coach and running backs coach on Jan. 20, 2023
• “I’m excited to be able to announce Keith’s addition to our coaching staff,” head coach Jonathan Smith said when Bhonapha was announced. “He’s an experienced coach and leader who has sent a number of players to the NFL while being a member of championship teams at Boise State and Washington. His leadership, special teams experience and championship resume makes him a very valuable addition to the coaching staff at Oregon State.”

BOISE STATE (2022)
• Associate head coach and running backs coach
• Oversaw the Broncos’ special teams in addition to running backs

WASHINGTON (2014-21)
• Running backs coach
• Oversaw special teams in 2021
• Recruiting coordinator from 2014-19
• Served with then offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith for the first four seasons in Seattle
• Mentored Myles Gaskin, who became just the 10th player in FBS history to rush for four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Gaskin was also just the second player in NCAA history to eclipse 1,200 for four straight years, joining Wisconsin’s Ron Dayne
• UW’s Salvon Ahmed ran for 1,020 yards in 2019

BOISE STATE (2006-13)
• First tenure at Boise State
• Oversaw running backs from 2009-13 and was the team’s director of operations from 2006-08
• Running backs topped 1,000 yards five times during his first tenure at Boise State
• Doug Martin ran for 1,260 yards in 2010 and 1,299 in 2011. He was drafted in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft
• Jay Ajayi ran for 1,425 yards in 2013, with D.J. Harper going for 1,137 in 2012
• Mentored first 1,000-yard rusher in 2009 when Jeremy Avery ran for 1,151

HAWAI’I (2003-05)
• Coached at his alma mater, working with the team’s defensive backs and special teams
PLAYING EXPERIENCE (HAWAI’I)
• Defensive back at Hawai’i from 1999-2002
• Played in 35 career games
• Totaled 55 tackles with one touchdown off a blocked punt
• Hawai’i played in two bowl games during his tenure; 1999 Oahu vs. Oregon State and 2002 Hawai’i Bowl versus Tulane

BOWL GAMES
2022   Frisco Bowl
2019   Las Vegas Bowl
2019   Rose Bowl
2017   Fiesta Bowl
2016   Peach Bowl
2015   Cactus Bowl
2013   Hawai’i Bowl
2012   Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
2011   Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
2010   Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
2010   Fiesta Bowl
2008   Poinsettia Bowl
2007   Hawai’i Bowl
2007   Fiesta Bowl
2002   Hawai’i Bowl (player)
1999   Oahu Bowl (player)