Coaches
Abe Elimimian
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Abe Elimimian
Played at Hawai'i
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2009 | Crenshaw High School (HS) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2010-2011 | SMU | GA | Graduate assistant | June Jones |
| 2012 | Washington State | GA | Graduate assistant | Mike Leach |
| 2014 | Simon Fraser | DC | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach | not known |
| 2015 | Hawai'i | Position | Secondary coach | Norm Chow |
| 2015 | Hawai'i | DC | Interim defensive coordinator & secondary coach✓ | Norm Chow |
| 2016-2017 | Hawai'i | Position | Secondary coach | Nick Rolovich |
| 2018-2019 | Hawai'i | Position | Cornerbacks coach | Nick Rolovich |
| 2020 | Hawai'i | Position | Cornerbacks coach & recruiting coordinator | Todd Graham |
| 2021 | Hawai'i | Position | Running backs coach | Todd Graham |
| 2022-2023 | Hawai'i | Position | Cornerbacks coach | Timmy Chang* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hawai'i | Defensive coordinator (interim) | 103 | 116 | 108 | 84 | 128 |
Worked under
- June Jones · SMU 2010-2011 (GA)
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2012 (GA)
- Norm Chow · Hawai'i 2015 (DC, Position)
- Nick Rolovich · Hawai'i 2016-2019 (Position)
- Todd Graham · Hawai'i 2020-2021 (Other, Position)
- Timmy Chang* · Hawai'i 2022-2023 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Derrick Odum · SMU 2010-2011 · him GA, them Position
- June Jones · SMU 2010-2011 · him GA, them Head coach
- Tom Mason · SMU 2010-2011 · him GA, them DC
- Eric Morris*+ · Washington State 2012 · him GA, them Position
- Jeff Choate* · Washington State 2012 · him GA, them Position
- Joe Salave'a · Washington State 2012 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Mike Breske · Washington State 2012 · him GA, them DC
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2012 · him GA, them Head coach
- Chris Naeole · Hawai'i 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Don Bailey · Hawai'i 2015 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Norm Chow · Hawai'i 2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tom Mason · Hawai'i 2015 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Smith · Hawai'i 2016-2019 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Craig Stutzmann · Hawai'i 2016-2019 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Kefense Hynson · Hawai'i 2016-2017 · him Position, them Position
- Kevin Lempa · Hawai'i 2016 · him Position, them DC
- Nick Rolovich · Hawai'i 2016-2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- Sean Duggan · Hawai'i 2016-2017 · him Position, them Position
- Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2017-2023 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Legi Suiaunoa · Hawai'i 2017 · him Position, them DC
- Corey Batoon · Hawai'i 2018-2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mark Banker · Hawai'i 2018-2019 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Brennan Marion · Hawai'i 2020 · him Other, Position, them Position
- G.J. Kinne* · Hawai'i 2020 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Kim McCloud · Hawai'i 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Todd Graham · Hawai'i 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tony Hull · Hawai'i 2020 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Victor Santa Cruz · Hawai'i 2020 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other
- Bo Graham · Hawai'i 2021 · him Position, them OC
- Trent Figg · Hawai'i 2021 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ian Shoemaker · Hawai'i 2022-2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Timmy Chang* · Hawai'i 2022-2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Eti Ena · Hawai'i 2023 · him Position, them DC
- Roman Sapolu · Hawai'i 2023 · him Position, them OC