Erik Raeburn
Savannah State University
Head Football Coach
Savannah State University selected Erik Raeburn as its 25th head football coach in March of 2016. Raeburn is entering his second year as the SSU head football coach.
Raeburn comes to SSU from Wabash College located in Crawfordsville, Ind.
A proven winner, in his eight years at Wabash he accumulated a record of 78-13, earned five trips to the Division III playoffs and had 16 student-athletes earn All-America status. His 2015 squad posted a 12-1 record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Division III playoffs.
Wabash was 10-2 in 2008, Raeburn’s first season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. In 2009, the Little Giants went 9-2 and made another trip to the NCAA playoffs. Wabash missed the playoffs in 2010, despite an 8-2 record, but bounced back the following year where they went 12-1 and made it to the NCAA quarterfinals. That same year, Raeburn was named North Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
The 2013 squad was ranked 17th in the nation in the final D3football.com Top-25 poll.
Raeburn led Wabash to a 10-2 record in 2014, including a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs and finished 13th in the final D3football.com.
Before he became head coach at Wabash, Raeburn spent eight years as head football coach at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he posted a 51-26 record. Prior to arriving at Coe, he was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Mount Union College, where he served as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator.
At Coe, Raeburn coached 65 All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IAAC) players, 40 All-Americans, and two Academic All-Americans. He guided Coe to its first IIAC title in school history in 2002, and followed with conference championships in 2004 and 2005. He was the 2002 IIAC Coach of the Year and Regional Coach of the Year. He led the Kohawks to a playoff appearance in 2002, advancing to the second round, and also led Coe to the playoffs in 2005.
Raeburn’s overall record as a head coach is 135-39.
Raeburn earned his Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Mount Union College in 1994 and is currently pursuing his master’s degree. As an assistant coach under Larry Kehres at Mount Union, he helped the Purple Raiders win six Ohio Athletic Conference Championships and three NCAA Division III National Championships (1996, 1997, 1998).
Raeburn and his wife, Liz, reside in Savannah with their children, Cade, Elle, and Reese.
Full Name: Erik Raeburn
Education: Mount Union ‘94
Honors: 2002 IIAC Coach of the Year, 2002 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year, 2011, 2015 NCAC Coach of the Year
Favorite Color: Gray
Favorite Athlete: LeBron James
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Leader: Larry Kehres
Erik Raeburn
At A Glance
Full Name: Erik Raeburn
Birth Date: June 19, 1971
Birth Place: Warren, Ohio
Hometown: Diamond, Ohio
Family: Wife – Liz; Children – Cade, Elle and Reese
Education: Mount Union College, 1994 (Undergraduate)
Playing Experience
Mount Union College, 1989-94
Strong Safety
Coaching Experience
Savannah State University, 2016-Present
Head Football Coach
Wabash College, 2008-2015
Head Football Coach
Coe College, 2000-2007
Head Football Coach
Mount Union College, 1994-99
Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach
