Bieniemy has 23 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and professional levels, including 16 of his last 18 in the NFL. His hiring marks a return to Westwood for the former Los Angeles area prep player who coached UCLA's running backs from 2003 to 2005. Bieniemy won two Super Bowls, coached the Kansas City Chiefs three times in total, played in another Super Bowl as a member of the San Diego Chargers, starred in a championship run at the University of Colorado, I reached the pinnacle on both levels. National Championship.
“Welcoming one of the most innovative offensive minds in football to our staff speaks volumes about the type of program we are building here at UCLA,” said the head coach. deshaun foster. “Coach Bieniemy's belief in our pillars shone through our conversations, making him the right person to not only develop an explosive approach on the field, but also to help our leaders off the field.” We have confirmed that.”
Bieniemy most recently served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders in 2023. He led the most prolific offense in league history over the past five seasons as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City won Super Bowl LVII and Super Bowl LVIV championships during his tenure, reaching Super Bowl LV.
The 2022 Chiefs will lead the NFL in total yards per game (413.6), passing yards (5,062), touchdowns from scrimmage (59), and points per game (29.2), the franchise's third and fourth time. They are on their way to winning their second Super Bowl in a year. In the 2021 and 2020 campaigns, Kansas City ranked 3rd or better in first downs (first in both years), total yards per game (first in 2020), and yards after the catch (first in both years), each with an average per game of He scored 28.2 points and 29.6 points. . The Chiefs finished first in the AFC West every year, and Bieniemy sat in the offensive coordinator chair.
The 2019 Super Bowl champions are ranked in total yards per game (379.2, 6th), passing yards per game (281.1, 5th), yards per play (6.22, 2nd), and total yards per game (6.22, 2nd); He ranked in the top 10 with a score of 28.2 (5th place). This followed a 2018 season in which Kansas City scored 565 points, the third-highest in NBA history. Patrick Mahomes became the second quarterback in league history to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns, joining Peyton Manning.
Five years earlier, Bieniemy was coaching running backs for the Chiefs. He played the same position with the Minnesota Vikings from 2006 to 2010. Among his top students were Kareem Hunt, Jamaal Charles, Adrian Peterson, and Chester Taylor. Hunt had an NFL-high 1,327 rushing yards in 2017, and Charles had a league-leading 19 total touchdowns in 2013. Taylor racked up 1,216 yards on the ground in 2006, and Peterson eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in each of the next four years. . Peterson paced NFL ball carriers with 1,760 rushing yards in 2008 and won the Bert Bell Award as the league's Most Valuable Player.
Before embarking on professional coaching, Bieniemy served as the running backs coach at UCLA for three years, adding the title of recruiting coordinator in 2005. Maurice Jones-Drew had one of the best three-year stretches as a Bruin running back under Bieniemy, racking up 1,007 rushes. He gained 6.3 yards per carry in 2004 and received All-American accolades as a kick returner in 2005. Jones-Drew set a single-game school record with 322 rushing yards at the University of Washington in 2004.
Bieniemy began his college coaching career in 2001 at Colorado State, his alma mater. He held the job for two years, with the Buffaloes finishing in the top 10 in rushing each year, and then returned to CU for two more years. He served as offensive coordinator in 2011 and 2012. Bieniemy served as an assistant coach at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver in 2000.
Bieniemy, who was inducted into the CU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, finished his collegiate career as the program's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,940), carries (699), all-purpose yards (4,351) and points (254 points). In 1990, the Buffaloes finished third in Heisman Trophy voting, won the AP National Championship with an 11-1-1 record, and were unanimously named All-American and Big 8 Offensive Player of the Year. . Bieniemy was selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. His nine-year professional career also included stops in Cincinnati (1995-1998) and Philadelphia (1999). Over his 142-game NFL career, Bieniemy recorded 1.589 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns, and caught 146 passes for 1,223 yards. He appeared in Super Bowl XXIX with San Diego.
At Bishop Amato High School in La Puente, California, Bieniemy rushed for 2,002 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior, garnering national recognition.
Bieniemy and his wife, Mia, have two sons, Eric III and Elijah.
Bieniemi's coaching experience
2000 – Assistant Coach, Thomas Jefferson High School (Denver)
2001, 2002 – Colorado State Running Backs Coach
2003, 2004 – UCLA Running Backs Coach
2005 – Running Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, University of California, Los Angeles
2006-09 – Minnesota Vikings, running backs coach
2010 – Minnesota Vikings, Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Coach
2011, 2012 – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Coach, Colorado State
2013-17 – Kansas City Chiefs, Running Backs Coach
2018-2022 – Kansas City Chiefs, Offensive Coordinator
2023 – Washington Commanders, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
