Utah Tech University Athletics

Peter Tuitupou enters his fifth season on the Utah Tech Football coaching staff and is in his first season as Co-Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach. He spent the previous four years serving as Running Backs and Tight Ends Coach, and as the program’s Recruiting Coordinator. 

Since the program’s jump to the NCAA FCS level, he has coached a position group that averaged more 100 yards on the ground per game and 20 touchdowns, including eight scored by former RB Quali Conley, who was the WAC’s leading rusher (1,095 yds) in the 2022 season.

In his first season at UT, Tuitupou led a Trailblazer running backs corps that produced three 300-yard rushers in 2019. Sei-J Lauago led the group with 575 yards rushing to become the program’s career rushing yards and rushing touchdowns leader. Lauago also earned second team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors.

Tuitupou comes to Utah Tech after two years (2016-18) as a graduate assistant at the University of Colorado, where he assisted with the tight ends, offensive line, and special teams.

Tuitupou made the move to CU from private business, as he was working as a sales manager for a solar company in California for two years.  Previously, he spent the 2013 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League after signing as an undrafted free agent.

He graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from San Jose State in 2012, where he lettered twice at tight end for coach Mike MacIntyre, who was the Spartans’ coach at the time.  He was primarily a blocker in SJSU’s offensive scheme, catching 14 passes for 183 yards (13.1 per) in his career, which also saw him be named twice to the Academic All-Western Athletic Conference team.  He played in San Jose State’s 29-21 win over Bowling Green in the Military Bowl as a senior.

He played two seasons at Snow College (2007-08), where he was named a first-team All-American as a sophomore when he caught 21 passes for 251 yards (11.9 per) and four touchdowns.

Coach Tuitupou and his wife, Seriah, are the parents of five children; daughter Kalolaine and sons Soni, Tevita, Kalai and Siosifa.