Football
Oct 31 (Sat)
7:30 PM PT
UNLV football tickets are on sale now through UNLVtickets.com!
- Title:
- Safeties
- Email:
- alfred.simmons@unlv.edu
- Phone:
- 895-4848
Al Simmons, a veteran of 33 years in coaching on the collegiate and NFL levels, is in his second year as UNLV’s safeties coach.
 Before joining UNLV in 2018, Simmons spent three seasons as the cornerbacks coach at MW-member New Mexico after previously serving as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Colorado State.
Simmons has coached at three Pac-12 Conference schools during his distinguished career, spending two stints coaching defensive backs at Cal (2008-10 and 1998-2000), two seasons at Arizona State (2006-07) and two at Oregon State (2001-02). Other stops included UTEP, San Jose State, Idaho State and Montana State.
For all or parts of six seasons, Simmons has coached at the NFL level, including two years (2003-04) as a full-time assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers. Simmons also assisted NFL staffs during training camp on four occasions, with the Los Angeles Raiders (1993), Arizona Cardinals (1996), San Diego Chargers (1999) and Dallas Cowboys (2000).
An all-conference linebacker at Laney College and an all-league safety at Cal State Hayward, Simmons began his coaching career at Cal State Hayward in 1986. A native of Oakland, he earned his bachelor’s degree in business from the school in 1987 and his master’s in 1991.
SIMMONS’ COACHING EXPERIENCE 2018 - UNLV - Safeties 2015-17 - New Mexico - Cornerbacks 2012-14 - Colorado State - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary 2011 - UTEP - Safeties 2008-10 - California - Defensive Backs 2007 - Arizona State - Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks 2006 - Arizona State - Cornerbacks 2005 - San Jose State - Cornerbacks 2004 - San Francisco 49ers - Defensive Backs 2003 - San Francisco 49ers - Cornerbacks 2001-02 - Oregon State - Defensive Backs 2000 - Dallas Cowboys - Secondary Asst.-Summer 1999 - San Diego Chargers - Linebackers Asst.-Summer 1998-2000 - California - Cornerbacks 1997 - Idaho State - Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs 1996 - Arizona Cardinals - Secondary Asst.- Summer 1995-96 - Montana State - Defensive Backs 1994 - San Francisco State - Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs 1993 - Los Angeles Raiders - Secondary Asst.-Summer 1988-93 - Cal State Hayward - Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs 1986-87 - Cal State Hayward - Defensive Backs
