Robert Conley - Assistant Coach / Tight Ends / Run Game Coordinator - Staff Directory

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Robert Conley

Title:
Assistant Coach / Tight Ends / Run Game Coordinator
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Season:
5th

The 2024 season was the fifth year for Roberty Conley as an assistant coach at Weber State. He joined the WSU staff in January 2021.

Conley is the Run Game Coordinator and coaches the tight ends.

His first five seasons at WSU, he coached the running backs and spent three years as the Recruiting Coordinator.

In his time at Weber State, Conley has coached four players to All-Big Sky Conference honors and has helped guide the Wildcats to two trips to the FCS Playoffs, and four winning seasons.

In 2024, he coached Damon Bankston to second team All-Big Sky honors.

During the 2023 season he helped lead Weber State to a 6-5 overall finish, WSU’s ninth straight winning season. Weber State closed the season with three straight wins, including a win over No. 4 ranked Idaho. He also coached Naseme Colvin to All-Big Sky honorable mention honors.

In 2022, Conley helped lead Weber State to another 10-win season, including an FBS win over Utah State. He also coached two players to All-Big Sky honors as Dontae McMillan and Damon Bankston both earned all-conference honors.

In his first season with the Wildcats, the spring 2021 season, Conley was part of the WSU team that won the Big Sky title and advanced to the FCS Playoffs. The Wildcats finished 5-1 and captured its fourth straight conference title, including the first outright title in school history with a perfect 5-0 Big Sky record. The Wildcats were ranked as high as second in the nation during the season, the highest ranking in school history.

During the season, Conley coached two players to All-Big Sky honors. Junior Josh Davis earned first-team All-Big Sky honors for the third time in his career and freshman Dontae McMillan earned second-team all-conference honors. McMillan was also named the Big Sky Co-Freshman of the Year.

Conley, a former University of Utah football player and coach, joined the Weber State staff after more than 10 years of coaching experience.

He spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Port Arthur Memorial High School in Texas. He also has several years of coaching experience in college football.

He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Midwestern State University, then was a graduate assistant at Utah State in 2011.

He spent three seasons on the staff at the University of Utah, serving as a graduate assistant coach. He coached on the offensive side of the ball for two seasons and spent the 2014 season coaching linebackers under defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake.

He then spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin where he coached the offensive line and was the recruiting coordinator, and was an offensive analyst for the 2017 season at the University of Houston.

Conley was a four-year starting right guard for the Utah football team from 2005-08, playing in 50 of 51 games, including 42 straight. He earned Mountain West All-Conference honors three times, including first-team honors as a senior in 2008, and was named a Rivals.com third-team All-American. He was also a co-captain as a senior and helped lead Utah to an undefeated season and a Sugar Bowl title over Alabama. Jay Hill was an assistant coach on the Utah staff during Conley’s career.

Conley graduated from Utah with a bachelor’s degree in Economics in 2008 and a master’s degree in Sports Management in 2014.

He is a native of La Marque, Texas. His wife is Samantha.