Corner Canyon Football Coach Eric Kjar Takes Job With Weber State
Dec 16, 2025, 10:16 AM | Updated: 12:50 pm
Corner Canyon coach Eric Kjar warms up with players as the Chargers prepare to host their annual intrasquad scrimmage in Draper on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY – Weber State named Eric Kjar, former Corner Canyon football coach, as the next head coach of the Wildcats.
According to Weber State University, Kjar was named head coach of the program following a national search.
“I’m very excited to be leading the Weber State football program,” Kjar said. “I believe strongly in the administration and the current roster and the talent in the state of Utah. I know we can build a championship-caliber program at Weber State, and I look forward to the challenge and getting started. Go Wildcats!”
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Eric Kjar: From Corner Canyon To Weber State
Kjar dominated the Utah high school football scene with the Chargers, posting a 112-10 record with six state titles.
He guided the Chargers to three consecutive state titles in 2018, 2019, and 2020, followed by three more championships in 2023, 2024, and 2025, along with two state runner-up finishes. His teams were nationally ranked multiple times, including as high as No. 8 in the nation. Corner Canyon also set a Utah state record with 48 consecutive wins from 2018 to 2021 and advanced to the national championship game in 2025.
“Coach Kjar is absolutely the right leader at the right time,” Weber State Athletics Director Tim Crompton said. “His deep Utah roots, proven leadership, and unwavering ability to build a program on a foundation of talent and character are the precise qualities that Weber State is looking for to define our next era of football. Coach Kjar has the skill to recruit and retain student-athletes who will not only build a winning program but also exemplify the traits that define our institutional core values. We are confident his vision and leadership will elevate our entire program to sustained success.”
Kjar, 46, is a native of Kemmerer, Wyoming, and played college football as a quarterback and wide receiver at Wayne State College in Nebraska. He graduated from Wayne State in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in education, according to the release from Weber State.
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