Bio

Trevor Zeiders, who has served as the Defensive Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator for the Point University football team for the past two seasons, has been named the program's next head coach, Point Athletic  Director Jaunelle White announced Monday (Dec. 20).

Zeiders becomes the fifth head coach in the program's history.

Trevor Zeiders joined the Point University football coaching staff in the fall of 2020 as the Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. 

In his first season with the Skyhawks, Zeiders led Point's defense to several national rankings and oversaw several players earning Mid-South Conference All-Conference status. The Skyhawks ranked 36th nationally in total sacks (16), and individually, Chase Turner was No. 1 in the nation in interceptions (6), and Aaron Anderson ranked 24th in tackles per game (9.4). Turner's efforts earned him first-team All-American recognition.

This past season, Zeiders oversaw freshman Gabriel Jacon-Duffy's breakout season as a starter on the defensive line. Jacon-Duffy finished the season No. 1 in the nation with 13.0 sacks. He also accumulated 21.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, 34 solo tackles, 23 assisted tackles and averaged 5.2 tackles per game. Jacon-Duffy's efforts earned him honorable mention on the 2021 AFCA NAIA Coaches' All-America team. 

Zeiders also oversaw Parker Clemons, earning All-MSC first-team honors and Aaron Anderson earning back-to-back All-MSC second-team recognition.

Prior to joining the staff at Point, Zeiders was the head coach at Cincinnati Christian University. He was on staff at CCU since the beginning of the football program and took over as head coach in 2018. Prior to the University shutting down in 2019, Zeiders had a head coaching record of 2-19. 

Zeiders came to Cincinnati Christian with 15 years of intercollegiate athletic coaching experience after previous stops at Urbana University, University of Dayton, Carson-Newman College, Frostburg State and Gettysburg College. 

During his campaign at Urbana, coach Zeiders was the associate head coach of football operations and special teams coordinator. Urbana picked up a school record for most wins in a season (8) and were conference champions in 2011.

Prior to that, Zeiders was the defensive ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Dayton where the Flyers posted a 19-3 record over his two seasons with the university. 

While at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, Zeiders earned his Master's degree in Education while being named the assistant linebacker coach and video coordinator. He also served as the defensive line coach at Frostburg (2004-05) and Gettysburg (2001-2003). 

A 2001 graduate of West Virginia University, Zeiders was an inside linebacker and long snapper before becoming a student assistant coach for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. He worked with the inside linebackers, long snappers, and punters & kickers. Zeiders was on staff for WVU's 49-38 win over Mississippi State in the 2000 Music City Bowl. As a student, Zeiders was a dual-major in Sports Management and Athletic Coaching Education. 

Trevor is married to his wife Nicole, and they have two sons Elijah and Ezekiel.