JONATHAN HIMEBAUCH
Offensive Line
First Season
Jonathan Himebauch has been tapped as the next leader of The Union at the University of Nevada after being hired by head coach Brian Polian on Jan. 20, 2016 as the Wolf Pack’s offensive line coach. A former team captain and Rose Bowl champion at USC, Himebauch has been successful as an offensive line coach at nearly every level of football.
Himebauch arrives to Reno after spending the past two seasons in the Canadian Football League. He’s also made collegiate coaching stints at Wake Forest, San Diego State and UNLV. Cumulatively, Himebauch has worked as an offensive line coach in NCAA and CFL in the past 14 seasons.
Most recently, Himebauch served as an offensive line and assistant head coach with the Toronto Argonauts during the 2015 season. The Argonauts posted a 10-8 record and advanced to the East Division semifinal last year. Himebauch mentored rookie offensive lineman Greg Van Roten to All-CFL honors.
Himebauch was the offensive line coach and run game coordinator with the Edmonton Eskimos on the 2014 campaign. The Eskimos led the Western Division in yards per game and yards per rush while ranking second in rushing yards and points per game. Himebauch developed another All-CFL guard that season in Simeon Rottier.
Himebauch’s most recent NCAA stint was with Wake Forest as the Demon Deacon’s offensive line coach from 2012-13. Under Himebauch’s tutelage, Cory Helms earned Freshman All-American honors in 2013 after starting in 11 games at center.
Himebauch won two Grey Cup championships with the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL, serving as their offensive line coach from 2009-11. The Alouettes won the Grey Cup in 2009 after leading the league in scoring before repeating as champions in 2010 after leading the CFL with 403 yards per game. Himebauch mentored All-CFL lineman in every season with the Alouettes, including Most Outstanding Linemen Scott Flory (2009) and Josh Bourke (2011), who were also named to the All-CFL team in all three seasons during Himebauch’s stint.
Prior to joining the Alouettes, Himebauch tutored the offensive line at Mountain West foe San Diego State for three seasons from 2006-08. He coached five All-Mountain West lineman while with the Aztecs and helped develop Brandyn Dombrowski, who played five seasons with the San Diego Chargers, and Lance Louis, who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts.
In 2005, Himebauch served as the head coach at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood, Calif. He led the Wolverines from a two-win season the year prior to a five-win season in his lone campaign. Himebauch also had high school coaching experience as the offensive line coach at his alma mater, Damien High School (1998), and at Palos Verdes Penninsula High School (1999).
Prior to his stint at Harvard-Westlake, Himebauch coached at UNLV as the Rebels’ offensive line coach in 2004 and as an offensive graduate assistant from 2000-01. As the offensive line coach, Himebauch mentored All-MW selection Joe Critchfield and Dominic Furio, who was selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. As a graduate assistant, Himebauch coached three all-conference linemen and helped lead UNLV to the 2000 Las Vegas Bowl.
In between stints with UNLV, Himebauch’s first job in the CFL came as the offensive line coach of the Calgary Stampeders in 2003. Himebauch’s first collegiate coaching job was with Santa Barbara City College as an offensive line and tight ends coach in 2002.
Himebauch played college football at the University of Southern California and was a two-year starting center with the Trojans. He led USC to a pair of Pac-10 titles, the 1993 Freedom and victories in the 1995 Cotton Bowl and 1996 Rose Bowl. Himebauch was a co-captain as a senior and finished with 23 career starts. He also received the team’s Howard Jones Alumni Award for boasting the team’s highest cumulative GPA and the Bob Chandler Award for leadership and integrity.
Upon graduation, Himebauch went on to play professionally in the NFL, NFL Europe, CFL and XFL. Himebauch earned training camp appearances with the Arizona Cardinals in 1998 and the Kansas City Chiefs in 1999. Himebauch played one season in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts, advancing to the Eastern semi-finals in 1999. He also played in the inaugural XFL season in 2001 with the Los Angeles Xtreme. Himebauch played two seasons for the Rhein Fire in NFL Europe, earning all-league honors in 1999 and helping take the team to the World Bowl in 2002 before retiring.
Himebauch received a bachelor’s degree in English from USC in 1998 before earning a master’s in education from UNLV in 2002.
A native of San Dimas, Calif., Himebauch and his wife, Jessica, have two sons; Walker and Tyler.
The File on Jonathan Himebauch
Born: Aug. 13, 1975
Hometown: San Dimas, Calif.
Family: Wife – Jessica; Sons – Walker and Tyler
Education
Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Southern California, 1998
Masters of Education, UNLV, 2002
Coaching Experience
2016-Current: Offensive Line, Nevada
2015: Offensive Line/Assistant Head Coach, Toronto Argonauts
2014: Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator, Edmonton Eskimos
2012-13: Offensive Line, Wake Forest
2009-11: Offensive Line, Montreal Alouettes
2006-08: Offensive Line, San Diego State
2005: Head Coach, Harvard-Westlake High School (Los Angeles)
2004: Offensive Line, UNLV
2003: Offensive Line, Calgary Stampeders
2002: Offensive Line/Tight Ends, Santa Barbara City College
2000-01: Graduate Assistant (Offense), UNLV
1999: Offensive Line, Palos Verdes Penninsula High School (Los Angeles)
1998: Offensive Line, Damien High School (La Verne, Calif.)
Playing Experience
2002: Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)
2001: Los Angeles Xtreme (XFL)
1999: Toronto Argonauts (CFL)
1999: Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)
1993-98: USC (23-game starter at center, two-time Pac-10 champion, 1996 Rose Bowl Champion)
