Responsibilities
- Offensive coordinator
- Assistant head coach
- Inside Receivers
Years at BYU
- 2013-present, offensive coordinator, assistant head coach, inside receivers coach
- 2005-2010, offensive coordinator, inside receivers coach
Education
- BYU (1986, B.S; 1990, M.S. sociology; 1999, Ph.D. sociology)
- Kahuku H.S.
Other College Coaching Experience
- 2011-2012 offensive line coach (2011-12) and run game coordinator (2011) at Arizona
- 2000-2004 offensive line coach at Texas Tech University
- 1998 offensive line/running game coordinator at UNLV
- 1997 offensive line coach at UNLV
- 1996 offensive line coach at Boise State University
- 1992-95 offensive line coach at Ricks College
- 1990-91 offensive graduate assistant at BYU
- 1986-87 offensive graduate assistant at University of Hawai'i
Playing Career
- Played on the 1984 National Champion BYU team, switching from center to offensive guard
- Played in the 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 Holiday Bowls as part of four WAC championship squads at BYU
- Was second-team All-Western Athletic Conference as a senior and played in the Hula Bowl
- BYU achieved a 43-7 record during his playing days under Hall of Fame coach LaVell Edwards
- Drafted in the third round of the USFL Draft by the New Jersey Generals
Career Highlights
- Coached in 19 bowl games
- Guided new BYU offense to a No. 14 national ranking including a No. 10 finish in rushing offense, setting a new school record with 3,475 rushing yards
- Helped Arizona to a No. 7 ranking in total offense in 2012
- Helped BYU finish ranked No. 12 overall in 2009, the Cougars' highest ranking since 1996
- Helped BYU achieve a 56-21 (.727) record from 2005-2010 with consistent top-25 offenses, including three years with a top-6 passing attack
- Helped BYU earn bowl invitations each season while winning two outright MWC championships
- A three-time Broyles Award nominee for Assistant Coach of the Year (nominated by Texas Tech, BYU and Arizona)
- Spent the 1999 season as an assistant director in the BYU student-athlete center and was the NCAA Life Skills director
Hometown
Laie, Hawai'i
Mission
Tulsa, Okla., 1978-80
Personal/Family
- Wife is Liane and has two sons and a daughter
- Oldest son Famika, Jr. signed with BYU in 2007 before leaving to serve a mission. He ended his playing career in 2012 due to injury.
- Father, Famika, played center for the 1954 and 1955 BYU squads after being a JC All-American at Compton JC
- Brother, Brad, played defensive end for BYU from 1979-81 and in the USFL
- Brother, Matt, played offensive line for BYU in 1979