Ali’i Niumatalolo (Al-ee-ee / Nee-uh-mah-tuh-lolo) spent the 2025 season as Utah State’s senior analyst and tight ends coach. Niumatalolo has four years of coaching experience and has been part of three bowl teams.
In his only year at Utah State in 2025, Niumatalolo helped Utah State to a 6-7 record (4-4 Mountain West) and its 12th bowl game in the last 15 years. With Niumatalolo on staff, USU had four offensive players earn All-MW honors as wide receiver Braden Pegan was named to the first team, quarterback Bryson Barnes and running back Miles Davis were both named to the second team, and wide receiver Brady Body was named honorable mention.
Offensively, Utah State averaged 30.9 points per game in 2025 to rank second in the Mountain West and 36th nationally. USU also ranked third in the conference and 39th in the nation in total offense at 409.5 yards per game, fourth in the MW and 47th nationally in passing offense at 247.0 yards per game, and sixth in the MW and 62nd in the nation in rushing offense at 162.5 yards per game.
Utah State finished the season first in the Mountain West and fifth in the nation with five interceptions thrown, first in the MW and ninth in the nation in turnovers lost with 11, and second in the MW and 30th in the nation in turnover margin at plus 0.46.
Niumatalolo came to Utah State after spending the 2024 season as the outside linebackers coach at Utah Tech. With the Trailblazers, Niumatalolo coached Rick Mua’e, who earned FCS Freshman All-America honors.
Before Utah Tech, Niumatalolo served as an offensive line graduate assistant coach at UCLA during the 2023 season, helping the Bruins to an 8-5 record and a victory in the LA Bowl.
Niumatalolo began his coaching career at his alma mater Utah, serving as a quality control coach during the 2022 season and helping the Utes to a Pac-12 championship and an appearance in the Rose Bowl.
Niumatalolo, who is the son of former longtime Navy head football coach and current San José State head coach Ken Niumatalolo, played four seasons at Utah from 2017-21, where he saw time at both tight end and fullback.
Niumatalolo graduated from Utah in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
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Coaching History
2025 Utah State – Senior Analyst/TE
2024 Utah Tech – Outside Linebackers
2023 UCLA – Offensive Graduate Assistant
2022 Utah – Quality Control
Bowl Games (3)
Utah State (1): 2025 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
UCLA (1): 2023 LA Bowl
Utah (1): 2022 Rose Bowl
Conference Championship (1)
Utah (1): 2022 – Pac 12
Playing Experience
2017-21 Utah
Education
2022 Utah – Sociology (Bachelor’s)