Robert Conley was named the tight ends coach at Sacramento State in January 2026.
Conley came to the Hornets following six years at Weber State. In 2025, he was the Wildcats’ run game coordinator and tight ends coach. He also served as the team’s interim offensive coordinator for the final two games, including a 48-28 won over Northern Arizona in the season finale. That season, he also coached tight end Noah Benee to all-Big Sky honors after catching 23 passes for 264 yards.
In his first five seasons at Weber State, Conley coached running backs and spent three years as the team’s recruiting coordinator. He coached five running backs to all-Big Sky honors and guided WSU to a pair of FCS Playoff appearances.
In 2024, he coached Damon Bankston to second team all-Big Sky honors. That season, Bankston rushed for 1,104 yards and six scores.
During the 2023 season he helped lead Weber State to a 6-5 overall finish, WSU’s ninth straight winning season. Weber State closed the season with three straight wins, including a win over No. 4 Idaho. He also coached Naseme Colvin to all-Big Sky honorable mention honors.
In 2022, Conley helped lead Weber State to another 10-win season, including an FBS win over Utah State. He also coached two players to All-Big Sky honors as Dontae McMillan and Damon Bankston both earned all-conference honors.
In his first season with the Wildcats, the spring 2021 season, Conley was part of the WSU team that won the Big Sky title and advanced to the FCS Playoffs. The Wildcats finished 5-1 and captured its fourth straight conference title, including the first outright title in school history with a perfect 5-0 Big Sky record. The Wildcats were ranked as high as second in the nation during the season, the highest ranking in school history.
During the season, Conley coached two players to all-Big Sky honors. Junior Josh Davis earned first-team all-Big Sky honors for the third time in his career and freshman Dontae McMillan earned second-team all-conference honors. McMillan was also named the Big Sky Co-Freshman of the Year.
Conley, a former Utah football player and coach, joined the Weber State staff after more than 10 years of coaching experience.
He spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Port Arthur Memorial HS in Texas. He also has several years of coaching experience in college football.
Conley began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Midwestern State, then was a graduate assistant at Utah State in 2011.
He spent three seasons on the staff at the Utah, serving as a graduate assistant coach. He coached on the offensive side of the ball for two seasons and spent the 2014 season coaching linebackers under defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake.
Conley then spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Texas-Permian Basin where he coached the offensive line and was the recruiting coordinator and was an offensive analyst for the 2017 season at Houston.
Conley was a four-year starting right guard for the Utah football team from 2005-08, playing in 50 of 51 games, including 42 straight. He earned all-Mountain West Conference honors three times, including first-team honors as a senior in 2008, and was named a Rivals.com third-team All-American. He was also a co-captain as a senior and helped lead Utah to an undefeated season and a Sugar Bowl title over Alabama.
Conley graduated from Utah with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 2008 and a master’s degree in sports management in 2014.
The La Marque, Texas native is married to his wife, Samantha.
