Entering 2022-23: 2nd year as Head Coach (6th year overall)
Alma Mater: Campbellsville ('94 & '09)
Before being named Head Coach for men's and women's bowling, Eric Graves served for four years as the Assistant Athletics Director for Academics at Campbellsville University. The former CU football coach works in large part to ensure that Tiger student-athletes maintain the proper academic standing to be eligible to compete in NAIA competitions.
Graves spent part of the 2020-21 season as the interim head coach for the men's and women's bowling programs at Campbellsville. Graves' prior coaching experience includes working as an assistant coach under Ron Finley for Fighting Tiger football from 1988-2005. In the years following his departure from Campbellsville, Graves worked as the head football coach at both Adair County High School (2005-11) and Taylor County High School (2011-16).
HIs coaching accolades includes being named the AFCA (American Football Coaches' Association) National Assistant Coach of the Year in 1999 which led to him being the AFCA National Convention Speaker in 2000. He was also the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) Kentucky College Coach of the Year in 1996 after being previously nominated in 1995 for the same award. He was also nominated in 1997 for the FCA Central Kentucky Huddle Leader of the Year honor while being a national member to FCA and the writer for the Campbellsville University FCA Newsletter.
Graves lives in Campbellsville with his wife Tammi, and has three children Christina, Joshua, and Dustin.
