Steve Pipes is the head football coach of the Air Force Prep Huskies. Pipes is a 1998 graduate of the Air Force Academy, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in social science. He was a three-year letterman in football as a defensive back and led the team in interceptions in 1996. An all-Western Athletic Conference selection, he was on teams that won three Commander-in Chief’s Trophies, one of the school’s three Conference championships, and helped lead the 1997 team to a 10-win season. His coaching career began at the United States Air Force Academy Prep School where he served as the secondary coach, defensive coordinator and head coach. As the secondary coach, Pipes developed All-American Reggie Rembert and Mountain West Conference first- and second- team selections Jon Davis and Anthony Wright. Pipes, again returned to the United States Air Force Academy as the assistant defensive line coach and head JV Coach/defensive coordinator. Under his mentorship, the defensive line produced a two-time All-Mountain West Conference player in Alex Hansen while Ryan Watson led the conference in sacks en route to first-team honors.
Previous to his return to the Air Force Academy Prep School, Coach Pipes was the Kentucky State University defensive coordinator and linebackers coach where he was involved in defensive game planning and execution and preparation of special teams. Additionally, he was the program’s liaison for player academic affairs and mentorship opportunities. During his first season 35 players achieved over a 3.5 GPA while three were selected to the conference All-Academic team.
Coach Pipes is an Air Force combat veteran with over 20 years of military experience and holds a master’s degree in administrative leadership from Central Michigan University. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, he is a graduate of Wyoming High School where he is a member of the school’s athletic Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Candice, have three children, Thair, Sienna and Stephen.
