Paul Charbonneau begins his first season as an assistant coach at Washington University in St. Louis and will coach the running backs. He spent the 2018 season as the offensive line coach at Lindenwood University-Belleville.
Prior to his one year stint at LUB, he coaches four seasons in the Canadian Football League. Charbonneau spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as the assistant offensive line coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers working with legendary offensive line coach Bob Wylie. In 2016, he went to the Montreal Alouettes to coach the running backs and then became the offensive line coach in 2017.
Prior to Charbonneau’s time in the CFL he coached college football as the assistant head coach at Avila University in Kansas City, where he was the offensive line coach and run game coordinator. The previous season he worked at Valley City State University as the offensive line coach. In 2012 the Vikings posted a 7-3 record and finished the season ranked 24th in the nation. The offensive line had three players named to the all-conference teams, and paved the way to 184 yards a game on the ground while only giving up 12 sacks on the season.
Before joining the staff at Valley City, Charbonneau spent three seasons coaching at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania a member of the Division 1 FCS Northeast Conference. While at SFU he helped develop one of the most potent offenses in school history as the run game coordinator coaching the running backs his first two seasons and adding the offensive line during his last season. The Red Flash set single-season school records in 2011 for points, touchdowns and rushing yards. Saint Francis also boasted the most efficient offense in the Northeast Conference in the red zone.
Running back Kyle Harbridge was named an All-American (3rd Team), and both he and offensive lineman Jordan Kelly were placed on the All-NEC Teams. Harbridge also set single season school records for rushing yards, touchdowns, and points. The offense was ranked 20th nationally rushing the ball, averaging 204 yards per game.
Charbonneau coached at the University of North Dakota from 2006-09, first as the assistant offensive line coach, then as the tight ends coach. Two of his tight ends received conference accolades under his guidance; Blair Grover (All-Great West Conference first team in 2008) and senior Troy Ott (All-North Central Conference second team honors in 2007).
Before his stint at UND, Charbonneau served as the head football coach taking care of both offensive and special teams coordinator duties of the Manitoba provincial champions St-James Rods going undefeated. During his one season there, he was named coach of the year for the league and the team was also honored with the top defensive player and top co-offensive player. Prior to that, Charbonneau spent three years as the offensive line coach at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada.
An Ottawa, Ontario, native, Charbonneau received his bachelor’s degree in 2005 from Mount Allison University in Canada, where he was an offensive lineman for the Mounties. Paul and his wife Lindsay have two children Makenzie (8) and Drew (6).
