Tarquin Stephenson enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps football team in 2026, where he will work with the offensive line.
Stephenson has most recently worked as an offensive line coach at Mission Viejo High School, which he helped to the D1AA California State Championship in 2023, the second in program history.
While with Mission Viejo, Stephenson helped coach and develop 12 Division I athletes, as well as coaching two all-county selections, 18 first-team all-league winners and six second-team all-league winners. His teams broke a number of school records during his five-year tenure.
Prior to Mission Viejo, Stephenson also held coaching positions at Dana Hills High School (2019-21) and Laguna Beach High School (2013-19), serving an offensive line coach and run game coordinator at both places.
Stephenson has also coached football internationally during his career, serving as an assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Colchester Gladiators in England from 2007-13. He also held a similar role for the University of Essex Blades from 2006-11, and was an offensive and defensive line coach for the Great Britain Bulldogs.
A 2004 graduate with honors from the University of Herfordshire in England, Stephenson earned his bachelor's of science degree in business and IT.
