Adam Fujiwara came to Howard Payne in the spring of 2025 after spending the 2024 season at D-I Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas where he served as a special teams assistant.

At Lamar, Coach Fujiwara also assisted with the development of kickers, punters, and long snappers for the Cardinals.

Before Lamar, Coach Fujiwara spent three seasons (2021-2023) at Northwood High School in Irvine, CA where he was a receivers and running backs coach. During his time at Northwood, the team was the CIF 4-AA Regional Champions, CIF-SS Div. 8 Champions, and the CIF-SS Div. II Champions.

Fujiwara played college football at Chapman University in Orange, CA where he was a D3football.com All-Region long snapper while also playing corner.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from Chapman University and is nearing completion of a Master of Science in Sports Nutrition from Lamar University.