Mark Elder (American football)

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Mark Elder
Mark Elder at Introductory EKU Press Conference.jpg
Elder at Eastern Kentucky press conference
Biographical details
Born (1977-12-10) December 10, 1977 (age 46)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Playing career
1996–1999 Case Western Reserve
Position(s) Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001 Akron (GA)
2002 Lehigh (assistant LB)
2003 Iona (DC/LB)
2004 Wayne State (MI) (DC/LB)
2005 Michigan (def. QC)
2006Michigan (GA)
2007–2009 Central Michigan (LB/PR)
2010 Cincinnati (TE/RC)
2011Cincinnati (RB/PR)
2012Cincinnati (ST/DB)
2013–2015 Tennessee (ST/TE)
2016–2019 Eastern Kentucky
2020–2023 Moeller HS (OH)
Head coaching record
Overall21–24 (college)
27-12 (high school)

Mark Elder (born December 10, 1977) is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University from 2016 until 2019. Prior to his tenure at Eastern Kentucky, Elder was an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee. [1]

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Biography

Elder graduated from Sycamore High School in 1996, and played football at Case Western Reserve. [2] He began his coaching career with stops at Akron, Lehigh, Iona, Wayne State (MI), and Michigan before he was hired as an assistant football coach at Central Michigan by head coach Butch Jones. [2] When Jones was named head coach at Cincinnati in 2010, Elder was named as an assistant. [3] Elder subsequently followed Jones to Tennessee as an assistant coach in 2013. [4]

On December 8, 2015, it was reported that Elder was to be named head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University. [5] He was formally introduced at a press conference on December 10, 2015. [6] When he began his duties as head coach, he also continued to serve as an assistant coach at Tennessee through the completion of the Outback Bowl. [7]

In four years at EKU, Elder recorded four straight top-25 rated recruiting classes. In 2018, he led the program to a 7–4 record, recording their most wins since the 2014 season. [8]

Prior to the 2019 season, the Elder-led Colonels were named to preseason Top 25 lists by Lindy's Sports [9] and Hero Sports. [10] Additionally, Elder was named as a leading preseason candidate for the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the national coach of the year at the FCS level. [11]

Elder's contract at EKU was not renewed after finishing 7-4 and 7-5 in his final two seasons and failing to make the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. [12]

On December 19, 2019, Elder returned to his hometown of Cincinnati to become the new head coach at Moeller HS. [13]

On February 3, 2023, Elder announced that he resigned from Moeller HS. [14]

Personal life

Elder and his wife, Lindsey, have two sons, Owen and Ellis, and one daughter, Lila. [15]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Ohio Valley Conference)(2016–2019)
2016 Eastern Kentucky 3–82–68th
2017 Eastern Kentucky 4–73–55th
2018 Eastern Kentucky 7–45–23rd
2019 Eastern Kentucky 7–55–34th
Eastern Kentucky:21–2415–16
Total:21–24

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