Chris Ostrowsky

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Chris Ostrowsky
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Team Yale
Conference Ivy League
Biographical details
Bornc.1970 (age 5354)
Roselle Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater New Jersey City College (1993)
Playing career
1989–1992 New Jersey City
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1996 East Side HS (NJ) (OC/QB)
1997–2001East Side HS (NJ)
2002–2004 Washington and Lee (OC/QB)
2005–2006 Widener (AHC/OC/QB)
2007–2009 Northeastern (QB)
2010–2011 Northern Michigan (OC)
2012–2016Northern Michigan
2017–2018 Central Michigan (OC/QB)
2019 Georgia Tech (off. advisor)
2021 Yale (off. assistant)
2022Yale (AHC/WR)
2023–presentYale (OC/QB)
Head coaching record
Overall19–35 (college)

Christopher Ostrowsky (born c.1970) is an American college football coach. He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Yale University, a position he has held since 2023. [1] [2] He was the head football coach for East Side High School from 1997 to 2001 and Northern Michigan University from 2012 to 2016. [3] [4] [5] He also coached for Washington and Lee, Widener, [6] Northeastern, [7] Central Michigan, [8] [9] [10] [11] and Georgia Tech. [12] [13] [14]

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Raised in Roselle Park, New Jersey, [15] Ostrowsky played prep football at Roselle Park High School. [16] He played quarterback for the New Jersey City Gothic Knights football team and graduated in 1993 with a degree in history. [15]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Northern Michigan Wildcats (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2012–2016)
2012 Northern Michigan5–64–6T–7th (North)
2013 Northern Michigan3–73–7T–6th (North)
2014 Northern Michigan3–82–8T–13th
2015 Northern Michigan5–64–6T–10th
2016 Northern Michigan3–83–711th
Northern Michigan:19–3516–34
Total:19–35

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  16. Chris Ostrowsky, Central Michigan Chippewas football. Accessed February 8, 2024. "He graduated from Roselle Park High School, where he played quarterback, and he went on to play at New Jersey City University."