Ross Els

Last updated
Ross Els
Current position
TitleSpecial teams coordinator
Team Michigan State
Conference Big Ten
Biographical details
Born (1965-08-14) August 14, 1965 (age 58)
Playing career
1984–1987 Nebraska–Omaha
Position(s) Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989 Northern Iowa (GA)
1990–1993 Nebraska–Omaha (DB)
1994 Northern Iowa (DB)
1995 Hastings (QB)
1996 Hastings (DC/DB)
1997–2000 Hastings
2001–2002 New Mexico State (STC/S)
2003–2004 New Mexico State (DC/LB)
2005–2010 Ohio (LB)
2011 Nebraska (LB)
2012–2014 Nebraska (LB/STC/RC)
2015 Lincoln Southwest HS (NE) (assistant)
2016 Purdue (DC/S)
2017–2018 Colorado (ILB)
2019 Colorado (STC/ILB)
2020–2023 Michigan State (STC/LB)
Head coaching record
Overall32–9
Tournaments1–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NIAC (1998)

Ross Els (born August 14, 1965) is an American football coach who was the special teams and linebackers coach for the Michigan State football team He previously was the defensive coordinator for the Purdue Boilermakers football team and the linebackers coach for the Nebraska. Els served as the head football coach at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska from 1997 to 2000, compiling a record of 32–9.

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Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NAIA#
Hastings Broncos (Nebraska-Iowa / Great Plains Athletic Conference)(1997–2000)
1997 Hastings5–45–12nd
1998 Hastings10–16–01stL NAIA First Round
1999 Hastings11–16–01stL NAIA Second Round 3
2000 Hastings6–35–3T–3rd
Hastings:32–922–4
Total:32–9
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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