Ross Els

Ross Els
Current position
Title	Special Teams Coordinator
Team	Michigan State Spartans
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	August 14, 1965 (age 56)
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–present	Michigan State (STC/LB)
Head coaching record
Overall	32–9
Tournaments	1–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 NIAC (1998)

Ross Els (born August 14, 1965) is an American football coach who is currently 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.

Head coaching record[]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA^#
Hastings Broncos (Nebraska-Iowa / Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1997–2000)
1997	Hastings	5–4	5–1	2nd
1998	Hastings	10–1	6–0	1st	L NAIA First Round
1999	Hastings	11–1	6–0	1st	L NAIA Second Round	3
2000	Hastings	6–3	5–3	T–3rd
Hastings:		32–9	22–4
Total:		32–9
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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