Andrew Aurich (born c. 1984) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Harvard University, a position he has held since 2024.[1][2][3][4][5][6] In his first season as head ball coach, he won the Ivy League championship, becoming the first Harvard coach to ever win an Ivy championship in his first season. He also coached for Concordia Academy, Albright,[7] Rutgers,[8][9][10] Princeton,[11][12][13] Bucknell,[14] and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).[15] He played college football for Princeton as an offensive lineman and long snapper and semi-professionally for the Midwest Pioneers of the Mid-America Football League (MAFL) as a tight end and fullback.[16][17]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Harvard |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 8–2 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1984 (age 39–40) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (2006) |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2005 | Princeton |
| 2006 | Midwest Pioneers |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman, long snapper, tight end, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006 | Concordia Academy (MN) (OL) |
| 2007–2008 | Albright (TE/OL) |
| 2009 | Rutgers (dir. of player dev.) |
| 2010 | Rutgers (def. assistant) |
| 2011 | Princeton (RB) |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (def. assistant) |
| 2013 (spring) | Bucknell (OL) |
| 2013–2015 | Princeton (ST/TE) |
| 2016 | Princeton (OL) |
| 2017–2018 | Princeton (AHC/OL) |
| 2019 | Princeton (AHC/OC/OL) |
| 2020–2021 | Rutgers (OL) |
| 2022 | Rutgers (RB) |
| 2023 | Rutgers (TE) |
| 2024–present | Harvard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Ivy League (2024) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Crimson (Ivy League) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Harvard | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| Harvard: | 8–2 | 5–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Fonseca, Brian (February 8, 2024). "Rutgers assistant leaves for head coaching job". nj. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Morrison, Dan (February 8, 2024). "Report: Harvard makes a decision on its next head football coach". On3. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Lemann, Jo B.; Ory, Tyler J. H. (February 8, 2024). "Andrew Aurich, Tight Ends Coach at Rutgers, to Serve as Next Harvard Football Head Coach". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (February 8, 2024). "Harvard reportedly expected to name Big Ten assistant new head coach". Footballscoop. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Machlin, Tzvi (February 8, 2024). "Report: Harvard Hiring Big Ten Assistant As Next Head Coach". The Spun. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Andrew Aurich Named The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football". Harvard University. February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Dyer, Kristian (April 12, 2023). "From Albright College to the NFL and now Rutgers, Andrew Aurich is now at home with the tight ends". Rutgers Wire. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Andrew Aurich - Football Coach". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Fonseca, Brian (April 14, 2022). "Rutgers assistant Andrew Aurich details 'seamless' transition from offensive line to running backs coach". nj. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Breitman, Aaron (April 11, 2023). "Andrew Aurich discusses progress at tight end position". The Scarlet Faithful. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Andrew Aurich - Football Coach". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Rutgers Football hires Andrew Aurich as Offensive Line Coach". On the Banks. January 6, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Rutgers football adds Princeton's Andrew Aurich as offensive line coach". Trentonian. January 6, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Andy Aurich Added to Bucknell Football Coaching Staff". Bucknell University Athletics. January 8, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Rutgers names Andrew Aurich offensive line coach". ESPN. January 6, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Andrew Aurich - Football". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "2008 Albright College Football Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). Albright College Athletics. p. 11. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
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