Brett Ekkens (born October 16, 1989) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Tiffin University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He also coached for Mount Union, Akron,[2][3][4] Indiana Wesleyan,[5][6] and Saginaw Valley State.[7] He played college football for Mount Union as a center.[8][9]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tiffin |
| Conference | G-MAC |
| Record | 7–3 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 16, 1989 Kentwood, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Mount Union (2012) University of Akron (2016) |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2011 | Mount Union |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012–2013 | Mount Union (OL) |
| 2014–2015 | Akron (GA) |
| 2016–2018 | Akron (OL) |
| 2019–2021 | Indiana Wesleyan (OL) |
| 2022–2023 | Saginaw Valley State (OC/OL) |
| 2024–present | Tiffin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–3 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin Dragons (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Tiffin | 7–3 | 6–2 | ||||||
| Tiffin: | 7–3 | 6–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Brett Ekkens - Head Football Coach - 1st season - Football Coaches". Tiffin University. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Brett Ekkens - Football Coach". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff. "UA football: Promoted offensive line coach Brett Ekkens excited to get started with new set of starters". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Thayer (March 2, 2016). "Brett Ekkens is Akron's new offensive line coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Brett Ekkens - Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator/Strength & Conditioning - Football Coaches". Indiana Wesleyan University. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Football Adds Former NCAA DI Coach Ekkens to Staff". Indiana Wesleyan University. March 4, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Saginaw Valley State". Saginaw Valley State. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ "Brett Ekkens - 2011 - Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ report, Repository sports staff. "Former Mount Union player becomes Akron's offensive line coach". Canton Repository. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
External links
edit- Tiffin profile
- Saginaw Valley State profile
- Indiana Wesleyan profile
- Akron profile
- Mount Union profile
 | This biographical article relating to an American football coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |