Ted Egger joined the Concordia football coaching staff in the summer of 2015 as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. His coaching career has spanned the country, including stops in Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado and now Minnesota.
He brings a diverse NCAA Division II football resume’ to the Concordia sidelines, last serving as defensive coordinator at Adams State University, a Division II program in the Rocky Mountain (RMAC) conference. Between two stints with the Grizzlies, Egger coached six seasons.
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In his first tour with Adams State from 2002-04, he was special teams and video coordinator, also working with the secondary and outside linebackers as the Grizzlies had the top defense in the RMAC.
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He worked on staffs coaching the secondary at three other Division II programs in between his two Adams State coaching positions, at Lock Haven University from 2004-05, at Ferris State University from 2005-08 and at Northwood University from 2008-11.
He rejoined the Grizzlies staff in 2011 as the defensive, special teams and recruiting coordinator where the ASU defense consistently ranked among the best in the RMAC and the Division II ranks. The 2012 unit led the country with 40 takeaways and nine defensive touchdowns and was second in the land in pass defense efficiency. The 2013 version was fifth in Division II with 40 sacks, sixth with 99 tackles for loss, eighth in third down defense and ninth in pass defense efficiency.
As the Adams State recruiting coordinator during his second stint in the program, Egger successfully recruited 72 out of 127 scholarship student-athletes along with 16 mid-year transfers between five recruiting classes.
In his coaching career, Egger has signed and/or coached eight players who have had a try-out, signed a free agent NFL contract or been selected in the NFL Draft.
His coaching career started at his alma mater, Lock Haven as a student assistant coach working with the secondary in 2000 and 2001 before a position as assistant coach (secondary) and recruiting coordinator at Texas Lutheran University (2001-02).
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The Hornell, N.Y. native played three years as a defensive back for the Bald Eagles at Lock Haven (1996-99) where he earned his undergraduate degree in health and physical education in 2000. He went on to get a master’s degree from Adams State in human performance and education in 2002.
In addition to his coaching, Egger has served as an instructor on campus at four of his pervious stops as well as an American Red Cross CPR & First Aid instructor and a math and life skills instructor at Baldwin High School.
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Ted and his wife Sarah have a son, T.J.
EGGER COACHING CAREER (Seasons)
Concordia-St. Paul, Defensive Coordinator, 2015-present
Adams State, Def. Coordinator & Spec. Teams Coordinator, 2011-14
Northwood, Asst. Coach/Secondary, 2008-10
Ferris State, Asst. Coach/Secondary & Spec. Teams Coordinator, 2005-07
Lock Haven, Asst. Coach/Secondary, 2004
Adams State, Asst. Coach/Secondary/OLB & Spec. Teams Coordinator, 2002-03
Texas Lutheran, Asst. Coach/Secondary, 2001
Lock Haven, Student Asst./Secondary, 2000
