Andrew Aurich
 Aurich in 2025 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Harvard |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 17–4 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1983 (age 41–42) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2005 | Princeton |
| 2006 | Midwest Pioneers |
| Positions | 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 | 17–4 |
| Tournaments | 0-1 (NCAA D-I Playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Ivy League (shared 2024, shared 2025) | |
Andrew Aurich (born c. 1983) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the Harvard Crimson, a position he has held since 2024. Aurich won a share of the Ivy League title in his first two seasons as head coach, becoming the first Harvard coach to ever win an Ivy championship in his first season.[1][2]
Early life and playing career
[edit]Aurich was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from Concordia Academy before attending Princeton University, where he played on the offensive line and as a long snapper for the Princeton Tigers.[3] He was a two-year starter on the offensive line, with the Tigers finishing 5-5 in his junior year and 7-3 in his senior year.[4] He graduated from Princeton with a degree in politics in 2006, where he wrote a senior thesis titled Minnesota Stadium Politics: A Study of Recent Stadium Successes.[5] Aurich also played semi-professionally for the Midwest Pioneers of the Mid-America Football League (MAFL) as a tight end and fullback.[6][7]
Coaching career
[edit]After graduating from Princeton, Aurich returned to Concordia Academy, where he was an assistant coach for the 2006 season.[8] He moved to Albright College as a tight ends coach for two years. Following two years at Rutgers and a year as a running backs coach at Princeton, Aurich spent a year as a defensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, working under defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan. After a year coaching the offensive line at Bucknell, Aurich returned to Princeton.[9][10]
Aurich spent six years at Princeton, coaching special teams, tight ends, and the offensive line until became the assistant head coach in 2018.[11] He spent the 2019 season as the offensive coordinator for the Tigers before leaving again for Rutgers, where he spent four years coaching across the offense.[12][13][14]
Harvard
[edit]On February 8, 2024, The Harvard Crimson reported that Aurich, then a tight ends coach at Rutgers, would be the next head coach for the Harvard Crimson following the retirement of Tim Murphy.[15] His selection was announced officially on February 12, 2024.[16] In his first season as head coach Aurich led Harvard to a 5-2 Ivy League record and a share of the Ivy League championship with Columbia and Dartmouth. He became the first Harvard coach to win an Ivy championship in his first season.[17]
In the 2025 season, Aurich led the Crimson to a 9-1 regular season record. Following a 45-28 loss to Yale in The Game, Harvard shared the Ivy League title for the third straight year in a row and the second under Aurich.[1][18] In the first year of Ivy participation in football post-season play, the Crimson under Aurich were one of two Ivy League teams to receive a bid to participate in the NCAA football FCS tournament, losing 52 - 7 to Villanova in the first round.[19][20]
Personal life
[edit]Aurich is married to Michelle Aurich, a former forensic accountant and Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader. They have a daughter and two sons.[21][22]
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 | |||||
| 2025 | Harvard | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| Harvard: | 17–4 | 11–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–4 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "No. 7 Harvard Narrowly Beats Penn 45-43, Clinching Share of Ivy Title | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "No. 10 Harvard Collapses Against No. 25 Yale 45-28, Ending Perfect Season | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
- ^ "Andrew Aurich - Football". Princeton University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ https://www.princetontigersfootball.com/2017/06/ivy-champion-princeton-football-team-announces-trio-of-promotions-within-coaching-staff/
- ^ "Verification Required - Princeton University Library". dataspace.princeton.edu. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "College Sports News, Scores, and Analysis". College Sports Wire. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ TBD. "Andy Aurich Added to Bucknell Football Coaching Staff". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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". Rutgers University Athletics. 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.
- ^ "Andrew Aurich Named The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football". Harvard University. February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Harvard Clinches Share of Ivy League Title With Comeback Win Over Penn | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/23/harvard-yale-141/
- ^ https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47077828/12-0-north-dakota-state-secures-no-1-seed-fcs-playoffs
- ^ https://gocrimson.com/news/2025/11/29/football-falls-at-12th-seeded-villanova-in-first-round-of-ncaa-fcs-playoffs.aspx
- ^ "Andrew Aurich - The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football - Football Coaches". Harvard University. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "michellemorrisaurich ModLink". onamission.bio. Retrieved November 15, 2025.