Andrew Aurich

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]

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

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 and was named a Finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.^[18]

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][2]

In the first year of Ivy participation in football post-season play, Aurich led the Crimson to an at-large berth to participate in the NCAA Division I FCS tournament.^[19][20]

Aurich is married to Michelle Aurich, a former forensic accountant and Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader. They have a daughter and two sons.^[21][22]