Erik Chinander

American football player and coach (born 1979)

Erik Chinander
Current position
Title	Defensive coordinator, defensive line coach
Team	Boise State
Conference	MW
Biographical details
Born	(1979-12-19) December 19, 1979 (age 44) Allison, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2002	Iowa

Position(s)	Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003	Ellsworth (OL/DL)
2004–2009	Northern Iowa (TE/RC)
2010–2012	Oregon (GA)
2013	Philadelphia Eagles (asst. DL)
2014–2015	Oregon (OLB)
2016–2017	UCF (DC)
2018–2022	Nebraska (DC)
2023	Boise State (AHC/DRGC/DL)
2024–present	Boise State (DC/DL)

Erik Chinander (born December 19, 1979) is an American football coach. He is currently the defensive coordinator at Boise State University.^[1]

Chinander played college football at the University of Iowa.^[2] He also Scott Frost's defensive coordinator at the University of Central Florida (UCF) for two years, including the undefeated 2017 UCF team that was ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll.^[3]

References

^ "Erik Chinander". broncosports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^ Evan Bland (November 20, 2018). "Defensive coordinator Erik Chinander has a history with Hawkeyes but a heart for Huskers". Omaha World-Herald.
^ "Can Erik Chinander go down as one of the great UCF defensive coordinators?". The Orlando Sentinel. November 10, 2016.