| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas A&M |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 8–3 |
| Annual salary | $7 million[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 28, 1977 South Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999 | Stony Brook (GA) |
| 2000 | Penn (DB) |
| 2001 | Merchant Marine (DC/DB) |
| 2002–2003 | Fordham (co-DC/LB) |
| 2004–2005 | Richmond (ST/LB) |
| 2006 | Hofstra (DC/DB) |
| 2007 | Hofstra (DC/LB) |
| 2008 | Hofstra (AHC/DC/LB) |
| 2009–2013 | Bowling Green (DC/LB) |
| 2014–2016 | Wake Forest (DC/S) |
| 2017 | Notre Dame (DC) |
| 2018–2021 | Texas A&M (DC/S) |
| 2022–2023 | Duke |
| 2024–present | Texas A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–12 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Michael Elko (born July 28, 1977) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at Texas A&M University. He was previously the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M from 2018 until his hiring by Duke on December 10, 2021, and subsequent departure from Duke and hiring by Texas A&M on November 26, 2023.[2]