Elliot Uzelac
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Benton Harbor HS (MI) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 21, 1941 |
| Playing career | |
| 1961–1963 | Western Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965 | Bowling Green (GA) |
| 1966–1967 | Logan HS (WV) |
| 1968–1969 | Bowling Green (OL) |
| 1970 | Bowling Green (OC) |
| 1971–1972 | Navy (OL) |
| 1973–1974 | Michigan (OL) |
| 1975–1981 | Western Michigan |
| 1982–1986 | Michigan (OL) |
| 1987–1989 | Navy |
| 1990 | Indiana (assistant) |
| 1991 | Ohio State (OC) |
| 1992 | Cleveland Browns (assistant) |
| 1993–1994 | Colorado (OC) |
| 1995–1996 | Kentucky (OC) |
| 1997 | Minnesota (OC/OL) |
| 1998–2000 | Maryland (OL) |
| 2002–2003 | St. John's College HS (DC) |
| 2004–2005 | Georgetown (OC) |
| 2006–2010 | St. Joseph HS (MI) |
| 2015–present | Benton Harbor HS (MI) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–64 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (1976) | |
Elliot Uzelac (born July 24, 1941) is an American football coach. Currently he is the head coach at Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Uzelac was the head coach at Western Michigan University from 1975 to 1981 and at the United States Naval Academy from 1987 to 1989. He compiled a 38–39 record at Western Michigan and an 8–25 record with Navy.
A native of Gary, Indiana, Uzelac played high school football at Tolleston High School. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1964 with a degree in physical education. A knee injury ended his football playing career before he could letter at Western Michigan, but he was Mid-American Conference outdoor shot put champion as a senior.
Before St. Joseph, Uzelac coached at Bowling Green University, the University of Michigan, Indiana University, Ohio State University, the University of Colorado, the University of Kentucky, the University of Minnesota, the University of Maryland, and the NFL's Cleveland Browns. Most stops were for one or two years, while the longest he stayed at any one school was his seven-year tenure as head coach at Western Michigan University. Along the way he has coached under or alongside Bo Schembechler, Lloyd Carr, Bill McCartney, Don Nehlen, Bill Mallory, Les Miles, and Bill Belicheck.
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