Brett Elliott

Brett Elliott (born June 11, 1982) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Lewis & Clark College, a position he has held since 2025. He also coached for Mississippi State, James Madison, Texas State, and Linfield.

Brett Elliott

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Lewis & Clark
Conference	NWC
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	(1982-06-11) June 11, 1982 (age 42) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
2002–2003	Utah
2004–2005	Linfield
2006	San Diego Chargers
2007	Rhein Fire
2008	San Jose SaberCats
2010	Utah Blaze
2011	Georgia Force
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012	Mississippi State (GA)
2013–2014	Mississippi State (OQC)
2015	James Madison (co-OC/QB)
2016	Texas State (OC/QB)
2017	Mississippi State (QB)
2018	Texas State (QB)
2019–2024	Linfield (OC/QB)
2025–present	Lewis & Clark
Head coaching record
Overall	0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Gagliardi Trophy (2005) Melberger Award (2005) D3Football.com Offensive Player of the Year (2005)

Playing career

College

Elliott was the starter for the 2002 Utah Utes football team and began the season as the starter for the 2003 team before breaking his wrist in the second game of the season and being replaced by Heisman finalist and future #1 NFL draft pick Alex Smith.

After Alex Smith took over the starting job, Brett transferred to Linfield University where he led the 2004 Linfield Wildcats football team to an NCAA Division III Football Championship, and set national college football records including the season record for touchdowns thrown in a season (61). In 2005, he won both the Gagliardi Trophy and the Melberger Award.

College statistics

			Passing								Rushing
Season	Team		GP	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	INT		Att	Yds	TD
2002	Utah		8	130	221	58.82	1,529	10	8		28	31	2
2003	Utah		2	29	59	49.2	304	2	2		25	73	1
2004	Linfield		13	290	437	66.4	4,595	61	11
2005	Linfield		11	277	396	69.9	4,019	49	9
Totals			34	726	1113	65.2	10,441	122	30

Professional

Elliot was on the San Diego Chargers roster in 2006. He served as a backup on the San Jose SaberCats in 2008, behind Mark Grieb. He did not throw a pass, but the SaberCats reached ArenaBowl XXII before losing to the Philadelphia Soul.

In 2010, Elliot became the starter for the Utah Blaze. He was 249-of-432 (57.6%) for 2,674 yards, 59 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. But the Blaze finished the 2010 season with a 2–14 record. In 2011, he joined the Georgia Force. Through three games, he led the AFL with a 126.06 quarterback rating.

Coaching career

In 2012, Elliott was hired as the graduate assistant for the offense at Mississippi State University.^[1] In 2015, Elliott is served as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterback's coach for James Madison University. In 2016, Elliott went to Texas State University where he served as offensive coordinator and QB coach.^[2] On February 7, 2017, news broke that he would be returning to Mississippi State as the quarterbacks coach replacing Brian Johnson who left MSU to become offensive coordinator at Houston.^[3] In March 2018, it was announced that Elliot would be rejoining the coaching staff of Texas State football as the quarterbacks coach.^[4] From 2019 to 2024, Elliott was the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Linfield.^[5]

On January 29, 2025, Elliot was named head football coach for Lewis & Clark College.^[6]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Lewis & Clark Pioneers (Northwest Conference) (2025–present)
2025	Lewis & Clark	0–0	0–0
Lewis & Clark:		0–0	0–0
Total:		0–0