Todd Auer

Todd Auer (born January 18, 1965) is an American football coach and former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He is the defensive coordinator for Western Colorado University, a position he has held since 2016.

Biography
Auer was born in Winona, Minnesota on January 18, 1965, grew up in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, and attended Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School in Galesville, Wisconsin. He has four children.

Playing career
Auer played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1987 NFL season. He played at the collegiate level at Western Illinois University. He was a first-team All American and a second-team Academic All American at WIU.

Coaching career
Auer's first coaching experience came at Western Illinois University in 1989. The next year in 1990 he joined to coaching staff at Chadron State College as the offensive line coach. Was named Defensive Coordinator in 1994 and remained DC until 2011. In 2012 and 2013 he was the DC at Colorado Mesa University. Then moved with his family to Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 2013-2016. Now Is currently the DC at Western State Colorado University.