Football
- Title:
- Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks)
- Phone:
- 325-2534
- Position(s):
- Quarterbacks
Season at MSU: 1st
Twitter: @coachelliotmsu
An outstanding quarterback in his own right for Dan Mullen, Brett Elliott now oversees the position and begins his first season as an assistant coach at Mississippi State.
Elliott is no stranger to Starkville after serving as an offensive graduate assistant (2012) and offensive quality control specialist (2013-14) for some of the most successful Bulldog teams in history. He played a critical role in the quarterback room, working closely with MSU legend Dak Prescott and current Bulldog quarterback Nick Fitzgerald in his true freshman season.
Elliott coached on the first team in MSU history to reach the No. 1 ranking, a spot it spent for five straight weeks in 2014. That squad reached its first Orange Bowl since 1941, set 22 school records and became the first Bulldog team to lead the SEC in total offense since 1982, putting up a school-record 513.8 yards per game.
Elliott returns to MSU after spending the 2016 season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas State. Prior to his stint in San Marcos, he excelled as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at James Madison in 2015 when he coached the Colonial Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Year, Vad Lee.
Lee led the nation in total offense with 375.5 yards per game and completion percentage of 68.3 percent. He passed for 2,190 yards and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 814 yards and eight scores. Lee also became the only player in NCAA Division I history (FCS and FBS) to pass and run for 275 yards in the same game when he threw for 289 yards and rushed for 275 yards in James Madison’s 48-45 victory over SMU on Sept. 26, 2015. He also earned the “Bill Dudley Award” for the second straight year as the top player in Virginia.
The Dukes had one of the top offenses in the nation in 2015 and ranked second in scoring and total offense with 44.3 points and 528.8 yards per game. The team led the FCS in third-down conversions with 54 percent, while ranking fourth in pass completion percentage with 66.9 percent, seventh in rushing with 273.8 yards per game and ninth in red-zone scoring with 89.4 percent. JMU also set a school record with 6,345 yards of total offense after rushing for 3,285 yards and passing for 3,060 yards.
Elliott played quarterback for two seasons at Utah, including the 2003 campaign under Mullen. After suffering a wrist injury, he transferred to Linfield College where he was named All-American twice and led the Wildcats to the 2004 NCAA Division III National Championship. He won the Gagliardi Trophy and Melberger Award in 2005, which is given to the top player in Division III.
After signing as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers, Elliott played for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe and was under contract with the San Jose Sabercats of the Arena League when the league halted operations in 2008. He also played in the Arena League and was a starter for the Utah Blaze in 2010 and Georgia Force in 2011.
A native of Lake Oswego, Ore., Elliott earned his degree from Linfield College in 2005.
Coaching Experience
2016: Texas State (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2015: James Madison (Co-offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)
2013-14: Mississippi State (Offensive Quality Control)
2012: Mississippi State (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
Bowl Games as a Coach (year indicates season)
2014: Orange Bowl (MSU)
2013: Liberty Bowl (MSU)
2012: Gator Bowl (MSU)
Bowl Games as a Player (year indicates season)
2003: Liberty Bowl (Utah)
Personal Information
Birthdate: June 11, 1982
Hometown: Lake Oswego, Ore.
Education: 2005 – Bachelor of Arts in mass communication (Linfield College)
