Steve Englehart enters his third season as head football coach at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2008.

Englehart led the Engineers to their best season since 1994 last fall. The team’s 10 all-league selections included Defensive Player of the Year Paul Spreen, and Englehart’s teams have compiled a record of 13-7 in his two seasons.

Last summer, Englehart successfully engineered the team’s first foreign trip since 2002 with a trip to Italy in June. The tradition will continue in three-year increments as permitted by NCAA Division III rules. The 31-year old Terre Haute native completed the 2007 season as the youngest head football coach among all NCAA Division I, II and III programs.

Englehart, entering his seventh season on the Fightin’ Engineer coaching staff, served as the team’s offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator from 2003-05.  Rose-Hulman compiled a 14-16 record during those three seasons.

“This is a great place to coach, because our kids are over-achievers. Our players balance football, a rigorous curriculum, campus organizations, work study and sometimes even ROTC to be where they are today. Personally, after playing high school and college football in Terre Haute, I appreciate this wonderful opportunity to be the head coach at Rose-Hulman,” said Englehart.

Englehart’s philosophy on both sides of the ball emphasizes aggression and power, along with the best available use of talent.

During the past five years, Englehart’s offensive unit has made a significant mark on the Rose-Hulman record book. Tailback Charlie Key completed a standout career with a school record 4,400 all-purpose yards, ranked second in school history with 38 touchdown rushes, and moved into fourth on the all-time rushing list with 2,741 yards.  Junior quarterback Derek Eitel already ranks sixth in school history in career passing yardage and completions, entering the 2008 campaign.

Englehart began his coaching career as the Rose-Hulman’s quarterback coach in 2002, before earning a promotion to offensive coordinator during the following off-season. He earned three varsity letters as quarterback at Indiana State University, while earning a bachelor’s degree in health education in 2000.

Off the field, Englehart earned academic all-Gateway Conference recognition in 1998 and 1999, was named a GTE Scholar Athlete three times, and earned Sycamore Honor Athlete recognition for four seasons.