Bio

Chris Hedden is in his first season as an assistant coach at Ohio Northern in 2023. He will serve as the offensive coordinator and coach the quarterbacks.

Hedden comes to ONU after a four-year stint at Bowling Green from 2019-22. At BGSU, he coached running backs, tight ends and the offensive line before serving as offensive run game coordinator last fall.

Before going to Bowling Green, Hedden was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Trine from 2015-18.

After four consecutive 6-4 campaigns, he helped the Trine program to back-to-back undefeated regular seasons and a 21-2 mark overall.

Hedden also served as head coach at St. Francis deSales HS in Toledo from 2012-14.

A native of Tiffin, he played football at Ashland in 1990 and 91 before moving to Heidelberg, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in secondary education in 1994.

Hedden also had coaching stints at Tiffin Calvert (2011), Akron (2009), Toledo (2001-08 and 1996) Northern Iowa (1997-2000) and Tiffin Columbian High School (1992-95).

He and his wife, Jennifer, have three daughters - Alaina, Alexandra and Allyson -  and a son, Christopher.