NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale University's Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of Football Tony Reno announced the promotion of Chris Ostrowsky to Assistant Head Coach – Pass Game Coordinator – Wide Receivers Coach, effective immediately.
 
"Chris has a wealth of experience and possesses an incredible offensive mind," said Reno. "Chris has demonstrated an exceptional ability to recruit and develop players on the field but more importantly, Chris has also built great relationships with his players off the field which are key elements to our success as a football family at Yale."
 
Ostrowsky joined the Bulldogs as an offensive assistant in August of 2021. Last season, six offensive players earned All-Ivy League Honors including first team senior tight end JJ Howland. Both Howland and senior wide receiver Melvin Rouse II were selected to the 2022 Tropical Bowl at Orlando's Camping World Stadium.
 
"I want to thank Coach Reno for this very special opportunity. It is a thrill to continue contributions toward relentlessly chasing Ivy League Championships with this first-class staff and the unbelievably committed student-athletes," said Ostrowsky.
 
Prior to Yale, Ostrowsky spent one season as a senior offensive advisor for Georgia Tech where the Yellow Jackets earned wins over Miami and NC State.

Before Georgia Tech, Ostrowsky spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Central Michigan (2017-18). Under Ostrowsky's tutelage, CMU quarterback Shane Morris threw for 27 touchdowns and 3,237 yards in 2017, good for second and seventh in school history, respectively. Morris ranked second in the Mid-American Conference and in the top 25 nationally in both categories.

Ostrowsky also coached five all-MAC honorees in 2017, including running back Jonathan Ward (1,052 rushing yards), wide receiver Mark Chapman (No. 1 overall pick in 2018 CFL Draft) and wideout Tyler Conklin (fifth-round pick in 2018 NFL Draft).
 
Prior to his two years at CMU, Ostrowsky served as head coach at Northern Michigan for five seasons (2012-16), where his high-octane offense averaged 31.7 points per game over his final two campaigns with the Wildcats. NMU established 28 school records in its five seasons under Ostrowsky, including several by quarterback Shaye Brown, who became the program's all-time leader with 9,267 career passing yards, 3,123 single-season passing yards and 75 touchdown passes.
 
Ostrowsky's collegiate coaching career also includes two seasons as offensive coordinator at Northern Michigan (2010-11), three seasons as quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Northeastern (2007-09), two seasons as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Widener University (2005-06) and three seasons as offensive coordinator at Washington and Lee (2002-04).
 
Prior to jumping to the collegiate ranks, Ostrowsky served as head coach at East Side High School in Newark, N.J. from 1997-2001. He was named the Newark Star-Ledger's 1998 High School Coach of the Year after turning around a program that had lost 18-consecutive games.

Well-respected by his peers, Ostrowsky was invited to be a keynote speaker at the Nike Coaches Clinic in Atlantic City, N.J. in both 2005 and 2011, where he shared his expertise in the spread offense and red-zone offense.
 
A Roselle Park, N.J. native, Ostrowsky played quarterback at Jersey City State College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1993. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons, Jackson and Joseph, and a daughter, Hope.