Adam Gonzaga is in his second season as an assistant football coach at Ohio Northern. He will coach the defensive backs and serve as defensive coordinator.

He returns to Ohio Northern in 2011 after a 1-yearstint as defensive backs coach at Texas El-Paso, where he helped guide the Miners to the 2010 New Mexico Bowl.

Gonzaga served as secondary coach and Defensive Coordinator at Ohio Northern in 2009 and as defensive backs coach at Bowling Green State in 2007 and 2008.

Prior to his stint at BGSU, Gonzaga spent five years at Northwood (Mich.) from 2002-06, at Navy in 2001, Greenville (Ill.) College in 1999 and 2000, Connecticut (1998), Lafayette (1997-98), Montana State (1996), Pacific (1993-95) and one season as a volunteer assistant at Stanford in 1992.

Gonzaga is a 1992 graduate of Azusa Pacific with a B.A. in education.

He is married to the former Heidi James and they have two children, Alexis (15) and Addison (10). They reside in Ada.