| John Hauser | |
| Current Title: | Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Coach |
| Current Team: | Ohio |
| Current Conference: | MAC |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Alma Mater: | Wittenberg University |
| Player Years1: | 1998 |
| Player Team1: | Ball State |
| Player Years2: | 1999–2002 |
| Player Team2: | Wittenberg |
| Player Positions: | FS |
| Coach Years1: | 2003 |
| Coach Team1: | Wittenberg (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2003–2005 |
| Coach Team2: | Northern Illinois (GA) |
| Coach Years3: | 2005–2008 |
| Coach Team3: | Northern Illinois (DB) |
| Coach Years4: | 2009–2012 |
| Coach Team4: | Wayne State (DC/DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 2012 |
| Coach Team5: | Illinois (Director of Player Personnel) |
| Coach Years6: | 2012–2013 |
| Coach Team6: | The Citadel (S/OLB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2014–2016 |
| Coach Team7: | Miami (OH) (DB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2016–2022 |
| Coach Team8: | Miami (OH) (co-DC/CB) |
| Coach Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Coach Team9: | Ohio (S) |
| Coach Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Coach Team10: | Ohio (S/DPGC) |
| Coach Years11: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team11: | Ohio (DC/S) |
John Hauser (born February 27, 1980) is an American football coach and former football player. He is currently the defensive coordinator and safeties coach coach at Ohio University[1] Before joining the staff at Ohio, he was the co-defensive coordinator at Miami (OH).[2]
Hauser was born in Columbus, Ohio and is an alumnus of Bishop Hartley High School where he played football and won a state championship in baseball. After one year at Ball State University, he attended Wittenberg University in Ohio where he played college football as a safety from 1999 to 2002.[3] He was a Division III All-American in 2002 and received his bachelor's degree in business management.[4] He earned his master's degree from Northern Illinois University in adult education in 2007.[5]
Hauser's first coaching position was as an assistant at his alma mater Wittenberg for one season in 2003. He was a graduate assistant at Northern Illinois before being promoted to defensive backs coach in 2006.[6] He left NIU for his first defensive coordinator position at Wayne State. In his three seasons with the Warriors he led a defense that led NCAA Division II in sacks, coached three NFL free-agents signees, and his defense helped Wayne State reach the national championship game for the first time in 2011.[7]
After brief stops at Illinois and The Citadel he came back to the state of Ohio and the MAC where he began a long stint at Miami (OH) under Chuck Martin with the first two years as the defensive backs coach before being promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2016.[8] [4] In 2016 and 2017 his defenses finished third in the MAC in scoring defense both seasons and had another good showing by placing fourth in 2018.[9] [10] In 2019 they were better. They finished second in the MAC in scoring and third in total defense while leading Miami to a MAC championship that year.[11] [12] [13] In 2020 and 2021 Miami finished third in the MAC in total defense both years.[14] [15]
Hauser joined Tim Albin's staff at Ohio in 2022, first as the safeties coach, before also taking over the duties as defensive passing game coordinator a year later.[16] Prior to the 2024 season he was promoted to defensive coordinator.[17] [18]
In 2024 the football team had a third straight nine win season.[19] His defense finished the regular season third in the MAC in points per game.[20] At 7–1 in MAC play they qualified to play Miami in the MAC Championship game[21]