Steven Koch joined Texas State in February 2023 as a special teams analyst.
Before joining the Bobcats, Koch was a defensive and special teams assistant at South Florida for the 2022 season and worked alongside current Texas State associate head coach/special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato. At USF, Koch helped coordinate all special teams units and assisted in the recruitment process of specialists.
From August 2020 to July 2022, Koch was the special teams coordinator/tight ends and fullbacks coach at Dickinson State – which was his second stint as a coach at his alma mater. In addition to overseeing all special teams units, he helped lead Dickinson State to an undefeated 2020 season and back-to-back conference championships in 2020 and 2021. He mentored all-conference selections Isaiah Kludt (punt returner), Jeremiah Paine (punter), Jace Johnson (kicker) and Galen Brantley (tight end).
Prior to his second coaching stint at Dickinson State, Koch was the outside linebackers coach at Chadron State College (CA) from May 2019 to July 2020. He worked closely with the defensive coordinator on game planning and was also a special teams assistant. Koch coach outside linebacker Noah Kerchel, who led the team in sacks and was second in tackles.
For the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Koch was the outside linebackers coach at Dickinson State and in the spring of 2019, he was a defensive intern at Colorado. At Dickinson, he helped the team win a conference title in 2018 and reach the second round of the NAIA National Playoffs.
As a collegiate player, Koch played four seasons at Dickinson State (2014-17) as an outside linebacker. He was a three-time conference champion and helped lead the team to top-15 national finishes in three seasons. He played in 44 career games.
Koch holds a bachelor’s degree in university studies from Dickinson State (December 2018) and a master’s in organizational management from Chadron State College (May 2021).
