Curt Baldus begins his first season at Arkansas State in 2021, serving as the Red Wolves’ special teams coordinator.
Baldus comes to A-State after most recently spending the 2020 season as a special teams analyst at Florida State, but his extensive coaching experience also includes stops at Coastal Carolina (2013-19), Nebraska (2006, 2008-12), Buffalo (2007) and St. Cloud State (2002-04). The 19-year coaching veteran has tutored six All-Americans, five NFL Draft selections, six additional NFL players and three national award semifinalists.
During Baldus’ seven-year span working with special teams and defensive backs at Coastal Carolina, the Chanticleers won 56 games, made three consecutive NCAA playoff appearances and won back-to-back Big South championships prior to joining the Sun Belt Conference.
He personally worked with nine all-conference selections, and his athletes broke program records for longest field goal, most field goals made in a season, highest single-season field goal percentage, highest season punting average and longest punt.
Working as special teams coordinator in 2019, his final season at Coastal Carolina before joining the Florida State staff, the Chanticleers improved from 78th to 21st nationally in ESPN’s special teams efficiency ratings and ranked sixth nationally with a Sun Belt best average of 15.2 yards per punt return.
Prior to his time in Conway, S.C., Baldus spent a total of six seasons at Nebraska in an offensive quality control position in 2006 before serving as a graduate assistant from 2008-10, working with the wide receivers. He spent the 2010-12 seasons in a quality control position working with the defensive line and special teams from 2011-12. During his time with the Cornhuskers, the program collected four division titles and played in six bowl games. The 2012 squad led the nation in pass defense.
In 2007, Baldus coached at Buffalo, working with the offensive line, kickers and punters. The Bulls shared the MidAmerican Conference East Division championship that season, claiming their first division title in program history.
