Jason Eck
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Idaho |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 16–9 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 11, 1977 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Wisconsin |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2001 | Wisconsin (GA) |
| 2002–2003 | Colorado (GA) |
| 2004–2005 | Idaho (OL) |
| 2006 | Idaho (TE/RC) |
| 2007 | Winona State (OL/TE) |
| 2008 | Winona State (co-OC/OL/TE) |
| 2009–2010 | Ball State (OL) |
| 2011 | Hampton (OL) |
| 2012 | Western Illinois (OL/RGC) |
| 2013–2014 | Minnesota State (OC/OL) |
| 2015 | Montana State (RGC/OL) |
| 2016–2018 | South Dakota State (OL) |
| 2019–2021 | South Dakota State (OC/OL) |
| 2022–present | Idaho |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–9 (.640) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Division I FCS Assistant Coach of the Year Award (2019) | |
Jason Eck (born August 11, 1977) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Idaho.
Coaching career[edit]
Early coaching career[edit]
Eck began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Wisconsin and later Colorado. At Idaho, he was the offensive line coach under Nick Holt (2004, 2005) and the tight ends coach under Dennis Erickson (2006).
Eck spent the majority of his career coaching the offensive line, with stints at Winona State, Ball State, Hampton, Western Illinois, Minnesota State, Montana State, and South Dakota State. At SDSU, he won the AFCA FCS Assistant Coach of the Year award in 2019, his first year as the Jackrabbits' offensive coordinator.[1][2]
Idaho (second stint)[edit]
Eck was named the 36th head coach in program history at the University of Idaho on December 18, 2021.[3][4][5] The Vandals advanced to the FCS playoffs in his first season in 2022, and were ranked eighth in the preseason poll of 2023. His son Jaxton Eck(#6) plays on the team.
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Idaho | 7–5 | 6–2 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I First Round | 18 | 22 | ||
| 2023 | Idaho | 9–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2024 | Idaho | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Idaho: | 16–9 | 12–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–9 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Eck receives AFCA assistant coach award". Missouri Valley Football Conference. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Former Montana State offensive line coach Jason Eck wins FCS assistant coach of the year award". Montana Sports. November 20, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Eck Named Vandal Football's 36th Head Coach". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Wiebe, Stephan (January 6, 2022). "Eck settling in at Idaho". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Idaho hires South Dakota State offensive coordinator Jason Eck as head football coach". KHQ 06. NBC News. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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