Jason Eck (born August 11, 1977) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Idaho, a position he had held since the 2022 season.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Idaho |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 26–12 |
| 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 | 26–12 |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Division I FCS Assistant Coach of the Year Award (2019) | |
Assistant coach
editEck 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]
Head coach
editEck was named the 36th head coach in program history at the University of Idaho on December 18, 2021.[3][4][5] Idaho had just completed a fifth straight losing season, posting a 4–7 record in 2021. In Eck's first season in 2022, the Vandals were 7–4 in the regular season and made the FCS playoffs. They were ranked eighth in the preseason poll of 2023, and advanced to the FCS quarterfinals. His son Jaxton Eck (#6) plays linebacker 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 | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I | 7 | 8 | ||
| Idaho: | 26–12 | 18–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–12 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Eck receives AFCA assistant coach award". Missouri Valley Football Conference. Retrieved December 27, 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 December 19, 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.