Jason Eck

Jason Eck
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Idaho
Conference	Big Sky
Record	7–5
Biographical details
Born	August 11, 1977 (age 47); La Crosse, Wisconsin
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 (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	7–5
Tournaments	0–1

Jason Eck (born August 11, 1977) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Idaho.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Eck began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Wisconsin and later Colorado. He was the offensive line coach at Idaho under Nick Holt and the Vandals' tight ends coach under Dennis Erickson.

Eck has spent the majority of his career coaching the offensive line, with coaching stints at Winona State, Ball State, Hampton, Western Illinois, Minnesota State, Montana State, and South Dakota State. At South Dakota State, he won the AFCA FCS Assistant Coach of the Year award in 2019, his first year as the program's offensive coordinator.^[1]^[2]

Idaho (second stint)

Eck was named the 36th head coach in program history at Idaho on December 18, 2021.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (2022–present)
2022	Idaho	7–5	6–2	T–3rd	L FCS Playoffs First Round
Idaho:		7–5	6–2
Total:		7–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Idaho hires South Dakota State offensive coordinator Jason Eck as head football coach". KHQ 06. NBC News. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

[1] "Eck receives AFCA assistant coach award". Missouri Valley Football Conference. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[2] "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Eck Named Vandal Football's 36th Head Coach". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

[4] Wiebe, Stephan (January 6, 2022). "Eck settling in at Idaho". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved January 13, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "Idaho hires South Dakota State offensive coordinator Jason Eck as head football coach". KHQ 06. NBC News. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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