J. J. Eckert
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northeastern State |
| Conference | MIAA |
| Record | 4–36 |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997 | Northeastern State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–1999 | Northeastern State (QB/WR) |
| 2000 | Kilgore College (QB/WR) |
| 2001–2004 | Kilgore College (OC) |
| 2005–2006 | Garden City CC |
| 2007–2018 | Kilgore College |
| 2019–present | Northeastern State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–36 (college) 85–61 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 1–5 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SWJCFC (2015, 2018) 3 SWJCFC regular season (2007, 2012, 2018) | |
| Awards | |
| SWJCFC Coach of the Year (2018) | |
J. J. Eckert is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma; a position he has held since 2019. He was previously head coach at Kilgore College in Texas and Garden City Community College in Kansas.[1] Eckert is also the son of long-time Northeastern State head coach Tom Eckert.
Playing career
In high school, Eckert was starting quarterback at Tahlequah High School for two seasons. He was also a Tulsa World All-Stater in 1993.
After a year at the University of Central Arkansas, Eckert transferred to Northeastern State University in 1994 to play quarterback under head coach Tom Eckert, his father.[2] He was a part of the teams that won the NAIA National Championship in 1994 and were National Runner-Ups in 1995.[3]
Coaching career
Eckert began his coaching career as a quarterback and wide receivers coach at Northeastern State in 1998. In 2000, he was hired by Jim Rieves at Kilgore College, a junior college in Kilgore, Texas, for the same position. The following season, he became Kilgore's offensive coordinator.[4]
In 2005, Eckert became the head coach at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas. During his two-year stint there, the Broncbusters won 13 games and made a bowl appearance.[5]
In 2007 Eckert returned to Kilgore as their head coach. Over the next 12 seasons, he led Kilgore to a 72–53 record, two Southwest Junior College Football Conference championships, three regular season conference titles, and five bowl appearances.[6] Eckert was awarded as Conference Coach of the Year in 2018 after a 10-2 championship season.[7]
In December 2018, Eckert returned to Northeastern State as their 20th head football coach.[8]
Personal life
Eckert and his wife, Amanda, have three children.[9] He is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.[10]
Head coaching record
Junior college
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Broncbusters (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) (2005–2006) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Garden City | 7–4 | 6–1 | 2nd | L Dixie Rotary Bowl | ||||
| 2006 | Garden City | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| Garden City: | 13–8 | 10–4 | |||||||
| Kilgore College Rangers (Southwest Junior College Football Conference) (2007–2018) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Kilgore College | 8–4 | 5–1 | 1st | L C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl | ||||
| 2008 | Kilgore College | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2009 | Kilgore College | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2010 | Kilgore College | 4–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Kilgore College | 3–6 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2012 | Kilgore College | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L Brazos Valley Bowl | ||||
| 2013 | Kilgore College | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Kilgore College | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2015 | Kilgore College | 7–5 | 3–3 | 4th | L C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl | ||||
| 2016 | Kilgore College | 6–5 | 4–3 | 2nd | L Mississippi Bowl | ||||
| 2017 | Kilgore College | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2018 | Kilgore College | 10–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | W C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl | ||||
| Kilgore College: | 72–53 | 47–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 86–61 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern State RiverHawks (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Northeastern State | 0–11 | 0–11 | 12th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Northeastern State | 0–1 | |||||||
| 2021 | Northeastern State | 2–9 | 2–9 | 11th | |||||
| 2022 | Northeastern State | 1–10 | 1–10 | 11th | |||||
| 2023 | Northeastern State | 1–5 | 0–5 | ||||||
| Northeastern State: | 4–36 | 3–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–36 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Eckert leaving to become head coach at Northeastern State University - Longview News-Journal". news-journal.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Eckert Taking Care of Business for NSU, Dad - Tulsa World". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "J.J. Eckert named next NSU head football coach - Tahlequah Daily Press". tahlequahdailypress.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Kilgore College Football History (2000-2016)- Kilgore College" (PDF). kilgore.edu. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Dixie Rotary Bowl - Utah Valley Daily Herald". heraldextra.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Eckert leaving KC for alma mater - Kilgore News Herald". kilgorenewsherald.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "MIAA Football Media Day set for Wednesday - Tahlequah Daily Press". tahlequahdailypress.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "NSU announces J.J. Eckert as Head Football Coach- NSU Athletics". goriverhawksgo.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Staff Directory - NSU Athletics". goriverhawksgo.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Eckert hopes to revive Northeastern State's football fortunes - Cherokee Phoenix". cherokeephoenix.org. Retrieved November 18, 2020.