Coaches
Eric Schmidt
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Eric Schmidt
Played at North Dakota 1998-2001
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2005 | Crookston HS (MN) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2007 | North Dakota | Position | LB | not known |
| 2008-2009 | Southern Illinois | Position | OLB | not known |
| 2010-2011 | Southern Illinois | Position | DL | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Southern Illinois | ST coord. | STC/ILB | not known |
| 2014-2017 | North Dakota | DC | DC/ILB | not known |
| 2018 | North Dakota | DC | DC/OLB | not known |
| 2019 | North Dakota | DC | DC/DL | not known |
| 2020-2021 | Fresno State | ST coord. | STC/DL | Kalen DeBoer*+ |
| 2022-2023 | Washington | ST coord. | STC/DE | Kalen DeBoer*+ |
| 2024 | San Diego State | DC | DC/LB✓ | Sean Lewis* |
| 2025- | North Dakota | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Diego State | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 104 | 115 | 105 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Dakota (FCS) | 8-6 | - → - | 56 | 10 | - | 42% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | North Dakota (FCS) | 7-4 | - → - | 33 | 36 | - | 57% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Fresno State 2020-2021 (Position, ST coord.)
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Washington 2022-2023 (Position, ST coord.)
- Sean Lewis* · San Diego State 2024 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- John Kelling · North Dakota 2006-2007 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Bubba Schweigert · Southern Illinois 2008-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Kenni Burns · Southern Illinois 2008-2009 · him Position, them Position
- Phil Longo* · Southern Illinois 2008-2009 · him Position, them OC
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Southern Illinois 2010-2013 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Bubba Schweigert · North Dakota 2014-2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Fresno State 2020-2021 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Kirby Moore* · Fresno State 2020-2021 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Lee Marks · Fresno State 2020-2021 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach, Other, Position
- Ryan Grubb · Fresno State 2020-2021 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- William Inge · Fresno State 2020-2021 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Chuck Morrell · Washington 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Washington 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Kalen DeBoer*+ · Washington 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Lee Marks · Washington 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Nick Sheridan · Washington 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Ryan Grubb · Washington 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- William Inge · Washington 2022-2023 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Lanear Sampson · San Diego State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Johnson · San Diego State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Rob Aurich · San Diego State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ryan Lindley · San Diego State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Sean Lewis* · San Diego State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Zac Barton · San Diego State 2024 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Isaac Fruechte · North Dakota 2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Danny Freund · North Dakota 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
Played together
- Luke Schleusner · North Dakota 1998-2001