Coaches
Eric Eidsness
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Eric Eidsness
Played at St. Cloud State 1988, Sioux Falls 1989-1991
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Morningside | Position | QB/WR | not known |
| 1993 | South Dakota State | Position | WR | not known |
| 1994-1995 | Morningside | Position | QB/WR | not known |
| 1996-1997 | South Dakota State | Position | WR | not known |
| 1998 | Ferris State | OC | OC/ST | not known |
| 1999-2003 | South Dakota State | OC | OC | not known |
| 2004-2009 | Southwest Minnesota State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2010 | South Dakota State | Position | QB/PGC | not known |
| 2011-2014 | South Dakota State | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2015-2018 | South Dakota State | OC | AHC/OC/QB | not known |
| 2019-2024 | Northern Illinois | OC | OC/QB✓ | Thomas Hammock |
| 2025- | South Dakota State | OC | OC/QB✓ | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 99 | 106 | 107 | 121 | 130 |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 108 | 97 | 75 | 99 | 127 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 21 | 28 | 38 | 108 | 130 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 64 | 71 | 76 | 21 | 131 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | Offensive coordinator | 55 | 77 | 61 | 64 | 133 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Southwest Minnesota State | Division II | 5-6 |
| 2005 | Southwest Minnesota State | Division II | 4-7 |
| 2006 | Southwest Minnesota State | Division II | 4-7 |
| 2007 | Southwest Minnesota State | Division II | 2-9 |
| 2008 | Southwest Minnesota State | Division II | 6-5 |
| 2009 | Southwest Minnesota State | Division II | 5-6 |
Worked under
- Thomas Hammock · Northern Illinois 2019-2024 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Gerry Gdowski · South Dakota State 1996-1997 · him Position, them OC
- John Stiegelmeier · South Dakota State 1997-2018 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Limegrover · Ferris State 1998 · him OC, ST coord., them Position
- Tim Banks · Ferris State 1998 · him OC, ST coord., them Position
- Josh Conklin · South Dakota State 2003 · him OC, them GA
- Jimmy Rogers* · South Dakota State 2010-2018 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA, Position
- Lee Marks · South Dakota State 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dan Jackson · South Dakota State 2014-2026 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Luke Schleusner · South Dakota State 2014-2018 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Jake Dickert*+ · South Dakota State 2016 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jason Eck* · South Dakota State 2016-2018 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Brian Bergstrom · South Dakota State 2017-2026 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Zach Lujan · South Dakota State 2017-2018 · him OC, Other, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Derrick Jackson · Northern Illinois 2019-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Thomas Hammock · Northern Illinois 2019-2024 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Dan Jackson · Northern Illinois 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Nick Benedetto · Northern Illinois 2022-2024 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Wesley Beschorner · Northern Illinois 2023-2024 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position