Coaches
Thomas Hammock
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Thomas Hammock
Played at Northern Illinois 1999-2002 · alma mater (CFBD): Northern Illinois
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | Wisconsin | GA | Graduate assistant | Barry Alvarez |
| 2005-2006 | Northern Illinois | Position | Running backs coach | Joe Novak |
| 2007-2009 | Minnesota | Position | Running backs coach | Tim Brewster |
| 2010 | Minnesota | OC | Co-offensive coordinator & running backs coach✓ | Tim Brewster |
| 2011-2013 | Wisconsin | Position | Associate head coach & running backs coach | Bret Bielema* (2011-2012), Gary Andersen (2013) |
| 2014-2018 | Baltimore Ravens (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 2019-2025 | Northern Illinois | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Seattle Seahawks (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Minnesota | Co-offensive coordinator | 72 | 82 | 88 | 96 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 5-7 | - → - | 99 | 65 | -13.9 | 57% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 0-6 | - → - | 108 | 99 | -18.4 | 42% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 9-5 | - → - | 21 | 121 | -7.1 | 0% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 3-9 | - → - | 64 | 123 | -18.8 | 64% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 7-6 | - → - | 55 | 42 | -7.5 | 25% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 8-5 | - → - | 73 | 15 | -3.5 | 54% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 3-9 | - → - | 125 | 89 | -16.7 | 62% wins | 136 |
Worked under
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 2003-2004 (GA)
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 2005-2006 (Position)
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2007-2010 (OC, Position)
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2011-2012 (Other, Position)
- Gary Andersen · Wisconsin 2013 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Derrick Jackson · Northern Illinois 2019-2023 (DC)
- Eric Eidsness · Northern Illinois 2019-2024 (OC, Position)
- Dan Jackson · Northern Illinois 2020-2021 (Position, ST coord.)
- Nick Benedetto · Northern Illinois 2022-2024 (DC)
- Wesley Beschorner · Northern Illinois 2023-2024 (OC, Position)
- Quinn Sanders · Northern Illinois 2025 (OC, Position)
- Rob Harley* · Northern Illinois 2025 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 1
- Tony Petersen · Northern Illinois 2026 (OC, Position) · under Rob Harley
Coached together
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 2003-2012 · him GA, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Brian White · Wisconsin 2003-2004 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jeff Horton · Wisconsin 2003-2004 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Wisconsin 2003 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Rob Ianello · Wisconsin 2003-2004 · him GA, them Position
- Bret Bielema* · Wisconsin 2004-2012 · him GA, Other, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Denny Doornbos · Northern Illinois 2005-2006 · him Position, them DC
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 2005-2006 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Bond · Northern Illinois 2005-2006 · him Position, them OC
- John Hauser* · Northern Illinois 2005-2006 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Sam Pittman · Northern Illinois 2005-2006 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Alex Golesh* · Northern Illinois 2006 · him Position, them GA
- Everett Withers · Minnesota 2007 · him Position, them DC
- George McDonald · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him Position, them Position
- John Butler · Minnesota 2007-2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Dunbar · Minnesota 2007-2008 · him Position, them OC, Other
- Tim Brewster · Minnesota 2007-2010 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Ted Roof · Minnesota 2008 · him Position, them DC
- Jedd Fisch* · Minnesota 2009 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Minnesota 2009-2010 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Ronnie Lee · Minnesota 2009-2010 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jeff Horton · Minnesota 2010 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Charlie Partridge · Wisconsin 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Chris Ash · Wisconsin 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Dave Huxtable · Wisconsin 2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- DeMontie Cross · Wisconsin 2011 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Del Alexander · Wisconsin 2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2011 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Terrance Jamison · Wisconsin 2011-2012 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Eddie Faulkner · Wisconsin 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2012-2013 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Matt Canada · Wisconsin 2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Zach Azzanni · Wisconsin 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Andy Ludwig · Wisconsin 2013 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Bill Busch · Wisconsin 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Chris Beatty · Wisconsin 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2013 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Gary Andersen · Wisconsin 2013 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jeff Genyk · Wisconsin 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Derrick Jackson · Northern Illinois 2019-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Eric Eidsness · Northern Illinois 2019-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Dan Jackson · Northern Illinois 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Nick Benedetto · Northern Illinois 2022-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Wesley Beschorner · Northern Illinois 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Quinn Sanders · Northern Illinois 2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Rob Harley* · Northern Illinois 2025 · him Head coach, them DC
Played together
- P.J. Fleck* · Northern Illinois 1999-2002