Coaches
Jason Eck
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jason Eck*
Head coach, New Mexico · Played at Wisconsin 1995-1998
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2001 | Wisconsin | GA | GA | Barry Alvarez |
| 2002-2003 | Colorado | GA | GA | Gary Barnett |
| 2004-2005 | Idaho | Position | OL | Nick Holt |
| 2006 | Idaho | Position | TE/RC | Dennis Erickson |
| 2007-2008 | Winona State | Position | OL/TE | not known |
| 2009-2010 | Ball State | Position | OL | Stan Parrish |
| 2011 | Hampton | Position | OL | not known |
| 2012 | Western Illinois | Position | OL/RGC | not known |
| 2013-2014 | Minnesota State | OC | OC/OL | not known |
| 2015 | Montana State | Position | RGC/OL | not known |
| 2016-2018 | South Dakota State | Position | OL | not known |
| 2019-2021 | South Dakota State | OC | OC/OL✓ | not known |
| 2022-2024 | Idaho | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2025- | New Mexico | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Idaho (FCS) | 7-5 | - → - | 12 | 88 | - | 36% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Idaho (FCS) | 9-4 | - → - | 13 | 47 | - | 58% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | Idaho (FCS) | 10-4 | - → - | 35 | 49 | - | 69% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 9-4 | - → - | 74 | 45 | 0.9 | 42% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | New Mexico | 8-1 | - → - | 76 | 2 | 14.4 | 69% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1999-2001 (GA)
- Gary Barnett · Colorado 2002-2003 (GA)
- Nick Holt · Idaho 2004-2005 (Position)
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 (Other, Position)
- Stan Parrish · Ball State 2009-2010 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Daniel Da Prato · New Mexico 2025 (Other, ST coord.)
- Luke Schleusner · New Mexico 2025-2026 (OC, Position)
- Spence Nowinsky · New Mexico 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
- Zach Lujan · New Mexico 2026 (Other, Position)
Coached together
- Barry Alvarez · Wisconsin 1999-2001 · him GA, them Head coach
- Brian White · Wisconsin 1999-2001 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jeff Horton · Wisconsin 1999-2001 · him GA, them Position
- Kevin Cosgrove · Wisconsin 1999-2001 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Phil Elmassian · Wisconsin 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Spence Nowinsky · Wisconsin 1999-2001 · him GA, them GA
- Darrell Wilson · Wisconsin 2000-2001 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2002-2003 · him GA, them Position
- Chris Wilson · Colorado 2002-2003 · him GA, them Position
- Eric Bieniemy · Colorado 2002 · him GA, them Position
- Gary Barnett · Colorado 2002-2003 · him GA, them Head coach
- Jon Embree · Colorado 2002 · him GA, them Position
- Shawn Watson · Colorado 2002-2003 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jeff Mills · Idaho 2004-2006 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Johnny Nansen · Idaho 2004-2006 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jonathan Smith · Idaho 2004-2006 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Nate Kaczor · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Nick Holt · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Position, them Head coach
- Chris Kiffin · Idaho 2005-2006 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Dan Cozzetto · Idaho 2006 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Matt Entz* · Winona State 2007-2008 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- David Braun* · Winona State 2008 · him Position, them GA
- Doug Graber · Ball State 2009 · him Position, them DC
- Eddie Faulkner · Ball State 2009-2010 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joey Lynch · Ball State 2009-2010 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Kurt Mattix · Ball State 2009-2010 · him Position, them Position
- Stan Parrish · Ball State 2009-2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Jay Hood · Ball State 2010 · him Position, them DC
- Brian Ward · Western Illinois 2012 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jared Elliott · Western Illinois 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Aaron Keen · Minnesota State 2013 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, OC
- Joe Klanderman · Minnesota State 2013 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jake Dickert*+ · Minnesota State 2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Daniel Da Prato · Montana State 2015 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kane Ioane · Montana State 2015 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Kevin Decker · Montana State 2015 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Tim Cramsey · Montana State 2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Dan Jackson · South Dakota State 2016-2019 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Eric Eidsness · South Dakota State 2016-2018 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jake Dickert*+ · South Dakota State 2016 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jimmy Rogers* · South Dakota State 2016-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- John Stiegelmeier · South Dakota State 2016-2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Luke Schleusner · South Dakota State 2016-2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brian Bergstrom · South Dakota State 2017-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Zach Lujan · South Dakota State 2017-2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Jesse Bobbit · South Dakota State 2019 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Luke Schleusner · Idaho 2022-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Matt Linehan · Idaho 2022-2024 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rob Aurich · Idaho 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Thomas Ford · Idaho 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Dan Jackson · Idaho 2024 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Daniel Da Prato · New Mexico 2025 · him Head coach, them Other, ST coord.
- Luke Schleusner · New Mexico 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Spence Nowinsky · New Mexico 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Zach Lujan · New Mexico 2026 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
Played together
- Eddie Faulkner · Wisconsin 1996-1998