B. J. Hammer
{{Short description|American football coach (born c. 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = B. J. Hammer
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Bowdoin
| current_conference = NESCAC
| current_record = 11–34
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Circa|{{Birth year and age|1978}}}}
| birth_place = Carmel, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Wabash College (2001)
| player_years1 = 1997–2000
| player_team1 = Wabash
| player_positions = Linebacker
| coach_years1 = 2001
| coach_team1 = Wabash (OLB)
| coach_years2 = 2002
| coach_team2 = Heidelberg (LB)
| coach_years3 = 2003–2005
| coach_years4 = 2006–2010
| coach_team4 = Whittier
| coach_years5 = 2011–2015
| coach_team5 = Wabash (DC)
| coach_years6 = 2016–2018
| coach_team6 = Allegheny
| coach_years7 = 2019–present
| coach_team7 = Bowdoin
| overall_record = 33–87
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| championships =
| awards = 2× All-American (1999–2000)
3× All-NCAC (1998–2000)
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}}
William J. Hammer (born {{Circa|1978}}) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Bowdoin College, a position he has held since 2019.{{Cite web |title=B.J. Hammer - Fish Family Head Coach of Football - Football Coaches |url=https://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/football/roster/coaches/b-j-hammer/451 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Bowdoin College |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Mike LoweStaff |date=2019-07-30 |title=New Bowdoin football coach taking the first steps of a turnaround |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2019/07/30/new-bowdoin-football-coach-taking-the-first-steps-of-a-turnaround/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Press Herald}}{{Cite web |date=2019-01-16 |title=Bowdoin College hires new head football coach |url=http://www.bangordailynews.com/2019/01/16/sports/bowdoin-college-hires-new-head-football-coach/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Bangor Daily News |language=en-US}} He was the head football coach for Whittier College from 2006 to 2010 and Allegheny College from 2016 to 2018.{{Cite web |title=B.J. Hammer - Football Coach |url=https://alleghenygators.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/b-j-hammer/820 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Allegheny College Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Meadville |date=2019-01-14 |title=Allegheny College football coach B.J. Hammer resigns |url=https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/allegheny-college-football-coach-b-j-hammer-resigns/article_802b9cfa-184b-11e9-a95d-6bd9d8911425.html |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Meadville Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-01-04 |title=B.J. Hammer Named Head Football Coach |url=https://alleghenygators.com/news/2016/1/4/FB_0104161034.aspx?path=football |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Allegheny College Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2010-11-18 |title=Hammer relieved of duties by Poets |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/sports/20101118/hammer-relieved-of-duties-by-poets/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Daily Bulletin |language=en-US}} He also coached for Wabash and Heidelberg.{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=Allegheny hires Wabash assistant Hammer as football coach |url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/crawford-county/2016/01/05/allegheny-hires-wabash-assistant-hammer/25031011007/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Erie Times-News |language=en-US}} He played college football for Wabash as a linebacker.{{Cite web |last=College |first=Wabash |title=Former Little Giant BJ Hammer Named Head Football Coach at Whittier |url=https://www.wabash.edu/news/story/3189 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Wabash College |language=en}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Whittier Poets
| conf = Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2006
| endyear = 2010
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2006
| name = Whittier
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 7th
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2007
| name = Whittier
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| bowloutcome =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2008
| name = Whittier
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 0–6
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2009
| name = Whittier
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = 6th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2010
| name = Whittier
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 1–5
| confstanding = T–5th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Whittier
| overall = 12–33
| confrecord = 6–24
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Allegheny Gators
| conf = North Coast Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2016
| endyear = 2018
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2016
| name = Allegheny
| overall = 1–9
| conference = 1–8
| confstanding = 9th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2017
| name = Allegheny
| overall = 3–7
| conference = 2–7
| confstanding = 8th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2018
| name = Allegheny
| overall = 6–4
| conference = 6–3
| confstanding = 4th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Allegheny
| overall = 10–20
| confrecord = 9–18
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Bowdoin Polar Bears
| conf = New England Small College Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2019
| endyear =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2019
| name = Bowdoin
| overall = 0–9
| conference = 0–9
| confstanding = 10th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2020–21
| name = No team—COVID-19
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2021
| name = Bowdoin
| overall = 1–8
| conference = 1–8
| confstanding = 10th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2022
| name = Bowdoin
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 3–6
| confstanding = T–6th
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2023
| name = Bowdoin
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 4–5
| confstanding = T–5th
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| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2024
| name = Bowdoin
| overall = 3–6
| conference = 3–6
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2025
| name = Bowdoin
| overall = 0–0
| conference = 0–0
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Bowdoin
| overall = 11–34
| confrecord = 11–34
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 33–87
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
References
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External links
- [https://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/football/roster/coaches/b-j-hammer/451 Bowdoin profile]
- [https://alleghenygators.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/b-j-hammer/820 Allegheny profile]
{{Whittier Poets football coach navbox}}
{{Allegheny Gators football coach navbox}}
{{Bowdoin Polar Bears football coach navbox}}
{{New England Small College Athletic Conference football coach navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammer, B. J.}}
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Category:Allegheny Gators football coaches
Category:Bowdoin Polar Bears football coaches
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Category:Whittier Poets football coaches
Category:People from Carmel, Indiana
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