Jake Landry
{{Short description|American football coach}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Jake Landry
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| current_title =Running backs coach
| current_team = Iowa State
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| player_years1 = 2006–2010
| player_team1 = North Dakota
| player_positions = Quarterback
| coach_years1 = 2011–2012
| coach_team1 = Minnesota–Duluth (GA)
| coach_years2 = 2013
| coach_team2 = Northern Illinois (OI)
| coach_years3 = 2014–2015
| coach_team3 = Northern Illinois (GA)
| coach_years4 = 2016–2017
| coach_team4 = Wisconsin–La Crosse (OC/QB)
| coach_years5 = 2018
| coach_team5 = Northern Illinois (RB)
| coach_years6 = 2019–2020
| coach_team6 = Temple (OA)
| coach_years7 = 2021
| coach_team7 = Temple (QB)
| coach_years8 = 2022–2023
| coach_team8 = St. Thomas (OC/QB)
| coach_years9 = 2024
| coach_team9 = North Dakota State (OC/QB)
| coach_years10 = 2025–present
| coach_team10 = Iowa State (RB)
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| championships = * NCAA Division I FCS (2024)
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Jake Landry is an American football coach who is the running backs coach for the Iowa State Cyclones football team. He played college football for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.
Playing career
Landry grew up in Grand Forks, North Dakota and attended Grand Forks Central High School. As a senior he completed 127 of 227 passes for 1,531 yards and 18 touchdowns and was named first team Class AAA all-state. Landry committed to play college football at North Dakota.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/north-dakota-ready-for-game|title=North Dakota ready for game|work=Jamestown Sun|date=June 16, 2006|access-date=February 21, 2025}}
Landry redshirted his true freshman season at North Dakota. He was named the Fighting Sioux's starting quarterback going into his redshirt junior season.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/sports/landry-ready-to-take-charge-at-qb-for-sioux|title=Landry ready to take charge at QB for Sioux|work=The Dickinson Press|date=August 10, 2009}}
Coaching career
Landry began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Minnesota Duluth in 2011. After two seasons with Minnesota Duluth he took an offensive intern position working with quarterbacks on Rod Carey's staff at Northern Illinois before taking a second graduate assistant position on the Huskies' staff. Landry became the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Wisconsin–La Crosse in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://lacrossetribune.com/sports/local/college/uw-la-crosse-football-relationship-between-jake-landry-tarek-yaeggi-key-for-eagles/article_7e7156e4-1f1e-57e6-a829-beaeb56ebed9.html|title=Relationship between Jake Landry, Tarek Yaeggi key for Eagles|work=La Crosse Tribune|date=August 19, 2017}} He returned to Northern Illinois in 2018 as the Huskies' running backs coach.
Landry was hired as an offensive analyst at Temple after Carey was hired to coach the Owls.{{cite web|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/grand-forks-native-former-und-qb-jake-landry-joins-temple-coaching-staff|title=Grand Forks native, former UND QB Jake Landry joins Temple coaching staff|work=Grand Forks Herald|date=January 31, 2019}} Landry was promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/temple/article/temple-football-jake-landry-assures-his-temple-qbs-hey-ive-done-that-before-168969646/|title=Landry assures his Temple QBs, 'Hey, I've done that before'|first=Shawn|last=Pastor|website=247Sports.com|date=August 10, 2021}}
Landry was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at St. Thomas in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/former-grand-forks-central-und-quarterback-taking-offensive-coordinator-job-at-st-thomas-report-says|title=Former Grand Forks Central, UND quarterback taking offensive coordinator job at St. Thomas, report says|work=Grand Forks Herald|date=February 4, 2022}} He was hired as the offensive coordinator at his alma mater North Dakota on January 18, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/und-offensive-coordinator-jake-landry-leaving-to-take-same-job-at-north-dakota-state-source-says|title=UND offensive coordinator Jake Landry leaving to take same job at North Dakota State, source says|first=Tom|last=Miller|work=Grand Forks Herald|date=January 26, 2024}} However, he left after one week to take the same position at rival North Dakota State.{{cite web|url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison-media-zone/mens-sports/for-bison-assistant-jake-landry-coaching-into-january-will-be-a-first|title=For Bison assistant Jake Landry, coaching into January will be a first|first=Jeff|last=Kolpack|work=The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead|date=December 29, 2024}} After one season with the Bison, Landry left the program for the running backs coaching job at Iowa State on February 26, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.valleynewslive.com/2025/02/26/offensive-coordinator-jake-landry-reportedly-leaving-bison-football-team/|title=Offensive Coordinator Jake Landry reportedly leaving Bison football team|website=valleynewslive.com|publisher=Valley News Live|date=February 26, 2025|access-date=February 26, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://fightinghawks.com/sports/football/roster/jake-landry/4319 North Dakota Fighting Hawks player bio]
- [https://gobison.com/staff-directory/jake-landry/2835 North Dakota State Bison coaching bio]
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