Jason Eck
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{distinguish|Jason Beck (American football)}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Jason Eck
| image = Jason Eck (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Eck in 2025
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = New Mexico
| current_conference = MW
| current_record = 0–0
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|08|11|mf=y}}
| birth_place = La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 1995–1998
| player_team1 = Wisconsin
| player_positions = Offensive lineman
| coach_years1 = 1999–2001
| coach_team1 = Wisconsin (GA)
| coach_years2 = 2002–2003
| coach_team2 = Colorado (GA)
| coach_years3 = 2004–2005
| coach_team3 = Idaho (OL)
| coach_years4 = 2006
| coach_team4 = Idaho (TE/RC)
| coach_years5 = 2007
| coach_team5 = Winona State (OL/TE)
| coach_years6 = 2008
| coach_team6 = Winona State (co-OC / OL / TE)
| coach_years7 = 2009–2010
| coach_team7 = Ball State (OL)
| coach_years8 = 2011
| coach_team8 = Hampton (OL)
| coach_years9 = 2012
| coach_team9 = Western Illinois (OL/RGC)
| coach_years10 = 2013–2014
| coach_team10 = Minnesota State (OC/OL)
| coach_years11 = 2015
| coach_team11 = Montana State (RGC/OL)
| coach_years12 = 2016–2018
| coach_team12 = South Dakota State (OL)
| coach_years13 = 2019–2021
| coach_team13 = South Dakota State (OC/OL)
| coach_years14 = 2022–2024
| coach_team14 = Idaho
| coach_years15 = 2025–present
| coach_team15 = New Mexico
| overall_record = {{winpct|26|13|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 2–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
| championships =
| awards = AFCA Division I FCS Assistant Coach of the Year Award (2019)
| coaching_records =
}}
Jason Eck (born August 11, 1977) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of New Mexico, a position he has held since December 14, 2024.
Assistant coach
Eck began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Wisconsin and later Colorado. At Idaho, he was the offensive line coach under Nick Holt (2004, 2005) and the tight ends coach under Dennis Erickson (2006).
Eck spent the majority of his career coaching the offensive line, with stints at Winona State, Ball State, Hampton, Western Illinois, Minnesota State, Montana State, and South Dakota State. At SDSU, he won the AFCA FCS Assistant Coach of the Year award in 2019, his first year as the Jackrabbits' offensive coordinator.{{cite web |title=Eck receives AFCA assistant coach award |url=https://valley-football.org/news/2019/11/19/football-eck-receives-afca-assistant-coach-award.aspx |website=Missouri Valley Football Conference |access-date=27 December 2021}}{{cite web |title=Former Montana State offensive line coach Jason Eck wins FCS assistant coach of the year award |url=https://www.montanasports.com/sports/big-sky-conference/montana-state-bobcats/former-montana-state-offensive-line-coach-jason-eck-wins-fcs-assistant-coach-of-the-year-award |website=Montana Sports |access-date=January 15, 2022 |date=November 20, 2019 }}
Head coach
Eck was named the 36th head coach in program history at the University of Idaho on December 18, 2021.{{cite web |title=Eck Named Vandal Football's 36th Head Coach |url=https://govandals.com/news/2021/12/18/eck-named-vandal-footballs-36th-head-coach.aspx |website=University of Idaho Athletics |access-date=19 December 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Wiebe |first1=Stephan |title=Eck settling in at Idaho |url=https://dnews.com/sports/eck-settling-in-at-idaho/article_450b6265-e3c6-57a1-9385-f7973d259441.html |website=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |access-date=January 13, 2022 |date=January 6, 2022 }}{{cite web |title=Idaho hires South Dakota State offensive coordinator Jason Eck as head football coach |url=https://www.khq.com/news/idaho-hires-south-dakota-state-offensive-coordinator-jason-eck-as-head-football-coach/article_cff758b6-6067-11ec-9718-338ef8ab82b4.html |website=KHQ 06 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=January 15, 2022 |date=December 18, 2021 }} Idaho had just completed a fifth straight losing season, posting a 4–7 record in 2021. In Eck's first season in 2022, the Vandals were 7–4 in the regular season and made the FCS playoffs.
Eck was named head coach at New Mexico on December 14, 2024. {{cite web |title=New Mexico agrees to 5-year deal with Idaho's Jason Eck |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42967793/sources-new-mexico-agrees-5-year-deal-idaho-jason-eck |website=ESPN.com |access-date=27 March 2025}}
Head coaching record
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = both| poll1 = STATS | poll2 = Coaches }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Idaho Vandals
| conf = Big Sky Conference
| startyear = 2022
| endyear = 2024
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2022
| name = Idaho
| overall = 7–5
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname = NCAA Division I First Round
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 18
| ranking2 = 22
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2023
| name = Idaho
| overall = 9–4
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 8
| ranking2 = 8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2024
| name = Idaho
| overall = 10–4
| conference = 6–2
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 7
| ranking2 = 8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Idaho
| overall = 26–13
| confrecord = 18–6
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = New Mexico Lobos
| conf = Mountain West Conference
| startyear = 2025
| endyear =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2025
| name = New Mexico
| overall = 0–0
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = New Mexico
| overall = 0–0
| confrecord = 0–0
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 26–13
| bowl = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|coach_eck}}
- [https://golobos.com/sports/football/roster/season/2025-26/coach/jason-eck/ New Mexico Lobos profile]
- [https://govandals.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jason-eck/722 Idaho profile]
- [https://gojacks.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jason-eck/2217 South Dakota State profile]
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