Thomas Hammock

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Thomas Hammock
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Hammock in 2021
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthern Illinois
ConferenceMAC
Record14–18
Biographical details
Born (1981-07-07) July 7, 1981 (age 40)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Playing career
1999–2002Northern Illinois
Position(s)Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2004Wisconsin (GA)
2005–2006Northern Illinois (RB)
2007–2009Minnesota (RB)
2010Minnesota (co-OC/RB)
2011–2013Wisconsin (AHC/RB)
2014–2018Baltimore Ravens (RB)
2019–presentNorthern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall14–18
Bowls0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MAC (2021)
1 MAC West Division (2021)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2021)

Thomas Hammock is an American football coach He is the head football coach at Northern Illinois University, a position he has held since 2019. Hammock played college football at Northern Illinois as a running back. He served as the running backs coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) from 2014 to 2018.

Biography[]

A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Hammock was born on July 7, 1981.[1] He attended Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hammock is a graduate of NIU and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hammock is married with one daughter and an infant son.

Playing career[]

Hammock attended Northern Illinois where he rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his sophomore and junior seasons.[2] After playing just two games in his senior season, he was forced to retire from playing football due to a heart-related medical condition in 2002.[3] In his career, he rushed for a total of 2,432 yards and scored 25 touchdowns.[2]

Coaching career[]

Hammock began his coaching career at Wisconsin, serving as a graduate assistant with the Badgers from 2003 to 2004.[4] From 2005 to 2006, he was the running backs coach at Northern Illinois. Hammock was then a member of the Minnesota staff from 2007 to 2010, first serving as running backs coach before spending his final season as co-offensive coordinator. On February 23, 2011, he was hired as running backs coach for Wisconsin where he worked until 2014.[5] On February 5, 2014, the Baltimore Ravens hired Hammock as the new running backs coach.[6]

Head coach at NIU[]

On January 18, 2019, Hammock was named the new head football coach at his alma mater, Northern Illinois.[7] In his first season back at NIU, his team finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division.[8]

In his second season at NIU, the Huskies went 0–6 in a season originally canceled and then reinstated due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

On November 9, 2021, he signed a contract extension through the 2026 season.[10]

Head coaching record[]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Northern Illinois 5–7 4–4 T–3rd (West)
2020 Northern Illinois 0–6 0–6 6th (West)
2021 Northern Illinois 9–5 6–2 T–1st (West) L Cure
Northern Illinois: 14–18 10–12
Total: 14–18

References[]

  1. ^ "Thomas Hammock". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Thomas Hammock College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Based on medical evaluations, Northern Illinois TB Thomas Hammock ends playing career". NIU Athletics. December 23, 2002. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Thomas Hammock". University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletics. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  5. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (February 23, 2011). "Wisconsin hires Hammock as RBs coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Pearce, Matt (February 5, 2014). "Ravens Hire Thomas Hammock As Running Backs Coach - Fanspeak.com's Baltimore Ravens Blog". Fanspeak.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (January 18, 2019). "NIU hires Ravens' Hammock as head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "2019 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  9. ^ Savage, Brendan (September 25, 2020). "MAC reverses decision to postpone football, season will begin Nov. 4". Mlive.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Olmo, Joe (November 9, 2021). "NIU, football head coach Thomas Hammock agree to contract extension". WIFR-LD. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

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