| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | New Mexico |
| Conference | MW |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1977-08-11)August 11, 1977 (age 47) La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | Wisconsin |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2001 | Wisconsin (GA) |
| 2002–2003 | Colorado (GA) |
| 2004–2005 | Idaho (OL) |
| 2006 | Idaho (TE/RC) |
| 2007 | Winona State (OL/TE) |
| 2008 | Winona State (co-OC / OL / TE) |
| 2009–2010 | Ball State (OL) |
| 2011 | Hampton (OL) |
| 2012 | Western Illinois (OL/RGC) |
| 2013–2014 | Minnesota State (OC/OL) |
| 2015 | Montana State (RGC/OL) |
| 2016–2018 | South Dakota State (OL) |
| 2019–2021 | South Dakota State (OC/OL) |
| 2022–2024 | Idaho |
| 2025–present | New Mexico |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–13 |
| Tournaments | 2–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Division I FCS Assistant Coach of the Year Award (2019) | |
Jason Eck (born August 11, 1977) is an Americancollege football coach. He is the head football coach at theUniversity of New Mexico, a position he has held since December 14, 2024.
Eck began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma materWisconsin and laterColorado. AtIdaho, he was the offensive line coach underNick Holt (2004,2005) and the tight ends coach underDennis Erickson (2006).
Eck spent the majority of his career coaching the offensive line, with stints atWinona State,Ball State,Hampton,Western Illinois,Minnesota State,Montana State, andSouth Dakota State. At SDSU, he won theAFCA FCS Assistant Coach of the Year award in2019, his first year as the Jackrabbits' offensive coordinator.[1][2]
Eck was named the36th head coach inprogram history at theUniversity of Idaho on December 18, 2021.[3][4][5] Idaho had just completed a fifth straight losingseason, posting a 4–7 record in2021. In Eck's first season in2022, the Vandals were 7–4 in the regular season and made theFCS playoffs. They were ranked eighth in thepreseason poll of2023, and advanced to theFCS quarterfinals. His son Jaxton Eck (#6) plays linebacker on the team.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Vandals(Big Sky Conference)(2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Idaho | 7–5 | 6–2 | T–3rd | LNCAA Division I First Round | 18 | 22 | ||
| 2023 | Idaho | 9–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | LNCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2024 | Idaho | 10–4 | 6–2 | T–3rd | LNCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 7 | 8 | ||
| Idaho: | 26–13 | 18–6 | |||||||
| New Mexico Lobos(Mountain West Conference)(2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | New Mexico | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| New Mexico: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–13 | ||||||||