Thomas Hammock

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.

Thomas Hammock
Hammock in 2021
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthern Illinois
ConferenceMAC
Record14–18
Biographical details
Born (1981-07-07) July 7, 1981
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)

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 ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Northern Illinois 5–74–4T–3rd (West)
2020 Northern Illinois 0–60–66th (West)
2021 Northern Illinois 9–56–2T–1st (West)L Cure
Northern Illinois: 14–1810–12
Total:14–18

References
  1. "Thomas Hammock". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. "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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