Eric Schmidt
Head Coach at North Dakota since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 25
- First season
- 2002
- Teams
- 6
Career
10 stints
- 2002–2005Crookston HS (MN)Head Coach
- 2006–2007North DakotaLinebackers
- 2008–2009Southern IllinoisOutside Linebackers
- 2010–2011Southern IllinoisDefensive Line
- 2012–2013Southern IllinoisSpecial Teams CoordinatorInside Linebackers
- 2014–2019North DakotadcDefensive LineInside LinebackersOutside Linebackers
- 2020–2021Fresno StateSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Line
- 2022–2023WashingtonSpecial Teams CoordinatorEdge
- 2024San Diego StateAssistant Coach
- 2025–presentNorth DakotaHead Coach
Coaching tree
4 mentors, 1 protégé, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
6
- 2025Isaac FruechteMentored · North Dakota
- 2024Rob AurichCoached under · San Diego State
- 2024Sean LewisCoached under · San Diego State
- 2022–2023Kalen DeBoerCoached under · Washington
- 2021Lee MarksCoached under · Fresno State
- 2020–2021Kalen DeBoerCoached under · Fresno State
Succeeded
27
- 2025Zac BartonSucceeded by · San Diego State
- 2024C.J. McGorisk (safeties)Succeeded · San Diego State
- 2024C.J. McGorisk (safeties)Succeeded by · San Diego State
- 2024Darian HaganSucceeded by · San Diego State
- 2024David Lose (defensive line)Succeeded by · San Diego State
- 2024David Lose (defensive line)Succeeded · San Diego State
- 2024Demetrius Sumler (cornerbacks)Succeeded · San Diego State
- 2024Demetrius Sumler (cornerbacks)Succeeded by · San Diego State
- 2024Jayden Dawson (graduate assistant)Succeeded · San Diego State
- 2024Jayden Dawson (graduate assistant)Succeeded by · San Diego State
- 2024Jordan PaopaoSucceeded by · Washington
- 2024Lanear SampsonSucceeded by · San Diego State
- 2024Matt JohnsonSucceeded by · San Diego State
- 2024Matt JohnsonSucceeded · San Diego State
- 2024Parker Houston (graduate assistant)Succeeded by · San Diego State
12 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
25 seasons
- North DakotaCoordinator · 2014–20196
- Southern IllinoisPosition coach · 2008–20114
- Crookston HS (MN)Head coach · 2002–20054
- North DakotaHead coach · 2025–2026 · current2
- WashingtonCoordinator · 2022–20232
- Fresno StateCoordinator · 2020–20212
- Southern IllinoisCoordinator · 2012–20132
- North DakotaPosition coach · 2006–20072
- San Diego StatePosition coach · 20241
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Eric Schmidt. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.