Eric Eidsness is an American football coach and former player. He is the offensive coordinator at Northern Illinois University. Eidsness was the head football coach at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota for six seasons, from 2004 to 2009, compiling a record of 26–40.[1] After leaving Southwest Minnesota State he was appointed assistant coach for quarterbacks and receivers at South Dakota State University.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | Northern Illinois |
| Conference | MAC |
| Playing career | |
| 1988 | St. Cloud State |
| 1989–1991 | Sioux Falls |
| 1992–1993 | Robinson Sphinx France |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | Morningside (QB/WR) |
| 1993 | South Dakota State (WR) |
| 1994–1995 | Morningside (QB/WR) |
| 1996–1997 | South Dakota State (WR) |
| 1998 | Ferris State (OC/ST) |
| 1999–2003 | South Dakota State (OC) |
| 2004–2009 | Southwest Minnesota State |
| 2010 | South Dakota State (QB/PGC) |
| 2011–2014 | South Dakota State (OC/QB) |
| 2015–2018 | South Dakota State (AHC/OC/QB) |
| 2019–present | Northern Illinois (OC/QB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–40 |
Playing career
editEidsness played college football at the University of Sioux Falls, starring at quarterback and wide receiver. He also played two professional seasons 1992–1993 in France Ligue Élite de Football Américain (D1 Elite League), where he also started his coaching career.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (2004–2009) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Southwest Minnesota State | 5–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2005 | Southwest Minnesota State | 4–7 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2006 | Southwest Minnesota State | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2007 | Southwest Minnesota State | 2–9 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2008 | Southwest Minnesota State | 6–5 | 6–4 / 3–3 | T–6th / T–4th (South) | |||||
| 2009 | Southwest Minnesota State | 5–6 | 4–6 / 1–5 | 9th / 6th (South) | |||||
| Southwest Minnesota State: | 26–40 | 19–32 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–40 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "Southwest Minnesota State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ Eidsness, Eric. "Bio on South Dakota State Athletics website". South Dakota State University. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
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