Player Bio: Jeff Hammerschmidt

  Jeff Hammerschmidt
Jeff Hammerschmidt
Player Profile
Position:
Outside Linebackers/Special Teams
Experience:
2006 (1 Season)
Alma Mater (Year):
Arizona (1991)
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Jeff Hammerschmidt spent one season (2006) as an outside linebackers and special teams coach at Stanford. He has coached on the collegiate level since 1991 with previous stops at Cal Poly, Montana, Saint Mary's, Indiana, Southern Utah and Arizona.

Hammerschmidt coached the linebackers at Cal Poly in 2005. From 2003-04, he was Montana's defensive coordinator and secondary coach that followed a three-season stint at Saint Mary's (2000-02) as the Gaels' defensive coordinator and defensive line coach.

He spent two seasons (1998-99) at Indiana coaching outside linebackers and special teams after two years as the defensive coordinator at Southern Utah (1996-97).

He began his coaching career at his alma mater as a graduate assistant under Dick Tomey in 1992. He was Arizona's defensive backs coach from 1993-95, helping the Wildcats lead the nation in passing defense in 1995.

Hammerschmidt, who earned a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Arizona in 1991, was a four-year letterwinner (1987-90) and two-time All-Pac-10 selection as a defensive back for the Wildcats. He helped his team to two bowl games (1989 Insight Bowl, 1990 Aloha Bowl), and was selected to play in the Japan Bowl and Hula Bowl following his senior season. He went on to play for the Los Angeles Rams during their 1991 training camp and for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League in 1992 under head coach Jack Elway.

The San Diego native graduated from Helix High School, where he was chosen as one of the Top 100 all-time high school football players from the San Diego area by the San Diego Union Tribune. Hammerschmidt and his wife, Felicity, have one daughter, Bryn (born May 6, 2005).


The Hammerschmidt File

Full Name: Jeff Hammerschmidt
Date of Birth: December 9, 1967
Hometown: San Diego, CA
High School: Helix
College: Arizona, 1991 (B.S., Sociology)
Wife: Felicity
Children: Bryn
Playing Experience: DB, Arizona (1987-90)
Recruiting Regions: Florida, Georgia


Coaching Assignments

YEAR(S)
SCHOOL
POSITION
1992-95
Arizona
Graduate Assistant (1992-93), Defensive Backs (1994-95)
1992-95
Arizona
Graduate Assistant (1992-93), Defensive Backs (1994-95)
1996-97
Southern Utah
Defensive Coordinator (1996-97), Linebackers (1996), Defensive Line (1997)
1998-99
Indiana
Outside Linebackers/Special Teams
2000-02
Saint Mary's
Defensive Coordinator
2003-04
Montana
Defensive Coordinator
2005
Cal Poly
Linebackers
2006-Current
Stanford
Outside Linebackers/Special Teams


Bowl Experience

YEAR BOWL SCHOOL
1993 Sun Bowl Arizona
1994 Fiesta Bowl Arizona
1995 Freedom Bowl Arizona


PlayoffExperience

YEAR PLAYOFF SCHOOL
2003 Division I-AA Playoffs Montana
2004 Division I-AA National Championship Game Montana
2005 Division I-AA Playoffs Cal Poly


Prominent Players Coached

PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
Tony Bouie DB Arizona
David Fipp FS Arizona
Brandon Sanders DB Arizona
Kris Dielman DE Indiana
Adawale Ogunlea DE Indiana
Antawaan Randle El P Indiana
Kemp Rasmussen DE Indiana

Last Updated: December 11, 2006