The Northern Illinois Huskies have had the luxury of some longer tenured coaches over the past few decades. In fact, since 1985 every coach NIU has hired has coached at least five season in DeKalb, with the notable exceptions of Jerry Kill (2008-2010) and Dave Doeren (2011-2012).
Joe Novak’s 11-year tenure (1996-2007) really set the benchmark for Huskie head coaches and his leadership has even led to NIU’s current head coach - Thomas Hammock.
Thomas Hammock - Head Coach
Thomas Hammock is entering his third season (second full season) as the Huskies’ leader. Since his hiring in 2019, the Huskies are 5-13 - including their 0-6 campaign in 2020.