Current position | |
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Title | Assistant defensive line coach |
Team | Iowa |
Conference | Big Ten |
Biographical details | |
Born | Harlan, Iowa, U.S. | November 27, 1960
Alma mater | Iowa State University (1983) Western Washington University (1988) |
Playing career | |
1979–1982 | Iowa State |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1985 | Western Washington (ST/LB) |
1986–1988 | Washington (GA) |
1989–1994 | Drake (DC/DB) |
1995–1996 | Drake (AHC/DC/DB) |
1997 | Northern Iowa (DB) |
1998 | Northern Iowa (LB) |
1999–2000 | Northern Iowa (DC/LB) |
2001 | Northern Iowa (DB) |
2002–2007 | Simpson (IA) |
2008–2010 | Hardin–Simmons (co-DC/DB) |
2011–2015 | Northern Illinois (DC/S) |
2016–2018 | Rutgers (DC/LB) |
2019 (spring) | Wyoming (LB) |
2019–present | Iowa (assistant DL) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 33–28 |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Jay Niemann (born November 27, 1960) is an American college football coach. He is the assistant defensive line coach for the University of Iowa, a position he has held since 2019.[1][2][3][4] He was the head football coach for Simpson College from 2002 to 2007.[5][6] He also coached for Western Washington,[7] Washington,[8] Drake,[9] Northern Iowa,[10] Hardin–Simmons, Northern Illinois,[11] Rutgers,[12][13] and Wyoming.[14] He played college football for Iowa State as a linebacker.[15]