| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richland, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1979 | Northern Iowa |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1986 | Georgia Tech (RB/WR) |
| 1987–1989 | Georgia Tech (LC/ST) |
| 1990–1991 | Georgia Tech (TE) |
| 1992 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 1993 | Southeast Missouri State (OC) |
| 1994–1998 | Iowa (ST) |
| 1999–2007 | Western Illinois (OC) |
| 2008–2012 | Western Illinois |
| 2019-2021 | Kansas Wesleyan (RB/WR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–32 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
Mark Hendrickson is an American football coach and former player with the University of Northern Iowa.[1] He was the head football coach at the Western Illinois University from 2008 until his firing on November 20, 2012.[2]
Coaching career
Hendrickson's first coaching job was at Georgia Tech as an assistant to Bill Curry in 1983. As part of the Georgia Tech coaching staff, Hendrickson won a national championship in 1990. In 1992, he was hired at the University of Iowa as an assistant to Hayden Fry. Following a brief stint at Southeast Missouri State University, he returned to Iowa, and was shortly thereafter hired as an assistant at Western Illinois. Hendrickson served as offensive coordinator from 1999 to 2007. While part of the Leatherneck coaching staff, WIU appeared in the playoffs in 2000, 2002, and 2003. He was named acting head coach in 2008, and later head coach in 2009.[1] Hendrickson led the Leathernecks to the Division I FCS playoffs in 2010, where they won over Coastal Carolina and lost to #2 Appalachian State. The 2010 Leathernecks ended the 2010 season #17 in the Sports Network final poll and #20 in the FCS Coaches poll. Hendrickson finished second in the final voting for the 2010 Eddie Robinson Award, awarded by The Sports Network.
In the spring of 2019, Hendrickson joined his son's (Myers Hendrickson) staff at Kansas Wesleyan coaching the running backs and wide receivers.[3]
Personal life
Hendrickson and his wife, Ericka, have three children.[1] His son, Myers Hendrickson, is the current football head coach at Western Illinois.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Western Illinois | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 2009 | Western Illinois | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2010 | Western Illinois | 8–5 | 5–3 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2011 | Western Illinois | 2–9 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2012 | Western Illinois | 3–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| Western Illinois: | 18–32 | 11–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–32 | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 Northern Illinois 2012 Football Media Guide (PDF). Macomb: Western Illinois University. 2012. pp. 6–7.
- ↑ "Western Illinois football coach won't return". The Register-Mail. Galesburg. GateHouse News Service. November 20, 2012. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ "2021 Football Coaches". kwucoyotes,com. Kansas Wesleyan University SID. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ↑ Brice, John (December 17, 2021). "Sources: Myers Hendrickson set to become new Western Illinois head coach". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved December 19, 2021.