Hoeg begins his seventh season on the Gannon coaching staff in 2018, serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
The offensive wizard helped Gannon break single-season records for total yards (4,759), points (361), touchdowns (48) and first downs (253) in 2013. Every record except first downs was broken again in 2014 with 5,146 total yards, 414 points and 55 touchdowns. The Golden Knights set single-season highs in pass completions (244), passing yards (2,908) and passing touchdowns (21) during his first season as the offensive coordinator in 2012. The program reset new standards last year in total yards per play (6.7), rushing yards (3,061), yards per rush (6.6), points (426) and touchdowns (61).
There have been several individual accomplishments during his stay at Gannon. Jansen Jones broke the school’s single-season records for rushing yards (1,588), all-purpose yards (1,817) and points (102) in 2013. Brock Jones then reset all three records in 2014 with 1,628 rushing yards, 108 points and 1,826 all-purpose yards. The running standards then changed again last season when Harlon Hill runner-up Marcus Jones took the country by storm and earned five all-america awards. He led all divisions of the NCAA in rushing yards per game (197.8) while topping NCAA Division II in rushing touchdowns (29), rushing yards per carry (8.09), total touchdowns (31), points per game (16.9) and total rushing yards. Jones was featured in the October 27 edition of Sports Illustrated as part of the national magazine's "Faces in the Crowd" for his monster season. He was also selected as one of the top NCAA football plays of the week by NCAA.com three times, including the No. 1 play twice.
Liam Nadler produced the top four single-season marks for passing yards in 2012 (2,910), 2013 (2,859), 2014 (2,750) and 2015 (2,641). Nadler graduated as the school’s all-time leader in pass attempts (1,460), pass completions (851), passing yards (11,160), pass completion percentage (58.3), 300-yard games (16), 200-yard games (30), passing touchdowns (82), passing yards per attempt (7.64) and total offense (11,863). The top six single-season reception totals have also been recorded with Hoeg as the offensive mastermind.
Hoeg spent the previous four seasons as the offensive coordinator, quarterback coach and recruiting coordinator at Wabash (Ind.) College. He helped guide the Little Giants to a 39-7 record over four seasons which included three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances (2008, 2009, 2011) and two North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championships (2008, 2011). The squad ranked sixth in the final 2011 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) national rankings, concluding his final season 12-1 overall after falling to 10-time national champion Mount Union in the national quarterfinals.
Wabash averaged 36.5 points per game from 2008-11 with Hoeg as the offensive coordinator. The offensive efficiency included 102 touchdown passes and 95 rushing touchdowns. As a result, 27 student-athletes earned all-conference honors during that time frame. Eight offensive starters were named to the all-conference teams during his final season in 2011. Wabash had three offensive players named All-American and three student-athletes earned Academic All-District honors during his four seasons.
Hoeg’s offensive unit was one of the nation’s best during his stay at Wabash. Individually, the Little Giants’ quarterback ranked 19th nationally in pass efficiency and their top receiver ranked 27th in yards per game in 2010.
His 2009 Wabash squad ranked sixth nationally in passing efficiency (163.43), 13th in scoring offense (38.82), 15th in turnover margin (1.27) and 21st in total offense per game (432.18). In his first season with the Little Giants, his offense finished 11th nationally in scoring (39.42) and 17th in total offense per game (436.92) while setting a school record with 33 rushing touchdowns. The Wabash quarterback earned back-to-back conference MVP awards in 2008 and 2009.
Prior to his stay at Wabash, Hoeg spent one season as the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Lake Forest (Ill.) College, where his offensive unit set the school record for touchdown passes and tied the best mark for completions. The Foresters averaged 25.5 points and 358.1 yards per game. The program had 14 all-conference selections and eight academic all-conference honorees during his tenure.
During the summer of 2011, Hoeg helped the USA National Football Team win the 2011 World Championship in Austria. He served as the running backs coach, tutoring tournament MVP Nate Kmic and helping the team finish 4-0.
Hoeg graduated from Coe (Iowa) College in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He played wide receiver for the Kohawks, helping the squad win an Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship (IIAC) in 2002 and earn a berth to the NCAA Division III Tournament. That team recorded the first playoff win in school history with a 21-18 victory against the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse during the opening round. Hoeg was named team captain in 2003 and led the team with an average of 21.4 yards per reception as a senior.
The Wapello, Iowa, native remained at Coe College as a graduate assistant coach during a period which saw the program finished 25-8 over three seasons with two IIAC championships and one NCAA Division III Tournament appearance. He coached four All-IIAC receivers, including two first-team selections. The Coe offense averaged 28.8 points and 389.3 yards per game while Hoeg served as the wide receivers coach. He earned a Master of Arts in Teaching at Coe, before leaving to become the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Lake Forest College. Hoeg’s wife Portia is the Executive Director of Athletics at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.
Personal Data
Hometown: Wapello, Iowa
College Education: Coe (Iowa) ‘04
Wife: Portia
