Nick Hill
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Southern Illinois |
| Conference | MVFC |
| Record | 44–48 |
| Annual salary | $175,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 5, 1985 Du Quoin, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | Southern Illinois |
| 2008 | Chicago Bears |
| 2009 | Rio Grande Valley Dorados |
| 2010–2011 | Orlando Predators |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Storm |
| 2012 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2013 | San Antonio Talons |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013 | Carbondale Community HS (IL) |
| 2014–2015 | Southern Illinois (co-OC/QB) |
| 2016–present | Southern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–48 (college) 5–5 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 3–3 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-Gateway (2007) | |
Nick Hill (born April 5, 1985) is an
High school career
Hill attended Du Quoin High School where he was a three-year starter in football. He played basketball as well. As a junior, he was a First-team All-State selection in basketball, averaging 26.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists. As a senior, he was a First-team All-State selection again after averaging 22.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.0 steals. In football, he was a First-team All-State and First-team All-Conference selection after passing for 1,451 yards, 19 touchdowns and one interception, and also rushing for 543 yards, and 11 touchdowns. He became the school's first 4,000-career yard passer in 35 years, the first since former major league pitcher Don Stanhouse in 1968.
College career
Hill originally attended Western Kentucky University where he played on the basketball team and averaged 1.7 points-per-game in 23 games. He then transferred to Southern Illinois University where he was three-year letterman and two-year starter on the football team.
Hill redshirted during his first season at Southern Illinois after transferring from Western Kentucky. As a redshirt sophomore, he played in four games, completing 16-of-20 passes for 288 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed the ball nine times for 102 yards and one touchdown. As a junior, he started all 13 games, and ranked second in the conference and seventh in the nation in passing efficiency (156.7). He completed 121-of-196 passes (61.7%) for 1,721 yards, 15 touchdowns and four interceptions. He was the team's third-leading rusher with 91 carries for 382 yards and six touchdowns. He was a First-team Gateway Conference All-Academic and CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V.
As a senior, he led the conference in passing yards-per-game with 226.8, total offense with 252.3 and ranked second in passing efficiency (167.1), which was also third in the nation. He set school single season records in passing; yards (3,175), touchdowns (28), completions (258) and attempts (361). He was named a First-team All-Conference, Gateway All-Academic and Sports Network All-America honorable mention. He was honored as Gateway Offensive Player of the Week, twice, and College Sporting News Offensive Player of the Week, once. He finished sixth in the voting for the
Professional career
Hill went unselected in the
After not playing in the
Hill caught on with the Orlando Predators for the 2010 AFL season. He would become the starter midway through the season, and be the starter for the entire 2011 season. He was then set to join the Tampa Bay Storm in 2012 until he was signed by the Packers.[4]
On January 20, 2012, Hill joined the Green Bay Packers and wore jersey #17. On May 23, 2012, he was released by the Packers. He played for the Storm in 2012 after being released by the Packers.
In April 2013, Hill signed with the San Antonio Talons to replace injured quarterback John Dutton.[5]
Coaching career
Hill was the head coach for the Carbondale Terriers in Carbondale, Illinois for one season in 2013.
On January 13, 2014, Hill was announced as the QB coach and co-offensive coordinator for the Southern Illinois Salukis.
On December 1, 2015, it was announced Hill would be the Salukis interim head coach after the firing of Dale Lennon.[6] On January 4, 2016, SIU removed the interim tag and made Hill their next head football coach.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | STATS° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Southern Illinois | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2017 | Southern Illinois | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2018 | Southern Illinois | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2019 | Southern Illinois | 7–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | 25 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Southern Illinois | 6–4 | 3–3 | 5th | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal |
14 | 14 | ||
| 2021 | Southern Illinois | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 17 | 16 | ||
| 2022 | Southern Illinois | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023 | Southern Illinois | 8–5 | 4–4 | T–7th | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 12 | |||
| 2024 | Southern Illinois | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Southern Illinois: | 44–48 | 26–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 44–48 | ||||||||
High school
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbondale Terriers () (2013) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Carbondale | 5–5 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| Carbondale: | 5–5 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–5 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Brad Biggs (April 27, 2008). "Bears an ideal fit for Nick Hill". Suntimes.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "Dorados Assigned Eight Players". DoradosFootball.com. Rio Grande Valley Dorados. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009.
- af2. January 16, 2009. Archived from the originalon January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Nick Hill to Bring Calm to the Storm
- ^ "Talons to replace Dutton with Hill". www.mysanantonio.com. Hearst Communications Inc. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "Director of Athletics Tommy Bell press conference transcript - Southern Illinois University Official Athletic Site". www.siusalukis.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.