| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bowdoin |
| Conference | NESCAC |
| Record | 11–34 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1978 (age 46–47) Carmel, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wabash College (2001) |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | Wabash |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Wabash (OLB) |
| 2002 | Heidelberg (LB) |
| 2003–2005 | Whittier (DC) |
| 2006–2010 | Whittier |
| 2011–2015 | Wabash (DC) |
| 2016–2018 | Allegheny |
| 2019–present | Bowdoin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–87 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× All-American (1999–2000) 3× All-NCAC (1998–2000) | |
William J. Hammer (born c. 1978) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Bowdoin College, a position he has held since 2019.[1][2][3] He was the head football coach for Whittier College from 2006 to 2010 and Allegheny College from 2016 to 2018.[4][5][6][7] He also coached for Wabash and Heidelberg.[8] He played college football for Wabash as a linebacker.[9]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Poets (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2006–2010) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Whittier | 2–7 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2007 | Whittier | 4–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2008 | Whittier | 1–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2009 | Whittier | 3–6 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Whittier | 2–7 | 1–5 | T–5th | |||||
| Whittier: | 12–33 | 6–24 | |||||||
| Allegheny Gators (North Coast Athletic Conference) (2016–2018) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Allegheny | 1–9 | 1–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2017 | Allegheny | 3–7 | 2–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2018 | Allegheny | 6–4 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
| Allegheny: | 10–20 | 9–18 | |||||||
| Bowdoin Polar Bears (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Bowdoin | 0–9 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Bowdoin | 1–8 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
| 2022 | Bowdoin | 3–6 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023 | Bowdoin | 4–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | Bowdoin | 3–6 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2025 | Bowdoin | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Bowdoin: | 11–34 | 11–34 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–87 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "B.J. Hammer - Fish Family Head Coach of Football - Football Coaches". Bowdoin College. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ Writer, Mike LoweStaff (July 30, 2019). "New Bowdoin football coach taking the first steps of a turnaround". Press Herald. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Bowdoin College hires new head football coach". Bangor Daily News. January 16, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "B.J. Hammer - Football Coach". Allegheny College Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ Tribune, Meadville (January 14, 2019). "Allegheny College football coach B.J. Hammer resigns". Meadville Tribune. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "B.J. Hammer Named Head Football Coach". Allegheny College Athletics. January 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Hammer relieved of duties by Poets". Daily Bulletin. November 18, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Allegheny hires Wabash assistant Hammer as football coach". Erie Times-News. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ College, Wabash. "Former Little Giant BJ Hammer Named Head Football Coach at Whittier". Wabash College. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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