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Matt Hachmann

Matt Hachmann

HONORS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT STONY BROOK
• Helped the Seawolves to back-to-back FCS Playoff appearances in 2017 and 2018.
 
COACHING EXPERIENCE
• Recruiting Assistant: Northwestern (1994)
• Offensive Line Graduate Assistant: Northern Illinois (1995-1996)
• Offensive Line Coach: Oklahoma (1997-1998)
• Director of Football Operations: Maryland (1999)
• Assistant Coach: Lafayette (2000-2007)
• Defensive Coordinator/ILB: Towson (2008-2016)
• Linebackers Coach: Stony Brook (2017-2018)
• Linebackers Coach: Army West Point (2019)
• Special Teams Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers: Stony Brook (2020-present)
 
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree, marketing management, St. Thomas (Minn.), 1993.
 
PLAYING CAREER
Hachmann was a three-year letterwinner at St. Thomas. He helped the Tommies to the 1990 NCAA Division III quarterfinals.  He was also a member of the baseball team, earning Most Improved honors as a senior.
 
AT STONY BROOK
Returned in 2020 for his second stint with the Seawolves. Hachmann spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons as the linebackers coach and helped Stony Brook to back-to-back FCS Playoff appearances.
 
PRIOR TO STONY BROOK
Hachmann coached the linebackers at Army in 2019 after he served in the same role at Stony Brook for two seasons.
 
Prior to his first go-around at Stony Brook, the Queens, N.Y., native spent eight seasons at fellow CAA Football member Towson as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach. Along the way, Hachmann helped the Tigers to a pair of CAA championships in 2011 and 2012 and a trip to the FCS National Championship game in 2013.
 
Hachmann also spent nine seasons at Lafayette College, the final eight coaching the linebackers.  During his time with the Leopards, he spent four seasons as the special teams coordinator and two seasons as the recruiting coordinator.

He helped to build the Leopards into one of the top teams in the Patriot League.  From 2004-2006, the Leopards won three consecutive Patriot League championships.  LC posted back-to-back 8-4 seasons in 2004 and 2005, falling in the first round of the playoffs each season.

Hachmann joined the coaching profession in 1994 when he was a recruiting assistant at Northwestern University.  After one season, he moved on to Northern Illinois where he served as a graduate assistant offensive line coach for two seasons.

He would later spend two seasons working with the offensive line at Oklahoma before becoming the Director of Football Operations at Maryland in 1999.
 
NOTABLE STUDENT-ATHLETES UNDER COACH HACHMANN
• LB Shayne Lawless (2014-18) – Lawless earned first team All-CAA Football honors in 2018 and received a spot on the FCS ADA Academic All-Star team. He was also a two-time second team All-CAA Football performer. Lawless finished his career with 35
• LB Shayne Lawless (2014-18) – Lawless earned first team All-CAA Football honors in 2018 and received a spot on the FCS ADA Academic All-Star team. He was also a two-time second team All-CAA Football performer. Lawless finished his career with 35 consecutive starts and ranked fourth in career tackles at Stony Brook with 288, fourth in TFLs with 40.0 and 10th in sacks with 13.5.
• LB Noah McGinty (2014-18) – McGinty led Stony Brook with 94 total tackles in 2018 on his was to third team All-CAA Football. He finished his career ranked tied for fourth in career tackles with 288 and 10th in career tackles for a loss with 31.5.
• LB Monte Gaddis (Towson) – 2012 second team All-America selection.
• LB Chris Tedder (Towson) – 2015 CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year.

PERSONAL
Hachmann was born in Queens, N.Y., and raised in Chicago. He is married to Kimberly and the pair have three children (Rien, Jake and Justin).

 
Year Team Position
1994  Recruiting Assistant  Northwestern
1995  Offensive Line Graduate Assistant  Northern Illinois
1996  Offensive Line Graduate Assistant  Northern Illinois
1997  Offensive Line Coach  Oklahoma
1998  Offensive Line Coach  Oklahoma
1999  Director of Football Operations  Maryland
2000  Running Backs Coach  Lafayette
2001  Linebackers Coach  Lafayette
2002  Linebackers Coach  Lafayette
2003  Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach  Lafayette
2004  Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach  Lafayette
2005  Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach  Lafayette
2006  Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach  Lafayette
2007    Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers Coach      Lafayette
2008  Defensive Coordinator/ILB Coach  Towson
2009  Defensive Coordinator/ILB Coach  Towson
2010  Defensive Coordinator/ILB Coach  Towson
2011  Defensive Coordinator/ILB Coach  Towson
2012      Defensive Coordinator/ILB Coach  Towson
2013  Defensive Coordinator/ILB Coach  Towson
2014  Defensive Coordinator/ILB Coach  Towson
2015  Defensive Coordinator/ILB Coach  Towson
2016      Defensive Coordinator/ILB Coach  Towson
2017      Linebackers Coach  Stony Brook
2018  Linebackers Coach  Stony Brook
2019  Linebackers Coach  Army
2020-21  Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers  Stony Brook
2021   Special Team Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers  Stony Brook
2022  Special Team Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers  Stony Brook
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