KFGO – University of North Dakota head football coach Bubba Schweigert announced the hiring of Jake Landry as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks’ coach on Thursday afternoon. Landry returns to UND with a wealth of coaching experience and will enter his 14th season as a collegiate coach in 2024.

“We’re excited to have Jake joining our staff and we look forward to his contributions to Fighting Hawks football,” said Coach Schweigert. “He brings a great deal of experience to our staff, including FBS experience and successful coordinating experience for a number of years. As a former player, he understands the rich winning tradition of UND football and we think he is a great fit for our staff.”

Most recently, Landry spent the previous two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at St. Thomas. Over his two seasons, the Tommies had 14 individuals reach All-Pioneer Football League status and compiled a record of 18-4 (15-1 Pioneer Football League).

“The opportunity to come back and be the offensive coordinator in my hometown and Alma mater is something my family and I are very excited about,” Coach Landry said. “I am ready to dive into the work ahead and honored for this incredible opportunity.”

With his guidance, the Tommies won the PFL conference title and had one of the most explosive offenses in the FCS in 2022, ending the regular season ranked No. 1 in the PFL in scoring offense (32.6 points per game) and No. 2 in both rushing offense (200.2 yards per game) and total offensive touchdowns (22). St. Thomas finished the 2022 regular season ranked No. 19 in the FCS Coaches’ Poll with a record of 10-1 and a perfect 8-0 standing in conference play. The Tommies were unable to participate in the FCS playoffs in 2022 due to the recent transition from NCAA Division III.

Landry also comes to North Dakota with FBS experience, spending time at Temple and Northern Illinois. He served as the quarterbacks coach for the Owls in 2021 and helped the Temple quarterbacks combine to throw for 2,041 yards and 10 touchdowns before being named one of the AFCA 35 Coaches Under 35. His time at Temple started as an offensive analyst for the offensive line and running backs and his coaching helped the Owls reach the 2019 Military Bowl.

Prior to his time at Temple, Landry was the running back coach at Northern Illinois in 2018 and he was part of the staff that won the 2018 Mid-American Conference Championship. With the help of his leadership, running back Tre Harbison was named to the All-MAC Second Team after rushing for 1,034 yards and five scores in 2018.

Landry served as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Wisconsin-La Crosse during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. As the offensive coordinator, the Eagle offense led the WIAC in passing yards both years. He earned the title of WIAC Co-Assistant Coach of the Year in 2017 when UW-L posted an 8-2 record to finish with its most wins since 2006 at the time.

He spent three years at NIU (2013-15) at the start of his coaching career, working with the quarterbacks in 2013 and 2015 and the linebackers in 2014. The Huskies received bowl invitations each season he was on staff and NIU played in the MAC Championship game all three years.

Before his first stints at Northern Illinois, Landry served two seasons as the wide receivers coach at Minnesota Duluth as a graduate assistant. In both 2011 and 2012, the Bulldogs won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division title. The Bulldogs averaged 46.5 points per game in 2011 and made a quarterfinal appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

UND fans should recognize the Landry name, as he played quarterback at the University of North Dakota from 2007-10. He started the last two seasons and was also a team captain. He still holds the No. 8 career completion percentage in UND history with a completion percentage of 59.6. Landry currently holds the longest pass play in UND’s Division I history, which was an 85-yard strike to Greg Hardin at Northern Illinois on Sept. 11, 2010.

Landry earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of North Dakota in 2011. He also holds two master’s degrees, with one in education from Minnesota Duluth (2015) and one in sports management from Northern Illinois (2020).