Jeff Hammerschmidt Hometown: San Diego, Calif. High School: Helix High School Last College: Arizona Position: Special Teams Coordinator/DEs Birthdate: 12/09/1967 At Arizona:: Eighth Year; 20th Year in Coaching

Former Wildcat defensive back and coach Jeff Hammerschmidt joined the Arizona staff in 2008 after defining his early coaching career on the defensive side of play. He's special teams coordinator and works with the defensive ends. He has coached all defensive positions in his career.

Hammerschmit, who worked earlier at Arizona under Dick Tomey, adds Wildcat heritage as a former star player.

Hammerschmidt, 43, was a four-year letterman, three-year starting safety and earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors as a junior at Arizona in 1989. He coached at UA under Tomey for four years after completing play, from 1992 to 1995, working with defensive backs his final two years.

He came to Arizona's staff in the second stint from San Jose State, where he was linebackers coach for Tomey in 2007. He also has additional Pac-10 experience as the outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Stanford in 2006 and worked under another former Arizona defensive coach, Rich Ellerson, at Cal Poly in 2005 and at Southern Utah from 1996-97.

He also was defensive coordinator for five years at St. Mary's and Montana, and coordinated special teams for two years in the Big Ten at Indiana.

After his playing career as a Wildcat - which included some play at option quarterback in 1987 -- he began his career as a graduate assistant on Tomey's 1992 staff and became a fulltime UA secondary coach in 1993, working in Tucson three seasons.

Recent Career Highlights

• Coached senior Brooks Reed to first-team All-Pac-10 honors in 2010, with senior Ricky Elmore earning a second-team citation.

• Elmore led the league with 11 sacks, with Reed and D'Aundre Reed adding 8.5 more to help Arizona finish third in team sacks.

• Coached then junior Elmore to honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors in 2009 as the team leader and No. 2 in the league with 10.5 sacks.

• Led special teams that led the league in punt returns and finished No. 3 in kickoff returns.

• Coached place kicker Alex Zendejas to a 77 percent effectiveness in his first year as FG specialist including a school-record four-makes game and a game winner against ASU.

• Coached Jason Bondzio to school-record season and career field goal percentage records after a 14-for-16 effort in 2008. Coached Bondzio and punter Keenyn Crier to honorable mention all-league honors

• Helped sophomore defensive end Brooks Reed earn honorable mention all-Pac-10 honors in his first season as a starter in 2008

• Coached punting unit to second in Pac-10 and 27th nationally in net punting, with soph Keenyn Crier improving his individual average to 43.9 yards per kick. UA's Mike Thomas earned first-team All-Pac-10 punt return honors.

• Coached first-team All-WAC and Nagurski Award contender Matt Castelo at San Jose State, a Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Game player in 2008 and one of the nation's leading tacklers in his career. Also helped put Demetrius Jones in the all-star game.

• Coached eventual six-year NFL veteran (San Diego) defensive end Kris Dielman at Indiana

• Helped develop Indiana's Adawale Ogunleye into an eight-year NFL veteran with the Chicago Bears

• Coached Indiana's Antwaan Randle El on special teams; the multi-purpose player is a six-year NFL wide receiver for Washington Redkins

• Coached 1994 Arizona consensus All-American safety Tony Bouie and two-time All-Pac-10 safety Brandon Sanders

• Third of four noted Helix High School (San Diego) safeties at Arizona - Chuck Cecil, Allan Durden, Hammerschmidt and Brandon Sanders

• First-team All Pac-10 honors in 1989 as a Wildcat junior, honorable mention 1990

• Semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as a UA safety in 1989

• Pac-10 Player of the Week against Oklahoma in 1989 after UA's 6-3 victory over No. 6 Sooners

• 1991 Hula Bowl and Japan All-Star Bowl games participant

• Free-agent contract with Los Angeles Rams 1991 and played for Frankfurt Galaxy of World Football League in 1992

Hammerschmidt's Coaching History
1992	Grad Assistant	Arizona
1993	Safeties Coach	Arizona
1994-95	Defensive Backs Coach	Arizona
1996-97	Defensive Coordinator/LB/DL	Southern Utah
1998-99	Special Teams Coordinator/OLBS	Indiana
2000-02	Defensive Coordinator	Saint Mary's
2003-04	Defensive Coordinator	Montana
2005	Linebackers Coach	Cal Poly
2006	Special Teams/OLB	Stanford
2007	Linebackers Coach	San Jose State
2008	Special Teams Coordinator/DE	Arizona
2009	Special Teams Coordinator/DE	Arizona
2010    Special Teams Coordinator/DE    Arizona
2011    Special Teams Coordinator/DE    Arizona

Hammerschmidt in the Postseason
1986	Aloha Bowl	Arizona player
1989 	Copper Bowl	Arizona player
1990	Aloha Bowl	Arizona player
1992	Sun Bowl	Arizona coach
1994	Fiesta Bowl	Arizona coach
1994	Freedom Bowl	Arizona coach
2003	Division I-AA 1st round	Montana coach
2004	Division I-AA Title game	Montana coach
2005	Division I-AA 1st round	Cal Poly coach
2008	Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl	Arizona coach
2009    Holiday Bowl           Arizona coach
2010    Alamo Bowl      Arizona coach

The Hammerschmidt File
Date of Birth:	December 9, 1967
Hometown:	San Diego, Calif.
High School:	Helix High School, 1986
College:	Arizona, 1991
Playing Experience:	Safety, Arizona (1987-90)
Recruiting Areas:	San Diego, Northern California
Family:	Wife, Felicity; daughter, Bryn; son, Bode