Jace Schillinger - Football Coach - University of Montana Athletics

Jace Schillinger

Title:
Tight Ends
Email:
Jace.Schillinger@mso.umt.edu
Phone:
243-2969

Twitter: @jaceschillinger

Jace Schillinger enters his second year at UM in 2019 after a successful career as both the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at his alma mater Dickinson State in North Dakota. He serves as the tight ends coach under head coach Bobby Hauck.

A member of a Montana football legacy family, Jace's coaching roots go deep at the high school level in the Treasure State. His uncle, the legendary Don Schillinger is the second-winningest coach in Montana history with an amazing 318 wins over a 37-year career. His brother Shann was a standout for the Grizzlies before a stint in the NFL. He and Shann now coach together at UM.

At Dickinson State, Schillinger led the Blue Hawks to three-straight North Star Conference Championships and NAIA Playoff appearances from 2015 to 2017. His offenses averaged 442.7 yards and 37.6 points per game in 2017, a school record.

He also served as Dickinson State's Track and Field coach in 2015, guiding the Blue Hawks to men's and women's North Star Conference Championships and garnering him three Coach of the Year awards.

In 2009 and 2010, Schillinger served as the running backs coach at the University of North Dakota, mentoring two Great West all-conference running backs in Mitch Sutton (2009) and Josh Murray (2010).

His 14-year coaching career also includes stops around Montana at Billings Central Catholic High School, Park High School in Livingston, and his alma mater, Baker High School.

Schillinger graduated from Dickinson State in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education. He won three consecutive DAC-10 championships from 2002 to 2004 as a tailback for the Blue Hawks. He was a two-time team captain in 2003 and 2004 and was also a two-time NAIA All-American and first team all-conference selection.

In 2004, he was the recipient of the NAIA Champions of Character Award and was named the DAC-10 Conference Football Athlete of the Year. He was also named the DSU Outstanding Male Physical Education Student of the Year in 2005. He is Dickinson State's all-time leader in rushing yards, all-purpose yards and points scored. In 2014 he was inducted into the Blue Hawk Hall of Fame.

Schillinger graduated from Baker High School in 2000 and won both football and basketball state championships with the Spartans in 1999 and 2000.

The Schillinger File
Hometown: Baker, Mont.
Alma Mater: Dickinson State, 2005, B.S. Health & Physical Education
Playing Experience: Dickinson State, 2001-2004
Family: Wife Amie, Kids Lola, Grady, Vaida

Collegiate Coaching Experience