Myers Hendrickson (born April 13, 1989) is an American

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coach. He is a senior analyst for the

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, a position he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach of

Western Illinois University Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College. Once West ...

from 2022 to 2023. He was the head football coach at

Kansas Wesleyan University Kansas Wesleyan University is a Private university, private Christian university in Salina, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1886, it is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It has about ...

from 2019 to 2021. Hendrickson joined

Matt Drinkall Matt Drinkall (born November 8, 1982) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach for the Central Michigan Chippewas. He previously held various offensive coaching positions for the Army Black Knights. Drinkall began his ...

's staff at Kansas Wesleyan in 2014 as quarterback and wide receiver coach. Hendrickson returned to Kansas Wesleyan in 2019 after Dinkall announced his resignation to join the staff at

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as an offensive

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. In the spring of 2024 he served as an analyst for

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. Hendrickson is the son of

Mark Hendrickson Mark Allan Hendrickson (born June 23, 1974) is an American former baseball and basketball player. Hendrickson was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) and played power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Continental Bask ...

, who was the head football coach at Western Illinois from 2008 to 2012.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Illinois profile

Western Illinois coach profile

Western Illinois player profile
1989 births Living people American football wide receivers Auburn Tigers football coaches Coe Kohawks football coaches FIU Panthers football coaches Holmes Bulldogs football coaches Illinois Fighting Illini football coaches Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes football coaches Northern State Wolves football coaches Western Illinois Leathernecks football players {{2010s-collegefootball-coach-stub