| Jeff Schmedding | |
| Birth Date: | January 19, 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Coach Years1: | 2004–2006 |
| Coach Team1: | Eastern Washington (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2007 |
| Coach Team2: | Eastern Washington (S) |
| Coach Years3: | 2008–2009 |
| Coach Team3: | Eastern Washington (LB) |
| Coach Years4: | 2010–2014 |
| Coach Team4: | Eastern Washington (ST/S) |
| Coach Years5: | 2015–2018 |
| Coach Team5: | Eastern Washington (DC/S) |
| Coach Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Coach Team6: | Boise State (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2021 |
| Coach Team7: | Auburn (LB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2022 |
| Coach Team8: | Auburn (DC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Coach Team9: | Washington State (DC) |
Jeff Schmedding (born January 19, 1978) is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator at Washington State University. He previously served as the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Auburn University as well as the defensive coordinator for Boise State University.
Schmedding began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Eastern Washington. Schmedding would serve numerous roles for the team including coaching special teams, safeties and linebackers before becoming the defensive coordinator for Eastern Washington in 2015. In 2019, he was hired by Bryan Harsin to serve as the defensive coordinator for Boise State. In 2021, when Harsin left Boise State for Auburn, he hired Schmedding to coach linebackers.[1] In 2022, Schmedding was named Auburn's defensive coordinator following the departure of Derek Mason. [2] Schmedding also served as Auburn's assistant head coach. [3] [4] Following Bryan Harsin's firing from Auburn midway through the 2022 season, Schmedding was the lone assistant brought by Harsin to Auburn that was retained by interim head coach Cadillac Williams.[5] Upon the hiring of Hugh Freeze it was announced that Schmedding would not be retained by Auburn.[6] In January 2023, Schmedding was named defensive coordinator at Washington State.[7]
Schmedding is married and has two sons.[8]