| Tom Eckert | |
| Player Years1: | 1961–1962 |
| Player Team1: | Florida State |
| Player Years2: | 1963 |
| Player Team2: | Hardin–Simmons |
| Player Years3: | 1964–1965 |
| Player Team3: | Northeastern State |
| Player Years4: | 1966 |
| Player Team4: | Tulsa Oilers |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1968–1970 |
| Coach Team1: | Field Kindley HS (KS) |
| Coach Years2: | 1971–1986 |
| Coach Team2: | Northeastern State (DC) |
| Coach Years3: | 1987–2002 |
| Coach Team3: | Northeastern State |
| Overall Record: | 101–71–3 (college) 16–9–2 (high school) |
| Tournament Record: | 4–4 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 2–2 (NCAA D-II playoff) |
| Championships: | 1 NAIA Division I (1994) 5 OIC (1987, 1990–1991, 1994–1995) 2 LSC (1999–2000) 2 LSC North Division (1999–2000) |
| Awards: | NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1994) |
Tom Eckert is a former American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma from 1987 to 2002, compiling a record of 101–71–3. During that time, he led his team to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1999 and 2000.[2]
Eckert played professional football for one season as a quarterback for the Tulsa Oilers of the Texas Football League in 1966.[3]