Temple University Athletics
Football
Harmon, Craig
Craig Harmon
- Title:
- Quarterbacks
- Email:
- craig.harmon@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-4694
Craig Harmon was hired in 2019 as the quarterbacks coach following five seasons with Rod Carey at Northern Illinois.
Harmon had a variety of positions within Carey’s staff but was the quarterbacks coach from 2016-2018. The 2018 season the offense did well in the air amassing 2,175 passing yards and 15 touchdowns with six different receivers catching touchdowns. It was a challenging season for Harmon in 2017 as NIU used three different starting signal callers. It was the second consecutive season NIU employed multiple starting quarterbacks to execute the offense.
Due to injury, four different quarterbacks started games for NIU in 2016 as Harmon’s protégés embraced the “next man up” philosophy. The quartet combined to complete 58 percent of their passes for 2,688 yards and 20 touchdowns while rushing for 833 yards and averaging almost five yards per rush.
Harmon was the tight ends/fullbacks/special teams coordinator in 2015 and was the tight ends and fullbacks coach in 2014.
In 2015, NIU’s special teams units also excelled under Harmon as kickoff returner Aregeros Turner was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Year and kicker Christian Hagan garnered first-team All-MAC honors in 2015.
In 2014 and 2015, Harmon’s players helped the Huskies' offense excel in both the rushing and passing games with tight end Shane Wimann developing into one of the most productive players at that position in school history. In 2014, NIU finished with more than 6,000 yards of total offense and won 11 games along with the Mid-American Conference Championship.
Harmon spent the 2013 season as tight ends coach at Division III power Wisconsin-Whitewater, which posted a 15-0 record and won the national title. Prior to 2013, he was the tight ends and assistant offensive line coach at Georgia State University in Atlanta from 2010-12, working for head coach Bill Curry to help start the GSU program.
Harmon was offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for four seasons (2006-09) at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.
Harmon’s first stint at NIU was as a graduate assistant in 2004 and 2005 where he worked with the offense.
Harmon walked on to the team and played quarterback for NIU from 1998-2000. He redshirted the 1999 campaign but returned to play as a back-up quarterback in 2000 before transferring to Quincy University, where he completed his playing career and earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education.
After graduating from Quincy in 2002, Harmon began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater. He received his master’s degree from Quincy University the following year.
He played his prep football at Alton High School in Alton, Illinois. He has a wife, Megan and they have a son, Cooper, and three daughters, Morgan, Madison, and Mia.
Harmon had a variety of positions within Carey’s staff but was the quarterbacks coach from 2016-2018. The 2018 season the offense did well in the air amassing 2,175 passing yards and 15 touchdowns with six different receivers catching touchdowns. It was a challenging season for Harmon in 2017 as NIU used three different starting signal callers. It was the second consecutive season NIU employed multiple starting quarterbacks to execute the offense.
Due to injury, four different quarterbacks started games for NIU in 2016 as Harmon’s protégés embraced the “next man up” philosophy. The quartet combined to complete 58 percent of their passes for 2,688 yards and 20 touchdowns while rushing for 833 yards and averaging almost five yards per rush.
Harmon was the tight ends/fullbacks/special teams coordinator in 2015 and was the tight ends and fullbacks coach in 2014.
In 2015, NIU’s special teams units also excelled under Harmon as kickoff returner Aregeros Turner was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Year and kicker Christian Hagan garnered first-team All-MAC honors in 2015.
In 2014 and 2015, Harmon’s players helped the Huskies' offense excel in both the rushing and passing games with tight end Shane Wimann developing into one of the most productive players at that position in school history. In 2014, NIU finished with more than 6,000 yards of total offense and won 11 games along with the Mid-American Conference Championship.
Harmon spent the 2013 season as tight ends coach at Division III power Wisconsin-Whitewater, which posted a 15-0 record and won the national title. Prior to 2013, he was the tight ends and assistant offensive line coach at Georgia State University in Atlanta from 2010-12, working for head coach Bill Curry to help start the GSU program.
Harmon was offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for four seasons (2006-09) at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.
Harmon’s first stint at NIU was as a graduate assistant in 2004 and 2005 where he worked with the offense.
Harmon walked on to the team and played quarterback for NIU from 1998-2000. He redshirted the 1999 campaign but returned to play as a back-up quarterback in 2000 before transferring to Quincy University, where he completed his playing career and earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education.
After graduating from Quincy in 2002, Harmon began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater. He received his master’s degree from Quincy University the following year.
He played his prep football at Alton High School in Alton, Illinois. He has a wife, Megan and they have a son, Cooper, and three daughters, Morgan, Madison, and Mia.
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