Jason Killday begins his second season as the Hawks' head football coach in the 2025 season. In his first season with QU, Killday led the Hawks to a 6-4 overall record and a 5-3 record in the GLVC.
Killday spent eight seasons as the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and recruiting coordinator at Truman State University. Prior to his time with the Bulldogs, Killday spent six seasons with the Hawks as the assistant head coach, quarterbacks coach, and recruiting coordinator.
Killday coordinated every aspect of Truman State's offense during his years in Kirksville, including game planning, practice planning, and game-day play calling. Under Killday's eight seasons as offensive coordinator, Truman State averaged an impressive 29.8 points and 356.5 yards per game.
Killday assisted Truman State football in winning a GLVC Conference Championship for the 2016 season and in winning the America's Crossroads Bowl Championship in the 2019, 2021 and 2022 seasons. He facilitated in leading the program to four consecutive 9-win seasons for the first time in the history of the program. Killday implemented a new offensive system which increased the points per game from 17.5 (2015) to 27.6 (2016). Under his direction, the team averaged 30-plus points per game for four consecutive seasons for the first time in program history.
Prior to his first stint at QU, Killday was an assistant football coach at three Illinois high schools.
Killday was a starting quarterback for two years at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois. He earned a B.S. in Education at Illinois College and a teaching certification – K-12 in physical education at MacMurray College. Early in his career, as an assistant coach Killday was part of two undefeated seasons and two IHSA Class 5A State Championships at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield, Ill.
