Wisconsin Football Coaches Association

Tom was born in Milwaukee, WI on July 21, 1965 to Bill and Kathy Noennig. He graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran High School in 1983, where he played football and basketball for the Vikings. The support of his parents was influential to his love of sports.

Noennig continued playing football at UW-Whitewater and was part of the 1984 WSUC Conference Championship team. Tom started his coaching career in 1988 while student teaching at Jefferson High School.

Following graduation, he was hired by Hartford Union High School to teach Social Studies and coach football, basketball, and track and field. He feels fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn and grow from some outstanding coaches: Pete Hoffmann, Doran Timmer, Joe Dobson, and most importantly Dan Brunner. Without these influential coaches, his career would not have reached the level it did.

While at Hartford, Tom met his wife, Deb.  An outstanding coach in her own right, she has been the ultimate coach’s wife, taking care of the family and spoiling the coaching staff following Friday night games. She cannot be thanked enough for her sacrifice and support.  Tom and Deb were blessed with two wonderful children, Tommy and Samantha.  Tommy had a great high school and college football career and is continuing the family coaching tradition as he has finished his second season at Sussex Hamilton High School. Sam was a two-time national champion track athlete at Arizona State University and is pursuing a career as a Physician Assistant.

During his time as a defensive coordinator at Hartford, Tom was part of numerous conference championships and many playoff appearances. In 2005, he was hired as the Head Coach at Mayville High School. This stint was highlighted by a state runner up appearance in 2006 and a conference championship in 2007. In 2009, he returned to Hartford to follow Dan Brunner as the next Head Coach. Tom stayed at Hartford until 2015. This stint was highlighted by multiple playoff appearances and an undefeated conference championship in 2010. He was also able to coach his son, Tommy. In 2016, he returned as Head Coach at Mayville and rebuilt a program that had fallen on hard times. The Cardinals reached the playoffs two times and earned their first home playoff win in 11 years. He retired from coaching following the 2019 season and remained as an administrator and athletic director until he and Deb retired from education in 2022.