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Coaches

Tim Lester

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

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Tim Lester

Played at Western Michigan 1996-1999 · alma mater (CFBD): Western Michigan

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
2000Wheaton Warrenville South HS (IL) (HS)OCOffensive coordinatornot known
2001Saint Benedict at Auburndale (TN) (unknown)OCOffensive coordinatornot known
2002-2003ElmhurstOCOffensive coordinatornot known
2004Saint Joseph's (IN)Head coachHead coachhimself
2005-2006Western MichiganPositionQuarterbacks coachBill Cubit
2007North CentralDCAssistant head coach & defensive coordinatornot known
2008-2012ElmhurstHead coachHead coachhimself
2013-2014SyracusePositionQuarterbacks coach & recruiting coordinatorScott Shafer
2014-2015SyracuseOCOffensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach✓Scott Shafer
2016PurduePositionQuarterbacks coachGerad Parker* (2016), Darrell Hazell (2016)
2017-2022Western MichiganHead coachHead coach✓himself
2023Green Bay Packers (pro)AnalystSenior analystnot known
2024-IowaOCOffensive coordinator✓Kirk Ferentz*+

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2014SyracuseOffensive coordinator (interim)116120117101128
2015SyracuseOffensive coordinator10376103116128
2024IowaOffensive coordinator956976133134
2025IowaOffensive coordinator80304695136
2026IowaOffensive coordinator86725380138
SeasonHead coach atRecordAP before → afterOff EPA/playDef EPA/playSP+Team year beforeTeams
2017Western Michigan6-6- → -7172-2.493% wins130
2018Western Michigan7-6- → -57114-10.750% wins130
2019Western Michigan7-6- → -2456-4.954% wins130
2020Western Michigan4-2- → -6940.654% wins127
2021Western Michigan8-5- → -13910.667% wins130
2022Western Michigan5-7- → -12247-17.362% wins131
SeasonHead coach below FBSLevelRecord
2004Saint Joseph'sDivision II7-4
2008ElmhurstDivision III7-3
2009ElmhurstDivision III4-6
2010ElmhurstDivision III6-4
2011ElmhurstDivision III6-4
2012ElmhurstDivision III0-2

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On his staffs · 12

Coached together

  • Bill Cubit · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Brian Rock · Western Michigan 2005 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
  • Chuck Bullough · Western Michigan 2005 · him Position, them Position
  • George McDonald · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Jake Moreland · Western Michigan 2005-2020 · him Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
  • Scott Shafer · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him Position, them DC
  • Steve Morrison · Western Michigan 2005-2006 · him Position, them Position
  • A. J. Ricker · Western Michigan 2006 · him Position, them GA
  • Clayton White · Western Michigan 2006 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
  • Chuck Bullough · Syracuse 2013-2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC
  • Clark Lea* · Syracuse 2013-2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
  • George McDonald · Syracuse 2013-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
  • Scott Shafer · Syracuse 2013-2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
  • Bobby Acosta · Syracuse 2014-2015 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
  • Jake Moreland · Syracuse 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
  • Steve Gregory · Syracuse 2015 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
  • Darrell Hazell · Purdue 2016 · him Position, them Head coach
  • Gerad Parker* · Purdue 2016 · him Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
  • Marcus Freeman*+ · Purdue 2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
  • Ross Els · Purdue 2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
  • Taver Johnson · Purdue 2016 · him Position, them Position
  • Terry Malone · Purdue 2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
  • Cory Sanders · Western Michigan 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
  • David Duggan · Western Michigan 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Kevin Johns · Western Michigan 2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Lou Esposito · Western Michigan 2017-2022 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Terry Malone · Western Michigan 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Tim Daoust · Western Michigan 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them DC
  • Mike Bath · Western Michigan 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Trevor Andrews · Western Michigan 2019-2022 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Greg Harbaugh Jr. · Western Michigan 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
  • Eric Evans · Western Michigan 2021 · him Head coach, them OC
  • Jeff Thorne · Western Michigan 2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Jay Niemann · Iowa 2024-2026 · him OC, them Other
  • Jon Budmayr · Iowa 2024-2026 · him OC, them Position
  • Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 2024-2026 · him OC, them Head coach
  • Phil Parker · Iowa 2024-2026 · him OC, them DC, Position
  • Warren Ruggiero · Iowa 2025 · him OC, them Analyst
  • Jay Norvell · Iowa 2026 · him OC, them Position

Played together