Coaches
Tim Polasek
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tim Polasek*
Head coach, North Dakota State · Played at Concordia (WI) 1998-2001 · alma mater (CFBD): Concordia (WI)
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Wisconsin Stevens Point | Position | QB | not known |
| 2003 | Wisconsin Stevens Point | Position | PGC/WR/TE | not known |
| 2003-2004 | Wisconsin Stevens Point | ST coord. | ST/PGC/WR/TE | not known |
| 2005 | Wisconsin Stevens Point | ST coord. | ST/DB | not known |
| 2006 | North Dakota State | GA | GA | not known |
| 2007-2011 | North Dakota State | Position | RB | not known |
| 2012 | North Dakota State | ST coord. | ST/TE/FB | not known |
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | Position | TE/FB | Rod Carey |
| 2014-2016 | North Dakota State | OC | OC/RB | not known |
| 2017-2020 | Iowa | Position | OL | Kirk Ferentz*+ |
| 2021-2023 | Wyoming | OC | OC/QB✓ | Craig Bohl |
| 2024- | North Dakota State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wyoming | Offensive coordinator | 64 | 79 | 56 | 85 | 130 |
| 2022 | Wyoming | Offensive coordinator | 108 | 110 | 94 | 64 | 131 |
| 2023 | Wyoming | Offensive coordinator | 69 | 73 | 56 | 108 | 133 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Dakota State (FCS) | 14-2 | - → - | 5 | 54 | - | 73% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | North Dakota State (FCS) | 12-1 | - → - | 3 | 1 | - | 88% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 7-2 | - → - | 81 | 3 | 10.7 | 92% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2013 (Position)
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 2017-2020 (Position)
- Craig Bohl · Wyoming 2021-2023 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 2
- Dan Larson · North Dakota State 2026 (OC, Position)
- Grant Olson · North Dakota State 2026 (DC)
Coached together
- Brent Vigen · North Dakota State 2006-2012 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them OC, Other, Position
- Craig Bohl · North Dakota State 2006-2012 · him GA, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Scottie Hazelton · North Dakota State 2007-2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jake Dickert*+ · North Dakota State 2008-2010 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Brian Ward · North Dakota State 2010 · him Position, them Position
- Kenni Burns · North Dakota State 2010-2012 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Chris Klieman · North Dakota State 2011-2016 · him OC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Tyler Roehl · North Dakota State 2011-2016 · him OC, Position, them GA, Position
- Steve Stanard · North Dakota State 2012 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Bob Cole · Northern Illinois 2013 · him Position, them OC
- Jay Niemann · Northern Illinois 2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Kevin Kane · Northern Illinois 2013 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Rod Carey · Northern Illinois 2013 · him Position, them Head coach
- Conor Riley · North Dakota State 2014-2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jamar Cain · North Dakota State 2014-2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Klanderman · North Dakota State 2014-2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Matt Entz* · North Dakota State 2014-2016 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Brian Ferentz · Iowa 2017-2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Ken O'Keefe · Iowa 2017-2020 · him Position, them Position
- Kirk Ferentz*+ · Iowa 2017-2020 · him Position, them Head coach
- Phil Parker · Iowa 2017-2020 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Jay Niemann · Iowa 2019-2020 · him Position, them Other
- Aaron Bohl · Wyoming 2021-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Craig Bohl · Wyoming 2021-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jay Sawvel* · Wyoming 2021-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Pete Kaligis · Wyoming 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Dan Larson · North Dakota State 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Grant Olson · North Dakota State 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jake Landry · North Dakota State 2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Nick Goeser · North Dakota State 2024 · him Head coach, them DC