Coaches
Tim Tibesar
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tim Tibesar
Played at North Dakota 1993-1996
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | San Diego State | Other | SA | Ted Tollner |
| 1998 | Grossmont | Position | LB | not known |
| 1999 | California | GA | GA | Tom Holmoe |
| 2000 | Cornell | Position | TE | not known |
| 2001-2003 | North Dakota | Position | LB | not known |
| 2004-2005 | North Dakota | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2006 | Kansas State | ST coord. | ST | Ron Prince |
| 2007-2008 | Kansas State | DC | DC/DB✓ | Ron Prince |
| 2009-2010 | Montreal Alouettes (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2011 | Montreal Alouettes (pro) | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2012 | Purdue | DC | DC/LB✓ | Danny Hope |
| 2013 | Chicago Bears (pro) | Position | LB | not known |
| 2014 | Northwestern | Analyst | def. consultant | Pat Fitzgerald* |
| 2015-2016 | Wisconsin | Position | OLB | Paul Chryst |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | Position | RGC/OLB | Paul Chryst |
| 2018-2021 | Oregon State | DC | DC/OLB✓ | Jonathan Smith |
| 2022- | Akron | DC | DC/LB✓ | Joe Moorhead* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kansas State | Defensive coordinator | 59 | 67 | 27 | 50 | 119 |
| 2008 | Kansas State | Defensive coordinator | 104 | 95 | 86 | 59 | 120 |
| 2012 | Purdue | Defensive coordinator | 70 | 66 | 80 | 78 | 124 |
| 2018 | Oregon State | Defensive coordinator | 129 | 129 | 128 | 128 | 130 |
| 2019 | Oregon State | Defensive coordinator | 108 | 114 | 98 | 129 | 130 |
| 2020 | Oregon State | Defensive coordinator | 113 | 108 | 117 | 108 | 127 |
| 2021 | Oregon State | Defensive coordinator | 82 | 90 | 80 | 113 | 130 |
| 2022 | Akron | Defensive coordinator | 113 | 120 | 99 | 127 | 131 |
| 2023 | Akron | Defensive coordinator | 52 | 97 | 39 | 113 | 133 |
| 2024 | Akron | Defensive coordinator | 95 | 106 | 105 | 52 | 134 |
| 2025 | Akron | Defensive coordinator | 60 | 65 | 53 | 95 | 136 |
| 2026 | Akron | Defensive coordinator | 132 | 129 | 111 | 60 | 138 |
Worked under
- Ted Tollner · San Diego State 1997 (Other)
- Tom Holmoe · California 1999 (GA)
- Ron Prince · Kansas State 2006-2008 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Danny Hope · Purdue 2012 (DC, Position)
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2014 (Analyst)
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2015-2017 (Other, Position)
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2018-2021 (DC, Position)
- Joe Moorhead* · Akron 2022-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dave Schramm · San Diego State 1997 · him Other, them Position
- Ron English · San Diego State 1997 · him Other, them Position
- Lyle Setencich · California 1999 · him GA, them DC, Other, Position
- Steve Hagen · California 1999 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Troy Taylor · California 1999 · him GA, them Position
- Bill Lazor · Cornell 2000 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Ron Prince · Cornell 2000 · him Position, them Position
- John Kelling · North Dakota 2004-2005 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Pete Sterbick · North Dakota 2004 · him DC, Position, them GA, Position
- James Franklin* · Kansas State 2006-2007 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Raheem Morris · Kansas State 2006 · him ST coord., them DC
- Ricky Rahne* · Kansas State 2006-2008 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them GA, Position
- Ron Prince · Kansas State 2006-2008 · him DC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Scott Frost* · Kansas State 2006 · him ST coord., them GA
- Dave Brock · Kansas State 2007-2008 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Warren Ruggiero · Kansas State 2008 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Danny Hope · Purdue 2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Gary Nord · Purdue 2012 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Kevin Wolthausen · Purdue 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Patrick Higgins · Purdue 2012 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Shawn Clark · Purdue 2012 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Adam Cushing · Northwestern 2014 · him Analyst, them Position
- Mick McCall · Northwestern 2014 · him Analyst, them OC
- Mike Hankwitz · Northwestern 2014 · him Analyst, them DC
- Pat Fitzgerald* · Northwestern 2014 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Randy Bates · Northwestern 2014 · him Analyst, them Position
- Daronte Jones · Wisconsin 2015 · him Position, them Position
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2015 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Rudolph · Wisconsin 2015-2017 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Paul Chryst · Wisconsin 2015-2017 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Sam Siefkes · Wisconsin 2015 · him Position, them GA
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Jon Budmayr · Wisconsin 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Justin Wilcox · Wisconsin 2016 · him Position, them DC
- Brian Lindgren · Oregon State 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Riley · Oregon State 2018 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2018-2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Billy Fessler · Akron 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Moorhead* · Akron 2022-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- J.D. Brookhart · Akron 2024-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position