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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator &linebackers coach |
| Team | Akron |
| Conference | MAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1972-08-27)August 27, 1972 (age 53) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1996 | North Dakota |
| Position | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | San Diego State (SA) |
| 1998 | Grossmont (LB) |
| 1999 | California (GA) |
| 2000 | Cornell (TE) |
| 2001–2003 | North Dakota (LB) |
| 2004–2005 | North Dakota (DC/LB) |
| 2006 | Kansas State (ST) |
| 2007–2008 | Kansas State (DC/DB) |
| 2009–2010 | Montreal Alouettes (LB) |
| 2011 | Montreal Alouettes (DC/LB) |
| 2012 | Purdue (DC/LB) |
| 2013 | Chicago Bears (LB) |
| 2014 | Northwestern (def. consultant) |
| 2015–2016 | Wisconsin (OLB) |
| 2017 | Wisconsin (RGC/OLB) |
| 2018–2021 | Oregon State (DC/OLB) |
| 2022–present | Akron (DC/LB) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2×Grey Cup champion (2009,2010) | |
Tim Tibesar (born August 27, 1972) is an Americangridiron football coach. He is thedefensive coordinator andlinebackers coach for theUniversity of Akron, positions he has held since 2022. Formerly was thedefensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach atOregon State University.
Tibesar began his coaching career atSan Diego State in 1997 as a student assistant and was later an assistant coach atGrossmont College in 1998, where he coached linebackers.[1] After a stint as a graduate assistant atCalifornia and as the tight ends coach atCornell, Tibesar returned to his alma materNorth Dakota as linebackers coach, eventually being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2004. He left North Dakota to be the special teams coordinator atKansas State in 2006. Tibesar was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2007 and was not retained when Kansas State head coachRon Prince was fired and replaced withBill Snyder.[2] Tibesar's departure was highlighted when he filed a lawsuit against the university for additional compensation after he wasn't retained, leading to the university to discover an alleged secret deal between Prince and then-athletic directorBob Krause.[3]
Tibesar was named the linebackers coach for theMontreal Alouettes of theCanadian Football League (CFL) in 2009, where he won twoGrey Cups as an assistant coach. After one season as the Alouettes' defensive coordinator, Tibesar returned to the collegiate ranks as the defensive coordinator atPurdue.[4][5] Tibesar spent only one season at Purdue before leaving to coach the linebackers for theChicago Bears under former Alouettes head coachMarc Trestman.[6] He was fired by the Bears after the season, ending his short tenure with the organization.[7] After working as a defensive consultant forNorthwestern in 2014, Tibesar was named the outside linebackers coach atWisconsin in 2015.[8][9]
Tibesar was named the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach atOregon State in December 2017.[10][11] He was terminated by Oregon State on November 7, 2021, the day after a 37-34 loss toColorado.[12]
In 2022, Tibesar joinedJoe Moorhead's staff atAkron as the defensive coordinator.[13]