Bob Bostad (born September 7, 1966) is the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for Indiana University.

Education

Bostad graduated from the

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

in 1989 with a degree in Physical Education. In 1994, he received his master's degree in

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from the

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Coaching career

Bostad's first coaching job was as Offensive Line Coach at the

from 1990 to 1991. From there he served in the same position at

California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge), is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. With a total enrollment of 36,848 students (as of Fall 2024), it has the ...

before becoming a graduate assistant at the

. He served as Offensive Line Coach and

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of the

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and offensive line Coach of the

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from 1999 to 2005. Bostad served as the Tight Ends Coach, Offensive Line Coach, and Running Game Coordinator for the

Wisconsin Badgers The Wisconsin Badgers are the College athletics in the United States, athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I ...

from 2006–2011. Bostad briefly served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh before taking the position of offensive line coach for the

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in February 2012. He then spent two seasons coaching with Tampa Bay and two seasons coaching with the

Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. They play the ...

. He most recently was tight ends and fullbacks coach at Northern Illinois in 2016, before taking the job as inside linebackers coach with the Badgers in February 2017. In December of 2022, Bostad accepting the offensive line coach job at

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Personal life

Bostad is a native of

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. He has three daughters: Rachel, Bryn and Annika, and a son, John.

References

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