Tim Polasek (born August 8, 1979) is an American

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coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at

North Dakota State North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural Colle ...

. Prior to becoming the 32nd head coach in program history, he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2021–2023 at

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

under former Bison head coach, Craig Bohl. He also served as the offensive coordinator at North Dakota State for three seasons from 2014–2016 where he helped the Bison to two consecutive

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s in addition to winning two more national championships as a position coach (2011–12). He spent the 2013 season coaching tight ends and fullbacks at

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before returning to North Dakota State for the 2014 season. The 2024 season is his 11th season (total) on staff for the Bison and his third stint in Fargo.

Coaching career

Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Polasek began his career in coaching with Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He began in the spring of 2003 as the team's quarterbacks coach. For the fall he was given the role of pass game coordinator, wide receivers coach, and tight ends coach. In 2004 he added the role of special teams coordinator. In 2005 he was the team's defensive backs coach and the special teams coordinator.

North Dakota State (first stint)

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Polasek joined NDSU as a

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. In

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

he was named running backs coach which he held until the end of the team's

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

season. For NDSU's

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

championship season, Tim served as the special teams coordinator, tight ends coach, and fullbacks coach.

Northern Illinois

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Polasek joined the Huskies as the team's tight ends coach and fullbacks coach. He helped the team to the 2013 Mid-American Conference championship game and

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North Dakota State (offensive coordinator)

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Polasek returned to Fargo, as the team's offensive coordinator and running backs coach. He stayed in that role until the end of the

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

season after winning two additional championships with the Bison.

Iowa

In February

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

he became the offensive line coach at the

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under

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. He stayed there until after the

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season.

Wyoming

On February 10,

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

the Wyoming Cowboys announced Polasek would reunite with

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as the team's new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

North Dakota State (head coach)

On Dec. 17, 2023, Polasek was announced as the new head coach, replacing

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. He left to be the assistant head coach of the defense and linebackers coach for

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. In his first year, Polasek lead the Bison to a 14-2 record, winning both the Missouri Valley Football conference title and the National Championship, beating

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35-32, the Bisons 11th title game appearance and 10th win in 14 years.

Head coaching record

References

External links

North Dakota State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Polasek, Tim 1979 births Living people American football quarterbacks Concordia Falcons football players Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches North Dakota State Bison football coaches Northern Illinois Huskies football coaches Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football coaches Wyoming Cowboys football coaches People from Iola, Wisconsin Coaches of American football from Wisconsin Players of American football from Wisconsin