Timm Lane Rosenbach (born October 27, 1966) is an American

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coach and former professional

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player. He is the co-

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and

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s coach for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, a position he has held since 2024. Rosenbach was the head football coach at Adams State University in

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, taking the position at the Division II school in December 2014 and remaining there until he resigned in December 2017 to become the offensive coordinator at Montana. He played from 1989 until 1995 in the

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(NFL) and the

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(CFL). Rosenbach attended

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and was selected in the first round of the 1989 NFL supplemental draft. Rosenbach became a coach after his retirement from the NFL, and he was hired in 1999 by NAIA school

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to be its quarterbacks coach. He has since gone on to work at other schools, including spending four years at his alma mater as its quarterbacks coach.

Early life

Born in

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, Rosenbach's father Lynn was a high school and college football coach, and the family lived in a number of locations. While Lynn was an assistant coach for three seasons at the

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, Timm attended Hellgate High School for two years. Lynn was hired by the athletic department at

in 1983, and the family moved that summer to Pullman; Rosenbach attended Pullman High School for two years and graduated in 1985. Although a quarterback as a sophomore at Hellgate, he was a halfback during his first season in Pullman, then returned to quarterback for the Greyhounds as a senior. He was also nationally ranked in the

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College career

After high school, Rosenbach played

in Pullman for the hometown

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. He

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and played three seasons, 1986 through 1988. Rosenbach led the nation in passing efficiency his junior year in 1988 under head coach

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. Following Erickson's departure after two seasons for

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in early 1989, Rosenbach skipped his fifth-year senior season on the

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to enter the NFL supplemental draft. He was seventh in the 1988

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. Rosenbach is a 2005 graduate of

, which has produced several other NFL quarterbacks, including Jack Thompson, Mark Rypien,

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, Ryan Leaf, Jason Gesser, Alex Brink, Jeff Tuel,

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, Gardner Minshew, and Anthony Gordon.

Professional career

Rosenbach was selected with the second pick of the

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NFL Supplemental Draft by the Phoenix Cardinals. After seeing spot duty his

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year in

, he started all 16 games in

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, taking every offensive snap for the Cardinals. He threw for 3,098 yards, 16 touchdowns, 17 interceptions, with a 54.2 completion percentage. Rosenbach started one year for the team before injuries prematurely ended his career. He attempted a comeback with the

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and

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of the CFL and the

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of the NFL. Upon his return to the NFL, he signed with the New Orleans Saints, but had to miss the season because of a ruptured disc in his back. He also missed the

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season with the Cardinals because of a knee injury suffered in

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Coaching career

Rosenbach was the quarterbacks coach and offensive play caller at

from 2003 to 2007 under head coach Bill Doba. In February 2012, he was hired as the

and quarterbacks coach at the

, under head coach Robin Pflugrad, who was replaced by Mick Delaney prior to the start of the season. On November 21, 2012, Rosenbach was named offensive coordinator at

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. Less than two months later on January 16,

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(UNLV) announced Rosenbach as the new offensive coordinator. On December 22, 2014, Adams State University announced Rosenbach as the Grizzlies' new head coach. He resigned that position on December 6, 2017, and returned to Montana as offensive coordinator. On March 1, 2024, Rosenbach was hired as the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for Cal Poly under head coach Paul Wulff.

Personal

Rosenbach is married to former professional volleyball player Kim Exner. They have two daughters, born in 2007 and 2009. Prior to his final season at WSU, Rosenbach's father Lynn died at age 53 in

Head coaching record

References

External links

Cal Poly profile

Montana profile
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