# Tim Polasek

Tim Polasek (born August 8, 1979) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at North Dakota State. Prior to becoming the 32nd head coach in program history, he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2021–2023 at Wyoming 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 NCAA Division I Football Championships 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 Northern Illinois 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)

In 2006 Polasek joined NDSU as a graduate assistant. In 2007 he was named running backs coach which he held until the end of the team's 2011 season. For NDSU's 2012 championship season, Tim served as the special teams coordinator, tight ends coach, and fullbacks coach.

### Northern Illinois

In 2013 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 Poinsettia Bowl.

### North Dakota State (offensive coordinator)

In 2014 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 season after winning two additional championships with the Bison.

### Iowa

In February 2017 he became the offensive line coach at the University of Iowa under Kirk Ferentz. He stayed there until after the 2020 season.

### Wyoming

On February 10, 2021 the Wyoming Cowboys announced Polasek would reunite with Craig Bohl 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 Matt Entz. He left to be the assistant head coach of the defense and linebackers coach for USC. 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 Montana State 35-32, the Bisons 11th title game appearance and 10th win in 14 years.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS$^#$ | Coaches$^°$ |
| North Dakota State Bison (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2024–present) ||||||||
| 2024 | North Dakota State | 14–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | W NCAA Division I Championship | 1 | 1 |
| North Dakota State: | North Dakota State: | 14–2 | 7–1 | | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 14–2 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^#$Rankings from final TSN/STATS Ppll. $^°$Rankings from final FCS Coaches poll. ||||||||