NDSU

Tim Polasek was named head football coach at North Dakota State University on Dec. 17, 2023. He is the 32nd head coach in program history.

In his first season at the helm, Polasek led NDSU to its 11th Missouri Valley Football Conference championship with a 7-1 league record and the program's 10th NCAA Division I FCS national championship. The Bison defeated previously unbeaten and top-ranked Montana State 35-32 in the title game to finish 14-2 overall.

Polasek was part of the NDSU staff under head coach Craig Bohl from 2006 to 2012 coaching the running backs, tight ends and fullbacks in addition to his duties with special teams and recruiting. He returned to North Dakota State in 2014 and spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach under Chris Klieman.

In between his first two stops at North Dakota State, Polasek was the tight ends and fullbacks coach for a 12-2 Northern Illinois team that advanced to the 2013 Mid-American Conference championship game and Poinsettia Bowl.

Polasek has eight years coaching experience at the FBS level. He spent four seasons in the Big Ten Conference as offensive line coach at Iowa from 2017 to 2020, and was in the Mountain West Conference as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Bohl at Wyoming from 2021 to 2023.

He was an assistant coach at Wisconsin-Stevens Point for three seasons before coming to North Dakota State. Polasek coached the defensive backs (2005), wide receivers/tight ends (2003-04) and quarterbacks (spring 2003), and was the special teams coordinator in 2004-05 and passing game coordinator in 2003-04.

The all-time leading passer at Concordia University in Wisconsin, he set single-game, single-season and career records in TD passes, passing yards, completions and completion percentage. Polasek was the 2000 Badger-Illini Conference Player of the Year. He was a two-time first team all-conference selection in 2000-01 and second team in 1999.

Polasek graduated from Concordia in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He earned his master’s degree from Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2005.

He and his wife, Jill, were married in May 2014.

Tim Polasek Year-by-Year Coaching History

Career Head Coaching Record: 14-2 (1 season)