| Tim Polasek | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | North Dakota State |
| Current Conference: | MVFC |
| Current Record: | 0–0 |
| Birth Date: | August 8, 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Iola, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1998–2001 |
| Player Team1: | Concordia |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 2003 |
| Coach Team1: | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (QB) |
| Coach Years2: | 2003 |
| Coach Team2: | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (PGC/WR/TE) |
| Coach Years3: | 2003–2004 |
| Coach Team3: | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (STC/PGC/WR/TE) |
| Coach Years4: | 2005 |
| Coach Team4: | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (STC/DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 2006 |
| Coach Team5: | North Dakota State (GA) |
| Coach Years6: | 2007–2011 |
| Coach Team6: | North Dakota State (RB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2012 |
| Coach Team7: | North Dakota State (STC/TE/FB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2013 |
| Coach Team8: | Northern Illinois (TE/FB) |
| Coach Years9: | 2014–2016 |
| Coach Team9: | North Dakota State (OC/RB) |
| Coach Years10: | 2017–2020 |
| Coach Team10: | Iowa (OL) |
| Coach Years11: | 2021–2023 |
| Coach Team11: | Wyoming (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team12: | North Dakota State |
| Overall Record: | 0–0 |
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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 University.Prior to becoming the 32nd Head Coach in program history at NDSU, he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for 3 seasons (2021,2022,2023) at the University of Wyoming under former Bison head coach, Craig Bohl. He also served as the offensive coordinator at North Dakota State University in Fargo 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 (2011,2012) He spent the 2013 season coaching Tight ends and fullbacks at Northern Illinois before returning to NDSU for the 2014 season. The 2024 season will be his 11th season (total) on staff for the Bison and his third stint in Fargo
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.
In 2006 Polasek joined NDSU as a graduate assistant. In 2007 he was given the role of running backs coach which he held until the end of the team's 2011 championship season.[1] For NDSU's 2012 championship season, Tim served as the special teams coordinator, tight ends coach, and fullbacks coach.
In 2013 Polasek joined the Huskies as the team's tight ends coach and fullbacks coach.[2] He helped the team to the 2013 Mid-American Conference championship game and Poinsettia Bowl.
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[3] season after winning two additional championships with the Bison.[4]
It was announced in February of 2017 that Polasek would become the offensive line coach[5] [6] at the University of Iowa under Kirk Ferentz. He stayed there until after the 2020 season.[7]
On February 10, 2021 the Wyoming Cowboys announced that Tim Polasek would reunite with Craig Bohl[8] as the team's new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[9] [10]
On Dec. 17, 2023, Tim Polasek was announced as the new Head Coach,[11] replacing Matt Entz who left to be the Assistant Head Coach of the defense and Linebackers coach for USC