| Tim Walsh | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Santa Margarita HS (CA) |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1954 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1974–1977 |
| Player Team1: | UC Riverside |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1977–1980 |
| Coach Team1: | San Mateo Junípero Serra HS (CA) (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1981–1985 |
| Coach Team2: | Moreau Catholic HS (CA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1986 |
| Coach Team3: | Santa Clara (DC/LB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1987–1988 |
| Coach Team4: | Sonoma State (OC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1989–1992 |
| Coach Team5: | Sonoma State |
| Coach Years6: | 1993–2006 |
| Coach Team6: | Portland State |
| Coach Years7: | 2007–2008 |
| Coach Team7: | Army (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2009–2019 |
| Coach Team8: | Cal Poly |
| Coach Years9: | 2020–present |
| Coach Team9: | Santa Margarita HS (CA) |
| Overall Record: | 176–148 (college) |
| Tournament Record: | 2–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 0–3 (NCAA D-I-AA/D-I playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 NCAC (1991) 1 GWC (2011) 1 Big Sky (2012) |
Timothy Edward Walsh (born December 16, 1954) is an American football coach, who is currently the head coach at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. He served as the head football coach at Sonoma State University from 1989 to 1992, Portland State University from 1993 to 2006, and California Polytechnic State University from 2012 to 2019, compiling a career college football coaching record of 176–148.
Walsh graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California in 1973 and the University of California, Riverside in 1977.[1] At UC Riverside, Walsh was a backup quarterback with the Highlanders and majored in history.[2]
From 1977 to 1980, Walsh was an assistant coach at his alma mater Serra High School. He then was head coach at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, California from 1981 to 1985.[2] In 1986, Walsh moved up to the college level as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Santa Clara.[3] After two seasons as offensive coordinator, Walsh became head football coach at Sonoma State University in 1989.[2]
Walsh was the head coach at Portland State from 1993 through 2006, succeeding Pokey Allen, who left for Boise State (after defeating the Broncos soundly in Boise in 1992). In his 14 years at Portland State, Walsh compiled a 90–68 record and guided the Vikings from a Division II program to a Division I-AA contender. Walsh's tenure at Portland State was the longest of any previous Portland State football head coach.[4] The Vikings made the Division II playoffs in 1993, 1994, and 1995, and the I-AA playoffs in 2000.[5]
On February 16, 2007, Walsh left Portland State to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Army under Stan Brock.[6] Army went 3–9 in Walsh's two seasons, 2007 and 2008.[7]
Walsh became a head coach again on January 9, 2009, when Cal Poly hired him.[2]