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Tim Walsh

American football player and coach

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IntroAmerican football player and coach
PlacesUnited States of America
isAmerican football player Football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
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Birth16 December 1954, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Age70 years
Star signSagittarius
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Biography

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.

Early life and education

Walsh graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California in 1973 and the University of California, Riverside in 1977. At UC Riverside, Walsh was a backup quarterback with the Highlanders and majored in history.

Coaching career

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. In 1986, Walsh moved up to the college level as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Santa Clara. After two seasons as offensive coordinator, Walsh became head football coach at Sonoma State University in 1989.

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. The Vikings made the Division II playoffs in 1993, 1994, and 1995, and the I-AA playoffs in 2000.

On February 16, 2007, Walsh left Portland State to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Army under Stan Brock. Army went 3–9 in Walsh's two seasons, 2007 and 2008.

Walsh became a head coach again on January 9, 2009, when Cal Poly hired him.

Head coaching record

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YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffsTSN/STATSCoaches
Sonoma State Cossacks (Northern California Athletic Conference)
1989Sonoma State4–63–54th
1990Sonoma State7–34–12nd
1991Sonoma State9–25–01st
1992Sonoma State7–33–2T–2nd
Sonoma State:27–1415–8
Portland State Vikings (NCAA Division II independent)
1993Portland State8–3L NCAA Division II First Round
1994Portland State9–3L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1995Portland State8–5L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
Portland State:25–11
Portland State Vikings (Big Sky Conference)
1996Portland State3–81–78th
1997Portland State4–73–57th
1998Portland State5–64–4T–4th
1999Portland State8–36–2T–2nd
2000Portland State8–45–3T–2ndL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
2001Portland State7–45–2T–2nd
2002Portland State6–53–4T–4th
2003Portland State4–71–67th
2004Portland State7–44–3T–3rd
2005Portland State6–54–3T–3rd
2006Portland State7–46–2T–2nd
Portland State:65–5742–41
Cal Poly Mustangs (Great West Conference)
2009Cal Poly4–71–35th
2010Cal Poly7–42–23rd
2011Cal Poly6–53–1T–1st
Cal Poly Mustangs (Big Sky Conference)
2012Cal Poly9–37–1T–1stL NCAA Division I Second Round1211
2013Cal Poly6–65–3T–4th
2014Cal Poly7–55–3T–5th
2015Cal Poly4–73–5T–8th
2016Cal Poly7–55–3T–4thL NCAA Division I First Round24T–21
2017Cal Poly1–101–712th
2018Cal Poly5–64–4T–6th
2019Cal Poly3–82–6T-9th
Cal Poly:59–6638–38
Total:176–148
  • Rankings from final The Sports Network FCS Poll.
  • Rankings from final FCS Coaches Poll.
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