Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Tim McGarigle
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Tim McGarigle
Defensive Coordinator (Linebackers) · Northwestern
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here3
Programs1
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Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating67Peak69
His defense against its preseason projection (value over expectation) and the unit's opponent-adjusted quality.
| Season | Team | Unit (EPA/play) | Over expectation | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 0.01 | -0.00 | 0.02 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.30 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · linebackers
Rating62Peak75
Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.
| Season | Team | Room | Room quality | Development | Recruiting | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | Linebackers | 72 | -6.7 | 0.863 | -0.58 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | Linebackers | 73 | +0.2 | 0.858 | -0.05 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | Linebackers | 73 | -4.9 | 0.826 | -0.63 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | Linebackers | 75 | +4.7 | 0.882 | 0.57 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | Linebackers | 68 | +4.8 | 0.862 | 0.01 |
| 2020 | Northwestern | Linebackers | 83 | -4.3 | 0.884 | 0.43 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | Linebackers | 77 | -3.3 | 0.873 | 0.04 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | Linebackers | 77 | -3.5 | 0.870 | 0.03 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.