Coaches / Defensive coordinator / Tim Tibesar
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Tim Tibesar
Defensive Coordinator | Linebackers · Akron
Headline rating: as defensive coordinator. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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index in development
Seasons here5
Programs3
Stints3
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As defensive coordinator
Rating47Peak57
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 | Akron | -0.10 | 0.02 | -0.39 |
| 2024 | Akron | -0.09 | 0.01 | -0.43 |
| 2023 | Akron | -0.08 | 0.01 | -0.36 |
| 2022 | Akron | -0.13 | -0.01 | -0.74 |
| 2021 | Oregon State | -0.03 | -0.04 | -0.51 |
| 2020 | Oregon State | -0.10 | -0.12 | -1.55 |
| 2019 | Oregon State | -0.08 | -0.01 | -0.50 |
| 2018 | Oregon State | -0.21 | -0.13 | -2.24 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.
As position coach · defensive line
Rating42Peak65
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 | Akron | Linebackers | 70 | +4.2 | 0.823 | -0.16 |
| 2024 | Akron | Linebackers | 66 | +0.5 | 0.827 | -0.64 |
| 2023 | Akron | Linebackers | 67 | +0.8 | 0.807 | -0.71 |
| 2022 | Akron | Linebackers | 68 | -0.2 | 0.822 | -0.59 |
| 2021 | Oregon State | Defensive line | 62 | +0.1 | 0.852 | -0.66 |
| 2020 | Oregon State | Defensive line | 54 | -10.8 | 0.862 | -1.84 |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | Defensive line | 73 | +0.5 | 0.861 | 0.12 |
| 2016 | Wisconsin | Defensive line | 69 | — | 0.872 | -0.13 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.