Jeff Tedford

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Jeff Tedford
Image:Jeff Tedford Podium.jpg
Title Head Coach
College University of California
Sport Football
Team Record 43-20
Born November, 1961
Place of birth Lynwood, California
Career Highlights
Overall 43-20
Coaching Stats
College Football DataWarehouse
School as a player
1980-83 Fresno State
Position Quarterback
Coaching positions
2002-Present University of California

Jeff Tedford (born November 2, 1961 in Lynwood, California) has been head coach of the California Golden Bears college football program since 2002. A first-time head coach, Tedford has won wide acclaim for turning the once-downtrodden Cal football program into a national power. He lives with his wife Donna and their two sons in Danville, California.

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[edit] Personal and Coaching History

Tedford grew up in Downey, California and attended both Warren High School in Downey and Cerritos College, before graduating from Fresno State in 1983 with a degree in physical education. He then played for six years in the Canadian Football League with Hamilton, Calgary, Saskatchewan, and Winnipeg.

After retiring as a player, Tedford became a volunteer assistant coach at Fresno State (1987-1988). He then coached the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL (1989-1991); returned to Fresno State as quarterback coach (1992-1997); and worked as offensive coordinator at the University of Oregon (1998-2001).

After previous Cal coach Tom Holmoe resigned from his post amid a 1-10 season in 2001, worst in Cal's history, athletic director Steve Gladstone hired Tedford to become Cal's 32nd head football coach.

In Tedford's first season (2002), he led the Golden Bears to a 7-5 record, their first winning football season since 1993, the nation's biggest turnaround of the year, and was named Pac-10 coach of the year. In the 2003 season, Tedford's record of 8-6 included the upset of eventual national co-champion University of Southern California in triple overtime, as well as a 52-49 shootout victory against Virginia Tech in the Insight Bowl. The Bears won 5 of their last 6 games.

In the 2004 football season, the Bears finished with a No. 9 national ranking in both the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll with a 10-2 record. The team was undefeated at home, and was ranked as high as No. 4 before losing to Texas Tech in the Holiday Bowl. Following the regular season Tedford signed an extension of his contract through 2009 which will pay him approximately $2 million per year; in the deal he also had the pay of his assistant coaches raised significantly.

In 2005, the Bears finished with a No. 25 national ranking in both the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll with an 8-4 record. Cal rose as high as No. 10 in the AP Poll and No. 9 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in week 6 before losing to UCLA 47-40. They beat BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl, 35-28.

In 2006, the Bears capped the regular season, in which they were ranked No. 20 in the nation, with a Holiday Bowl victory over Texas A & M and an overall 10-3 record.

On Tuesday, January 16, Tedford signed a four year extension to stay with Cal through 2013. [1]

[edit] NFL Quarterbacks

Tedford is known as a groomer of NFL quarterbacks. He coached each of the following first round NFL draft picks at the quarterback position:

He also coached Billy Volek, a backup quarterback for the San Diego Chargers, and A.J. Feeley, a backup quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Although Dilfer won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, none of the Tedford-coached quarterbacks drafted into the NFL have become stars.

[edit] Record as a Head Coach

Tedford has a 43-20 record as the head coach of California, including a memorable upset of Southern California (handing the Trojans their only loss of the 2003 season). Before his arrival, Cal had not possessed the Stanford Axe in 7 years but he won it back for the Golden Bears in his first attempt and his teams have not relinquished it since. He now holds a 5-0 record in the Big Game.

Year School Record Bowl
2002 California 7-5
2003 California 8-6 Insight Bowl
2004 California 10-2 Holiday Bowl
2005 California 8-4 Las Vegas Bowl
2006 California 10-3 Holiday Bowl
Career 43-20
Preceded by
Tom Holmoe		 California Golden Bears Head Football Coach
2002–		 Succeeded by
Current

O.S. Howard • McClung • W.W. Heffelfinger • Gill • Butterworth • Nott • Cochran • Kelly • Simpson • Whipple • Hopper • J.W. Knibbs • Smith • Price • Ingram • Allison • Shaw • Wickhorst • Waldorf • Elliott • Levy • Willsey • White • Theder • Kapp • Snyder • Gilbertson • Mariucci • Holmoe • Tedford

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