Tim Pendergast

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Tim Pendergast
Biographical details
Born (1958-08-15) August 15, 1958 (age 64)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980 Ithaca (assistant)
1981–1989 Cornell (assistant)
1990–1991 Northwestern (assistant)
1992 Maine (assistant)
1993–1996 James Madison (assistant)
1997–1999 Memphis (assistant)
2000 Hamilton
2001–2003 Cornell
2006 Ithaca (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall9–28

Tim Pendergast (born August 15, 1958) is an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Hamilton College in 2000 and at Cornell University from 2001 to 2003, compiling a career head coaching record of 9–28.

Pendergast graduated from State University of New York at Cortland and earned a master's degree from Ithaca College, where he began his coaching career as an assistant in 1980. He was then an assistant coach at Cornell from 1981 to 1989. [1] [2]

Pendergast was fired from his position at Cornell in November 2003. He 2003 Cornell team lost its final nine games to finish the season with a record of 1–9 and last place in the Ivy League. The nine-game losing streak was the second-longest in the history of the Cornell Big Red football program, topped only a ten-game losing streak in 1975 and 1976 under head coach George Seifert. In his three seasons as head coach Cornell, Pendergast's teams had an overall record of 7–22 with a mark of 5–16 in Ivy League play. [3] [4]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Hamilton Continentals (New England Small College Athletic Conference)(2000)
2000 Hamilton2–62–6T–7th
Hamilton:2–62–6
Cornell Big Red (Ivy League)(2001–2003)
2001 Cornell 2–72–56th
2002 Cornell 4–63–45th
2003 Cornell 1–90–78th
Cornell:7–225–16
Total:9–28

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References

  1. ↑ Feaver, Christopher (January 20, 2001). "Prendergast takes the helm". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, New York. p. 7B. Retrieved May 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ Feaver, Christopher (January 20, 2001). "Coach (contiuned)". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, New York. p. 11B. Retrieved May 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ Feaver, Christopher (November 26, 2003). "Cornell Fires Prendergast". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, New York. p. 4B. Retrieved May 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ Feaver, Christopher (November 26, 2003). "Prendergast (continued)". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, New York. p. 7B. Retrieved May 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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