Tim Plough

Last updated
Tim Plough
Current position
Title Head coach
Team UC Davis
Conference Big Sky
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1985-06-24) June 24, 1985 (age 38)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2007 UC Davis
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008 UC Davis (SA)
2009UC Davis (QB)
2010–2012UC Davis (PGC/QB)
2013–2014 Northern Arizona (WR)
2015–2016Northern Arizona (OC/QB)
2017–2018UC Davis (OC/QB)
2019–2020UC Davis (AHC/OC/QB)
2021–2022 Boise State (OC/QB)
2023 California (TE)
2024–presentUC Davis
Head coaching record
Overall0–0

Timothy Plough (PLOW; born June 24, 1985) is an American college football coach and former player. He is head football coach for the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), a position he has held since December 2023. A former quarterback at UC Davis, Plough was considered to be one of the rising assistant coaches in college football, having received a "35 under 35" award from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 2019. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Plough was a quarterback at UC Davis from 2003 to 2007, appearing in only 16 games due to a number of injuries he suffered throughout his college career. [3]

Coaching career

Plough began his coaching career at his alma mater, UC Davis, as a student assistant in 2008 before being elevated to quarterbacks coach in 2009. He added the title of passing game coordinator in 2010, and was given offensive play-calling duties at the age of 25. [4] Plough spent three seasons with the Aggies before departing for Northern Arizona in 2013 to be the Lumberjacks' wide receivers coach. [5] He was promoted to offensive coordinator and reassigned to quarterbacks coach in 2015, where the Lumberjacks led the nation in quarterback efficiency as their starter Case Cookus won the STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year award. Plough left Northern Arizona to return to UC Davis in 2017 as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, where the Aggies had a top 10 passing offense in all three of the seasons in which Plough was offensive coordinator. [6] [7]

Plough was named the offensive coordinator at Boise State in 2021. [8] Plough was fired from his position on September 24, 2022 by Boise State head coach Andy Avalos. Dirk Koetter replaced him. [9] Plough was hired as a tight end coach at California on December 12, 2022. [10]

On December 1, 2023, Plough was hired by his alma mater, UC Davis, to become their head football coach. [11]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
UC Davis Aggies (Big Sky Conference)(2024–present)
2024 UC Davis 0–00–0
UC Davis:0–00–0
Total:0–0

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References

  1. ↑ "FCS 'big three' assistant coaches who could be future head coaches". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "AFCA Announces 2019 35 Under 35 Participants". AFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "After battle with depression, Boise State assistant Tim Plough helps players find joy". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "His goal is 50 points. Boise State's new OC developed approach as 25-year-old play caller". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Plough Joins Football Staff as Wide Receivers Coach". Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tim Plough departs NAU football for UC Davis". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Avalos officially hires Tim Plough as the new offensive coordinator at Boise State". KTVB. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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  9. ↑ "Andy Avalos Announces Staff Change". Boise State University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
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