Tim Lester
Offensive Coordinator at Iowa since 2024.
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- Seasons coached
- 27
- First season
- 2000
- Teams
- 10
Career
13 stints
2000s
- 2000Wheaton Warrenville South HS (IL)Offensive Coordinator
- 2001Saint Benedict at Auburndale (TN)Offensive Coordinator
- 2002–2003ElmhurstOffensive Coordinator
- 2004Saint Joseph's (IN)Head Coach
- 2005–2006Western MichiganQuarterbacks
- 2007North CentralAssistant Head CoachDefensive Coordinator
- 2008–2012ElmhurstHead Coach
2010s
- 2013SyracuseQuarterbacks
- 2014–2015SyracuseOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacksRecruiting Coordinator
- 2016PurdueQuarterbacks
- 2017–2022Western MichiganHead Coach
2020s
- 2023Green Bay PackersSenior Analyst
- 2024–presentIowaOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 15 protégés, 5 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
24
- 2024–2026Kirk FerentzCoached under · Iowa
- 2023Matt LaFleurCoached under · Green Bay Packers
- 2022Jeff ThorneMentored · Western Michigan
- 2021Eric EvansMentored · Western Michigan
- 2020–2021Greg Harbaugh Jr.Mentored · Western Michigan
- 2019Keith GaitherMentored · Western Michigan
- 2019–2021Mike BathMentored · Western Michigan
- 2018Mike BrewsterMentored · Western Michigan
- 2017–2022Bill KenneyMentored · Western Michigan
- 2017Cory SandersMentored · Western Michigan
- 2017–2018David DugganMentored · Western Michigan
- 2017–2020Jake MorelandMentored · Western Michigan
- 2017Kevin JohnsMentored · Western Michigan
- 2017–2022Lou EspositoMentored · Western Michigan
- 2017–2018Terry MaloneMentored · Western Michigan
9 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
9
- 2024Brian FerentzSucceeded · Iowa
- 2023John DonovanSucceeded · Green Bay Packers
- 2023Lance TaylorSucceeded by · Western Michigan
- 2017P.J. FleckSucceeded · Western Michigan
- 2014George McDonaldSucceeded · Syracuse
- 2013Joe AdamSucceeded by · Elmhurst
- 2007Scott KavanaghSucceeded by · Western Michigan
- 2005Charley MolnarSucceeded · Western Michigan
- 2005Lou EspositoSucceeded by · Saint Joseph's (IN)
Tenure
27 seasons
- Western MichiganHead coach · 2017–20226
- ElmhurstHead coach · 2008–20125
- IowaCoordinator · 2024–2026 · current3
- SyracuseCoordinator · 2014–20152
- Western MichiganPosition coach · 2005–20062
- ElmhurstCoordinator · 2002–20032
- Green Bay PackersAnalyst · 20231
- PurduePosition coach · 20161
- SyracusePosition coach · 20131
- North CentralCoordinator · 20071
- Saint Joseph's (IN)Head coach · 20041
- Saint Benedict at Auburndale (TN)Coordinator · 20011
- Wheaton Warrenville South HS (IL)Coordinator · 20001
Pipeline
2 of 9 coordinators
- 1 seasonJoe Adamunder at Elmhurst 2008 · head coach at Elmhurst2013
- 1 seasonLou Espositounder at Saint Joseph's (IN) 2004 · head coach at Saint Joseph's (IN)2005
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Tim Lester. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.