North Dakota State University Men's Football

Polasek returned to North Dakota State as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach in January 2014 after one season at Northern Illinois. Polasek directed a Bison offense that ranked second in the rugged Missouri Valley Football Conference with 432.3 total yards per game.  NDSU won its fourth straight FCS national championship with a 15-1 record and won the conference with a 7-1 mark. NDSU's offense flourished with first-year starting quarterback Carson Wentz rushing for more yards than any Bison QB since the veer-option days of the mid-1990s, and All-America running back John Crockett adding nearly 400 receiving yards to his school-record 1,994 yards on the ground. North Dakota State's hard-nosed rushing attack helped NDSU rank second nationally in time of possession (34:03), third in first downs (343) and fifth in third-down conversion percentage (.483).  The Bison averaged 5.2 yards per carry and rushed for 235.2 yards per game. Polasek was the tight ends and fullbacks coach for a 12-2 Northern Illinois team that advanced to the 2013 Mid-American Conference championship game and Poinsettia Bowl.  He was a graduate assistant at NDSU in 2006 before being promoted to running backs coach in 2007 and also served as the special teams coordinator and was the fullbacks and tight ends coach in 2012. Polasek was an assistant coach at Wisconsin-Stevens Point for three seasons before coming to North Dakota State. He coached the defensive backs (2005), wide receivers/tight ends (2003-04) and quarterbacks (spring 2003). He was the special teams coordinator in 2004-05 and passing game coordinator in 2003-04. The all-time leading passer at Concordia University in Wisconsin, he set single-game, single-season and career records in TD passes, passing yards, completions and completion percentage. Polasek was the 2000 Badger-Illini Conference Player of the Year. He was a two-time first team all-conference selection in 2000-01 and second team in 1999. Polasek graduated from Concordia in 2002 with a bachelors degree in physical education. He earned his masters degree from Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2005. He and his wife, Jill, were married in May 2014. Tim Polasek Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Longtime assistant coach Tim Polasek returned to North Dakota State as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach in January 2014 after one season at Northern Illinois. Polasek directed a Bison offense that ranked second in the rugged Missouri Valley Football Conference with 432.3 total yards per game.  NDSU won its fourth straight FCS national championship with a 15-1 record and won the conference with a 7-1 mark. NDSU's offense flourished with first-year starting quarterback Carson Wentz rushing for more yards than any Bison QB since the veer-option days of the mid-1990s, and All-America running back John Crockett adding nearly 400 receiving yards to his school-record 1,994 yards on the ground. North Dakota State's hard-nosed rushing attack helped NDSU rank second nationally in time of possession (34:03), third in first downs (343) and fifth in third-down conversion percentage (.483).  The Bison averaged 5.2 yards per carry and rushed for 235.2 yards per game. Polasek was the tight ends and fullbacks coach for a 12-2 Northern Illinois team that advanced to the 2013 Mid-American Conference championship game and Poinsettia Bowl.  He was a graduate assistant at NDSU in 2006 before being promoted to running backs coach in 2007 and also served as the special teams coordinator and was the fullbacks and tight ends coach in 2012. Polasek was an assistant coach at Wisconsin-Stevens Point for three seasons before coming to North Dakota State. He coached the defensive backs (2005), wide receivers/tight ends (2003-04) and quarterbacks (spring 2003). He was the special teams coordinator in 2004-05 and passing game coordinator in 2003-04. The all-time leading passer at Concordia University in Wisconsin, he set single-game, single-season and career records in TD passes, passing yards, completions and completion percentage. Polasek was the 2000 Badger-Illini Conference Player of the Year. He was a two-time first team all-conference selection in 2000-01 and second team in 1999. Polasek graduated from Concordia in 2002 with a bachelors degree in physical education. He earned his masters degree from Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2005. He and his wife, Jill, were married in May 2014.

Hedberg was named quarterbacks coach at North Dakota State in January 2014. Hedberg tutored first-year starting quarterback Carson Wentz to a record-setting season in 2014.  The Bison junior passed for a school-record 3,111 yards while also setting school marks for passing attempts and completions as NDSU won its fourth straight FCS national championship with a 15-1 record. Hedberg was no stranger to the Bison program.  He was the head coach for nine seasons at North Central Conference rival St. Cloud State and came to NDSU after six seasons as the quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator at Southern Illinois. He was the head coach at St. Cloud State from 1999-07 and at Minot State for eight seasons from 1982-89 compiling a 92-74-2 mark overall.  Hedberg was the offensive coordinator at Central Missouri (1990-95) and North Dakota (1996-98) in between head coaching jobs. An eighth-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1977, Hedberg started four regular-season games including his first game as a rookie in 1977.  He appeared in seven games with the Bucs that year before spending time with the Oakland Raiders in 1979 and the Green Bay Packers in 1980. A native of Parshall, N.D., he was named one of North Dakota's 50 greatest sports figures of the 20th century, checking in at No. 31 on the list published by Sports Illustrated.  He passed for a school-record 5,737 yards and 49 touchdowns at Minot State. Hedberg graduated from Minot State in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and a minor in mathematics.  He earned a master's of education in health, physical education and recreation from North Dakota in 1987. He has a wife, Chery Hysjulien, and four children, Jennifer, Kate, Christopher and Maddie.

Goeser joined the North Dakota State football staff as defensive tackles coach in 2010.  He became the program's recruiting coordinator in 2014 under head coach Chris Klieman. Goeser has been part of five straight NCAA playoff teams at North Dakota State, including four straight FCS national championships from 2011-14.  The Bison were national leaders in scoring defense 2011 to 2013 and have ranked among the top seven each season. He has coached a pair of All-America defensive tackles at NDSU, including Matthew Gratzek in 2010 and Ryan Drevlow in 2013, and All-Missouri Valley Football Conference performer Leevon Perry. Goeser came to Fargo from the successful Minnesota-Duluth program, where he was the defensive line and outside linebackers coach from 2007 to 2009.  UMD went 15-0 and won the 2008 NCAA Division II national championship. He served as an assistant coach in charge of the defensive ends at Augustana College (Ill.) in 2005 and 2006. The Vikings won two College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) championships and made one NCAA Division III playoff appearance. In 2003 and 2004, Goeser was a member of the Marietta College (Ohio) football staff as a defensive line coach. He helped rebuild a Pioneer team which had gone 2-8 in his debut season to a 6-4 club the following fall. A native of Scandinavia, Wis., Goeser played his college ball at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he was a four-year starting defensive lineman and a 2002 all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree. He played an integral part in helping the Blugolds post back-to-back 8-2 seasons during his final two years in Eau Claire and claiming the 2001 WIAC title. He captained the team as a senior. A three-sport standout (football, basketball, and baseball) at Iola-Scandinavia High School, Goeser received his bachelors degree in kinesiology from Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2003 and his masters degree in education from Marietta College two years later. He and his wife, Vicky, are the parents of two sons, Jaxon and Brady. Nick Goeser  joined the North Dakota State football staff as defensive tackles coach in 2010.  He became the program's recruiting coordinator in 2014 under head coach Chris Klieman. Goeser has been part of five straight NCAA playoff teams at North Dakota State, including four straight FCS national championships from 2011-14.  The Bison were national leaders in scoring defense 2011 to 2013 and have ranked among the top seven each season. He has coached a pair of All-America defensive tackles at NDSU, including Matthew Gratzek in 2010 and Ryan Drevlow in 2013, and All-Missouri Valley Football Conference performer Leevon Perry. Goeser came to Fargo from the successful Minnesota-Duluth program, where he was the defensive line and outside linebackers coach from 2007 to 2009.  UMD went 15-0 and won the 2008 NCAA Division II national championship. He served as an assistant coach in charge of the defensive ends at Augustana College (Ill.) in 2005 and 2006. The Vikings won two College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) championships and made one NCAA Division III playoff appearance. In 2003 and 2004, Goeser was a member of the Marietta College (Ohio) football staff as a defensive line coach. He helped rebuild a Pioneer team which had gone 2-8 in his debut season to a 6-4 club the following fall. A native of Scandinavia, Wis., Goeser played his college ball at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where he was a four-year starting defensive lineman and a 2002 all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree. He played an integral part in helping the Blugolds post back-to-back 8-2 seasons during his final two years in Eau Claire and claiming the 2001 WIAC title. He captained the team as a senior. A three-sport standout (football, basketball, and baseball) at Iola-Scandinavia High School, Goeser received his bachelors degree in kinesiology from Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2003 and his masters degree in education from Marietta College two years later. He and his wife, Vicky, are the parents of two sons, Jaxon and Brady.