Jeff Tedford
Tedford in May 2009
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| Date of birth | November 2, 1961 |
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| Place of birth | Lynwood, California |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| College | Cerritos CC, Fresno State |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1989–1991 |
Calgary Stampeders Offensive assistant |
| 1992 |
Fresno State Quarterbacks coach |
| 1993–1997 | Fresno State Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach |
| 1998–2001 |
Oregon Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach |
| 2002–2012 |
California Head coach |
| 2014 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive coordinator |
| 2015 |
BC Lions Head coach |
| 2016 |
Washington Offensive consultant |
| 2017–present |
Fresno State Head coach |
| As player | |
| 1983–1985 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1986 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1987 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1988 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeffrey Raye Tedford (born November 2, 1961) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach of the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Mountain West Conference. He is best known as the former coach of the California Golden Bears, where he was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and holds Cal records for most wins, games coached, and bowl game victories.
Tedford played college football for Fresno State before playing professionally at quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). In his first head coaching position, Tedford inherited a Cal team that had won only one game in its 2001 season. He was named conference coach of the year in his first season in 2002 after winning seven games. Cal was ranked No. 2 nationwide midseason in 2007, the school's highest ranking since 1951. However, Tedford's teams struggled later in his Cal tenure, particularly from 2010–2012, and he was fired after the 2012 season. He was the seventh highest paid California state employee as of 2016.
Tedford was born in Lynwood, California the youngest of five children to Joe and Betty Tedford. Tedford's parents divorced before he turned 10. His brother Dennis, 10 years his senior, helped raise Tedford, taking him on camping trips and driving him to football practice and games. Tedford attended Warren High School in Downey, California, where he was a letterman in football, playing quarterback and earning an All-League selection. Tedford graduated from Warren High School in 1979.
After high school, Tedford enrolled at Cerritos College, becoming the first member of his family to attend college. He spent two years playing quarterback at Cerritos followed by two years at Fresno State, where he established several passing records, including career marks for passing yardage (4,872) and touchdown passes (35). As a senior, Tedford led the Bulldogs to a Pacific Coast Athletic Association conference championship and a last-second, 29–28 come-from-behind victory in the 1982 California Bowl.
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