Ted Tollner
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 29, 1940 San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater | Cal Poly |
| Playing career | |
| 1959–1961 | Cal Poly |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–1972 | San Mateo JC |
| 1973–1980 | San Diego State (OC) |
| 1981 | BYU (QB) |
| 1982 | USC (OC) |
| 1983–1986 | USC |
| 1987–1988 | Buffalo Bills (WR) |
| 1989–1991 | San Diego Chargers (assistant) |
| 1992–1993 | Los Angeles Rams (QB) |
| 1994–2001 | San Diego State |
| 2002–2003 | San Francisco 49ers (QB) |
| 2004 | San Francisco 49ers (OC) |
| 2005 | Detroit Lions (OC) |
| 2007–2008 | San Francisco 49ers (assistant) |
| 2009–2010 | Oakland Raiders (PGC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 69–68–1 |
| Bowls | 1–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1984) | |
Ted Alfred Tollner (born May 29, 1940) is a former American football player and coach. He served as head coach at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1983 to 1986 and San Diego State University (SDSU) from 1994 to 2001, compiling an overall college football record of 69–68–1. Tollner also was an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, including stints as offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions.
Tollner attended California Polytechnic State University, where he was a quarterback on the 1960 team that suffered a plane crash in Toledo, Ohio in which 22 people of the 45 people on board were killed, including 16 of Tollner's teammates.
He was a member of the silver medal winning U.S. baseball team at the 1963 Pan American Games.
Tollner's first coaching job was at Morro Bay High School. He served for a year there before moving on to Woodside High School where he worked one year as offensive coordinator before coming head coach.
Tollner then coached at College of San Mateo from 1968 to 1972. He served as the offensive coordinator for San Diego State under Claude Gilbert from 1973 to 1980. He also served as the quarterbacks coach at Brigham Young (BYU) in 1981.
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