Tim Polasek prepares North Dakota State for Mountain West conference debut
Yahoo Sports • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 11, 2026, 1:32 AM
Last updated Sep 11, 2026
North Dakota State head coach Tim Polasek is preparing his team for their first Mountain West Conference game this Saturday against Air Force. The Bison, who have transitioned to the FBS level, currently hold a 28-3 record under Polasek since he took over the program in 2024. Polasek, a native of Iola, Wisconsin, attributes his coaching philosophy to his background working in the logging and steel industries. Following wins over Jacksonville State and Fordham to open their schedule, the Bison join the Mountain West alongside UTEP and Northern Illinois. The conference added the new members following the departure of five schools to the Pac-12 earlier this year. Polasek brings experience from previous coaching roles at Wyoming and Iowa to his current position at North Dakota State.
- •Tim Polasek holds a 28-3 record as head coach at North Dakota State.
- •The Bison play their first Mountain West game against Air Force on Saturday.
- •North Dakota State, UTEP, and Northern Illinois are the newest football-only members of the conference.
- •Polasek previously coached at Wyoming under Craig Bohl and at Iowa under Kirk Ferentz.
- 1:32 AMYahoo Sports — Polasek's rise through the ranks to Mountain West rookie North Dakota St. was launched by hard labor
"The effort and energy Tim Polasek has poured into North Dakota State's football program on the climb to the FBS can be easily sourced back to his rural roots. As a small-college quarterback on summer and winter breaks, and later to supplement a meager income as he launched a career in coaching, Polasek worked grueling jobs as a logger in the woods of central Wisconsin and on the overnight shift at a steel mill near his tiny hometown of Iola. “I learned a lot there: That could be you if you don't graduate college and pursue something,” said Polasek, who is 28-3 with the Bison since becoming head coach in 2024.
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