Tim DeRuyter

      Tim DeRuyter
      Sport(s) College football
      Current position
      Title Head Coach
      Team Fresno State
      Conference Mountain West
      Record 9-4
      Biographical details
      Born (1963-01-03) January 3, 1963 (age 50)
      Long Beach, California
      Playing career
      1982–84 Air Force
      Position(s) Outside linebacker
      Coaching career (HC unless noted)
      1991–94
      1995–98
      1999–2001
      2002–04
      2005–06
      2007–09
      2010–2011
      2011
      2012–present
      Air Force (asst.)
      Ohio (DC/Secondary)
      Navy (Secondary)
      Ohio (DC/Secondary)
      Nevada (co-DC)
      Air Force (DC/Safeties)
      Texas A&M (DC)
      Texas A&M (Interim HC)
      Fresno State
      Head coaching record
      Overall 10-4
      Bowls 1-1
      Accomplishments and honors
      Championships
      MWC 2012

      Timothy James DeRuyter (/dəˈrtər/ də-ROO-tər; born January 3, 1963) is the head coach for the Fresno State Bulldogs football team.

      Early years

      A native of Long Beach, California, DeRuyter attended St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower and graduated in 1981. He played college football at Air Force from 1982–84. He lettered at outside linebacker and was part of three bowl game victories. He graduated from Air Force in 1985.[1]

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      Coaching career

      DeRuyter has a history of turning college football defenses around. Before his second arrival at Ohio in 2002, the Bobcats ranked 99th nationally; upon his departure to Nevada, the Bobcats ranked 22nd. At Nevada, the Wolfpack improved from 78th to 48th under his tutelage.[1]

      As the defensive coordinator at Air Force from 2007–09, DeRuyter replaced a bend-but-don't-break scheme with an aggressive 3-4 defense. In 2006, prior to his arrival, the Falcons ranked 78th in scoring defense and 78th in total defense. In 2009, the Falcons finished 10th in scoring defense and 11th in total defense. In the 2009 Armed Forces Bowl against Houston, the Falcons limited the nation's second-ranked passing offense to a season-low of 222 passing yards. They also recorded six interceptions.[2][3]

      DeRuyter became Texas A&M's defensive coordinator in 2010. The Aggies ranked 104th in scoring defense in 2009, under a 4-3 defense. In 2010, under his 3-4 defense, they improved to 21st in scoring defense.[4][5][6]

      He was interviewed for the Head Coaching position at California State University, Fresno, and was selected to be the new Head Coach of the Fresno State Bulldogs for the 2012 season.

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      Head coaching record

      Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
      Texas A&M Aggies (Big 12 Conference) (2011)
      2011 Texas A&M 1–0 0–0 T–6th W Meineke Car Care
      Texas A&M: 1–0 0–0
      Fresno State Bulldogs (Mountain West Conference) (2012–present)
      2012 Fresno State 9–4 7–1 T–1st L Hawaii
      Fresno State: 9–4 7–1
      Total: 10–4
            National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
      #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
      °Rankings from final AP Poll.
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