Tim Skipper

Head Coach, Cal Poly · FCS · since 2025

2 seasons in the seatHead coach highest tier reachedDeshaun Foster mentor 8 other mentors 52 protégés

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Experience

19 stints

Head Coach
Cal Poly
2025–present2 seasons
Head CoachInterim
UCLA
20251 season
Senior Analyst
UCLA
20251 season
Head CoachInterim
Fresno State
20241 season
Assistant Head Coach · Linebackers
Fresno State
2022–20232 seasons
Assistant Head Coach · Linebackers
Central Michigan
20211 season

Career paths from head coach to a head job

Coaching tree

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Relationships

Coached under 11 people at 7 programs, most recently Deshaun Foster, Jeff Tedford and Jim McElwain

Coach	Where	Seasons
Deshaun Foster	UCLA	2025
Jeff Tedford	Fresno State	2022–2023
Jim McElwain	Central Michigan	2020–2021
Dan Mullen	Florida	2018
Tony Sanchez	UNLV	2018–2019
Randy Shannon	Florida	2017
Jim McElwain	Florida	2015–2017
Dave Baldwin	Colorado State	2014
Jim McElwain	Colorado State	2012–2014
Pat Hill	Fresno State

Mentored 47 people at 3 programs, most recently Anthony Soto, Bear Pascoe and Claire Twomey

Succeeded 11 people at 7 programs, most recently Deshaun Foster, Paul Wulff and Jeff Tedford

Succeeded by 8 people at 4 programs, most recently Bob Chesney, Richard Rodgers and Richard Rodgers Sr.

Had on staff 8 people at 1 program, most recently Brandon Bird, Cesar Vargas and Chris Ritter