{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1956)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | number = 54, 61, 56 | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|2|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 230 | high_school = Woodrow Wilson<br>(Tacoma, Washington) | college = Pacific Lutheran | draftyear = 1979 | draftround = 5 | draftpick = 135 | teams = * New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1979|1982}}) * Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1983|1984}}) | pastcoaching = * UMass (1987–1990) (defensive assistant) * Eastern Washington (1992–1994) (defensive assistant) * Richmond (1995–1996) (defensive coordinator) * Central Washington (1997–2006) (head coach) * Idaho State (2007–2010) (head coach) * Weber State (2011) (defensive tackles coach) * Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2012–2013) (linebackers coach) * Meridian HS (ID) (2019–present) (head coach) | statlabel1 = Sacks | statvalue1 = 3.5 | statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue2 = 1 | statlabel3 = Interceptions | statvalue3 = 1 | pfr = ZambJo20 }}
'''John Zamberlin''' (born February 13, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Meridian High School in Meridian, Idaho, a position he has held since 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lycklama |first=Michael |date=July 12, 2019 |title=He played in the NFL, led a D-I program. Now at 63, he's a first-time high school coach. |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/high-school/prep-football/article232476302.html |newspaper=Idaho Statesman |location=Boise, Idaho |access-date=September 8, 2019 }}</ref> Zamberlin played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots from 1979 to 1982 and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1983 to 1983. He served as the head football coach at Central Washington University from 1997 to 2006 and at Idaho State University from 2007 to 2010.<ref name="Weber State" /> In 2011, Zamberlin was the defensive tackles coach at Weber State University.<ref name="Hamilton" /><ref name="Weber State">{{cite web|title=John Zamberlin Named Assistant Football Coach|url=http://www.weberstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8600&ATCLID=205242577|publisher=Weber State|accessdate=February 13, 2012}}</ref> He was the linebackers coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2012 to 2013.<ref name="Hamilton">{{cite web|title=John Zamberlin|url=http://www.ticats.ca/page/john-zamberlin|publisher=Hamilton Tiger-Cats|year=2013|accessdate=March 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130306045720/http://www.ticats.ca/page/john-zamberlin|archivedate=March 6, 2013}}</ref>
==Head coaching record== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Central Washington Wildcats | conf = Great Northwest Athletic Conference | startyear = 1997 | endyear = 2005 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1997 | name = Central Washington | overall = 5–4 | conference = 3–2 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 1998 | name = Central Washington | overall = 7–4 | conference = 4–1 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = NAIA Quarterfinal | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1999 | name = Central Washington | overall = 4–5 | conference = 2–2 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2000 | name = Central Washington | overall = 5–5 | conference = 3–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2001 | name = Central Washington | overall = 4–7 | conference = 1–2 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2002 | name = Central Washington | overall = 11–1 | conference = 3–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = NCAA Division II First Round | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | year = 2003 | name = Central Washington | overall = 6–4 | conference = 2–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2004 | name = Central Washington | overall = 7–4 | conference = 5–1 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = 2005 | name = Central Washington | overall = 8–2 | conference = 6–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Central Washington Wildcats | conf = North Central Conference | startyear = 2006 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | year = 2006 | name = Central Washington | overall = 6–5 | conference = 3–5 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Central Washington | overall = 63–41 | confrecord = 31–15 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Idaho State Bengals | conf = Big Sky Conference | startyear = 2007 | endyear = 2010 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2007 | name = Idaho State | overall = 3–8 | conference = 2–6 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2008 | name = Idaho State | overall = 1–11 | conference = 1–7 | confstanding = T–8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2009 | name = Idaho State | overall = 1–10 | conference = 1–7 | confstanding = T–7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 2010 | name = Idaho State | overall = 1–10 | conference = 0–8 | confstanding = 9th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Idaho State | overall = 6–39 | confrecord = 4–28 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 69–80 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = }}
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