# Tim Pendergast

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{{short description|American football coach (born 1958)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Tim Pendergast
| image = 
| alt = 
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|8|15}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| alma_mater = 
| player_years1 = 
| player_team1 = 
| player_positions = 
| coach_years1 = 1980
| coach_team1 = [Ithaca](/source/Ithaca_Bombers_football) ([GA](/source/Graduate_assistant))
| coach_years2 = 1981–1982
| coach_team2 = [Cornell](/source/Cornell_Big_Red_football) (freshmen)
| coach_years3 = 1983–1989
| coach_team3 = Cornell (DB)
| coach_years4 = 1990–1991
| coach_team4 = [Northwestern](/source/Northwestern_Wildcats_football) (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 1992
| coach_team5 = [Maine](/source/Maine_Black_Bears_football) (DB)
| coach_years6 = 1993–1994
| coach_team6 = [James Madison](/source/James_Madison_Dukes_football) (DB)
| coach_years7 = 1995–1996
| coach_team7 = James Madison ([DC](/source/Defensive_coordinator)/DB)
| coach_years8 = 1997–1999
| coach_team8 = [Memphis](/source/Memphis_Tigers_football) (DB)
| coach_years9 = 2000
| coach_team9 = [Hamilton](/source/Hamilton_Continentals_football)
| coach_years10 = 2001–2003
| coach_team10 = Cornell
| coach_years11 = 2006
| coach_team11 = Ithaca (DB)
| overall_record = 9–28
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'''Tim Pendergast''' (born August 15, 1958) is an American former [college football](/source/college_football) coach. He served as the head football coach at [Hamilton College](/source/Hamilton_College) in 2000 and at [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University) from 2001 to 2003, compiling a career head coaching record of 9–28.

Pendergast graduated from [State University of New York at Cortland](/source/State_University_of_New_York_at_Cortland) and earned a master's degree from [Ithaca College](/source/Ithaca_College), where he began his coaching career as an assistant in 1980. He was then an assistant coach at Cornell from 1981 to 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last=Feaver |first=Christopher |title=Prendergast takes the helm |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal/123866377/ |newspaper=[The Ithaca Journal](/source/The_Ithaca_Journal) |location=[Ithaca, New York](/source/Ithaca%2C_New_York) |date=January 20, 2001 |page=7B |access-date=May 1, 2023 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Feaver |first=Christopher |title=Coach (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal/123866488/ |newspaper=[The Ithaca Journal](/source/The_Ithaca_Journal) |location=[Ithaca, New York](/source/Ithaca%2C_New_York) |date=January 20, 2001 |page=11B |access-date=May 1, 2023 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }}</ref> He first served as the freshman coach from 1981 to 1982 before being named the [defensive backs](/source/Defensive_back) coach in 1983.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 18, 1983 |title=Cornell grid staff complete |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-cornell-grid-staff-co/147936354/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |work=The Ithaca Journal |pages=16}}</ref> After a stint as an assistant for [Northwestern](/source/Northwestern_Wildcats_football) he was hired as the defensive backs coach for [Maine](/source/Maine_Black_Bears_football).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dowd |first=Mike |date=April 11, 1992 |title=UM grid practice begins |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-um-grid-practice-b/147936476/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |work=The Bangor Daily News |pages=18}}</ref> In 1993, he accepted the same position for [James Madison](/source/James_Madison_Dukes_football).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lowe |first=Mike |date=March 2, 1993 |title=Maine coach moves on |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kennebec-journal-maine-coach-moves-on/147936531/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |work=Kennebec Journal |pages=18}}</ref> He was promoted to [defensive coordinator](/source/defensive_coordinator) in 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=John |date=October 10, 1996 |title=JMU's Stein is always hurt, always present in the lineup |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-jmus-stein-is-a/147936606/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |pages=36}}</ref> In 1997, he reverted back to his role of defensive backs coach when he was hired by [Memphis](/source/Memphis_Tigers_football).<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 2, 1997 |title=Tiger assistant coach is hired |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shelby-sun-times-tiger-assistant-coa/147936674/ |access-date=May 23, 2024 |work=The Shelby Sun Times |pages=15}}</ref>

Pendergast was fired from his position at Cornell in November 2003. He [2003 Cornell team](/source/2003_Cornell_Big_Red_football_team) lost its final nine games to finish the season with a record of 1–9 and last place in the [Ivy League](/source/Ivy_League). The nine-game losing streak was the second-longest in the history of the [Cornell Big Red football](/source/Cornell_Big_Red_football) program, topped only a ten-game losing streak in 1975 and 1976 under head coach [George Seifert](/source/George_Seifert). In his three seasons as head coach Cornell, Pendergast's teams had an overall record of 7–22 with a mark of 5–16 in Ivy League play.<ref>{{cite news |last=Feaver |first=Christopher |title=Cornell Fires Prendergast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal/123865556/ |newspaper=[The Ithaca Journal](/source/The_Ithaca_Journal) |location=[Ithaca, New York](/source/Ithaca%2C_New_York) |date=November 26, 2003 |page=4B |access-date=May 1, 2023 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Feaver |first=Christopher |title=Prendergast (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal/123865598/ |newspaper=[The Ithaca Journal](/source/The_Ithaca_Journal) |location=[Ithaca, New York](/source/Ithaca%2C_New_York) |date=November 26, 2003 |page=7B |access-date=May 1, 2023 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) {{Open access}} }}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [Hamilton Continentals](/source/Hamilton_Continentals_football)
 | conf      = [New England Small College Athletic Conference](/source/New_England_Small_College_Athletic_Conference)
 | startyear = 2000
 | endyear   = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [2000](/source/2000_NCAA_Division_III_football_season)
 | name         = Hamilton
 | overall      = 2–6
 | conference   = 2–6
 | confstanding = T–7th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Hamilton
 | overall    = 2–6
 | confrecord = 2–6
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [Cornell Big Red](/source/Cornell_Big_Red_football)
 | conf      = [Ivy League](/source/Ivy_League)
 | startyear = 2001
 | endyear   = 2003
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [2001](/source/2001_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season)
 | name         = [Cornell](/source/2001_Cornell_Big_Red_football_team)
 | overall      = 2–7
 | conference   = 2–5
 | confstanding = 6th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [2002](/source/2002_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season)
 | name         = [Cornell](/source/2002_Cornell_Big_Red_football_team)
 | overall      = 4–6
 | conference   = 3–4
 | confstanding = 5th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [2003](/source/2003_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_season)
 | name         = [Cornell](/source/2003_Cornell_Big_Red_football_team)
 | overall      = 1–9
 | conference   = 0–7
 | confstanding = 8th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Cornell
 | overall    = 7–22
 | confrecord = 5–16
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 9–28
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = no
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hamilton Continentals football coach navbox}}
{{Cornell Big Red football coach navbox}}

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Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:Cornell Big Red football coaches
Category:Hamilton Continentals football coaches
Category:Ithaca Bombers football coaches
Category:James Madison Dukes football coaches
Category:Maine Black Bears football coaches
Category:Memphis Tigers football coaches
Category:Northwestern Wildcats football coaches
Category:UConn Huskies football coaches
Category:Ithaca College alumni
Category:State University of New York at Cortland alumni

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