# Tim Plough > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Plough > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Plough.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Plough > Source revision: 1343519675 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Timothy Plough** (PLOW; born June 24, 1985) is an American [college football](/source/College_football) coach and former player. He is head football coach for the [University of California, Davis](/source/University_of_California,_Davis) (UC Davis), a position he has held since December 2023. A former [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) at UC Davis, Plough was considered to be one of the rising assistant coaches in college football, having received a "35 under 35" award from the [American Football Coaches Association](/source/American_Football_Coaches_Association) (AFCA) in 2019.[1][2] ## Playing career Plough was a quarterback at [UC Davis](/source/UC_Davis_Aggies_football) from 2003 to 2007, appearing in only 16 games due to a number of injuries he suffered throughout his college career.[3] ## Coaching career Plough began his coaching career at his alma mater, UC Davis, as a student assistant in 2008 before being elevated to quarterbacks coach in 2009. He added the title of passing game coordinator in 2010, and was given offensive play-calling duties at the age of 25.[4] Plough spent three seasons with the Aggies before departing for [Northern Arizona](/source/Northern_Arizona_Lumberjacks_football) in 2013 to be the Lumberjacks' wide receivers coach.[5] He was promoted to offensive coordinator and reassigned to quarterbacks coach in 2015, where the Lumberjacks led the nation in quarterback efficiency as their starter [Case Cookus](/source/Case_Cookus) won the [STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year](/source/STATS_FCS_Freshman_Player_of_the_Year) award. Plough left Northern Arizona to return to UC Davis in 2017 as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, where the Aggies had a top 10 passing offense in all three of the seasons in which Plough was offensive coordinator.[6][7] Plough was named the offensive coordinator at [Boise State](/source/Boise_State_Broncos_football) in 2021.[8] Plough was fired from his position on September 24, 2022 by Boise State head coach [Andy Avalos](/source/Andy_Avalos). [Dirk Koetter](/source/Dirk_Koetter) replaced him.[9] Plough was hired as a tight end coach at [California](/source/California_Golden_Bears_football) on December 12, 2022.[10] On December 1, 2023, Plough was hired by his alma mater, UC Davis, to become their head football coach.[11] In his first season, the Aggies finished 11–3 (including playoffs) with a No. 5 ranking in both FCS polls, their highest finish ever in Division I. In his second season, the Aggies again reached the final 8 of the FCS playoff and finished with a top 10 ranking in both polls, this time No. 8 in both. ## References 1. ["FCS 'big three' assistant coaches who could be future head coaches"](https://sports.yahoo.com/fcs-big-three-assistant-coaches-could-future-head-120154239--ncaaf.html). *Yahoo! Sports*. Retrieved 19 June 2021. 1. ["AFCA Announces 2019 35 Under 35 Participants"](https://www.afca.com/afca-announces-2019-35-under-35-participants/). *AFCA*. Retrieved 19 June 2021. 1. ["After battle with depression, Boise State assistant Tim Plough helps players find joy"](https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-football/article250726029.html). *Idaho Statesman*. Retrieved 19 June 2021. 1. ["His goal is 50 points. Boise State's new OC developed approach as 25-year-old play caller"](https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/boise-state-football/article248662990.html). *Idaho Statesman*. Retrieved 19 June 2021. 1. ["Plough Joins Football Staff as Wide Receivers Coach"](https://nauathletics.com/news/2013/3/29/3_29_2013_664). *Northern Arizona University*. Retrieved 19 June 2021. 1. ["Tim Plough departs NAU football for UC Davis"](https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/tim-plough-departs-nau-football-for-uc-davis/article_292456fc-c980-5485-ada5-d68c8bf86aed.html). *Arizona Daily Sun*. Retrieved 19 June 2021. 1. ["Avalos officially hires Tim Plough as the new offensive coordinator at Boise State"](https://www.ktvb.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaaf/boise-state-football/tim-plough-offensive-coordinator-boise-state-football/277-8867b9a7-8acb-46f0-8a5f-b51e04a207d1). *KTVB*. Retrieved 19 June 2021. 1. ["Plough Named Offensive Coordinator"](https://broncosports.com/news/2021/1/12/football-plough-named-offensive-coordinator.aspx). *Boise State University Athletics*. Retrieved 19 June 2021. 1. ["Andy Avalos Announces Staff Change"](https://broncosports.com/news/2022/9/24/football-andy-avalos-announces-staff-change). *Boise State University Athletics*. Retrieved 2022-09-24. 1. ["Cal Adds Bloesch And Plough To Coaching Staff"](https://calbears.com/news/2022/12/12/football-cal-adds-bloesch-and-plough-to-coaching-staff.aspx). *Cal Bears*. Retrieved 13 December 2022. 1. ["UC Davis Welcomes Tim Plough as Head Football Coach"](https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2023/12/1/athletics-uc-davis-welcomes-tim-plough-as-head-football-coach.aspx). *UC Davis Aggies*. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023. ## External links - [Tim Plough](https://twitter.com/VintagePlough) on Twitter - [UC Davis profile](https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/tim-plough/89) - [California profile](https://calbears.com/staff-directory/tim-plough/5306) - [Boise State profile](https://broncosports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/tim-plough/693) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tim Plough](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Plough) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Plough?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.