Tim Tierney
Biographical details
Born(1943-10-03)October 3, 1943
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 2012(2012-09-15) (aged 68)
Playing career
1962–1964San Francisco State
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969Homestead HS (CA) (DC)
1970–1974Cal State Hayward (DC)
1975–1993Cal State Hayward
Head coaching record
Overall77–109–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 FWC (1981)

Timothy Michael Tierney (October 3, 1943 – September 15, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—from 1975 to 1993, compiling a record of 77–109–5.[1]

Tierney was born on October 3, 1943, in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in San Francisco, where he graduated from St. Ignatius High School—now known as St. Ignatius College Preparatory. He played college football as San Francisco State University, earning All-Far Western Conference honors twice as a defensive back.

Tierney was the defensive coordinator at Homestead High School in Sunnyvale, California in 1969. He moved on to Cal State Hayward in 1970 to serve as defensive coordinator under head football coach Les Davis.[2] Tierney remained defensive coordinator for five seasons, through Bob Rodrigo's four-year stint as head coach, before succeeding Rodrigo in 1975.[3] Tierney had the longest tenure, 19 seasons, of the four head coaches of the Cal State Hayward Pioneers football program. After the dissolution of the football program following the 1993 season, Tierney remained at Cal State Hawyard, working as a professor of kinesiology until 2001 and then serving as head coach of the men's and women's golf teams.[4][5][6]

Tierney died on September 15, 2012, from complications following brain surgery.[7]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Cal State Hayward Pioneers (Far Western Conference / Northern California Athletic Conference) (1975–1993)
1975 Cal State Hayward 0–100–56th
1976 Cal State Hayward 1–8–10–56th
1977 Cal State Hayward 6–3–12–2–13rd
1978 Cal State Hayward 8–24–12nd
1979 Cal State Hayward 2–81–4T–5th
1980 Cal State Hayward 6–43–2T–2nd
1981 Cal State Hayward 6–4–14–1T–1st
1982 Cal State Hayward 4–5–13–2T–2nd
1983 Cal State Hayward 6–43–3T–4th
1984 Cal State Hayward 7–34–23rd
1985 Cal State Hayward 6–3–12–2–13rd
1986 Cal State Hayward 7–33–23rd
1987 Cal State Hayward 2–82–3T–4th
1988 Cal State Hayward 2–91–4T–5th
1989 Cal State Hayward 1–81–45th
1990 Cal State Hayward 2–91–4T–4th
1991 Cal State Hayward 3–71–46th
1992 Cal State Hayward 5–53–2T–2nd
1993 Cal State Hayward 3–62–2T–2nd
Cal State Hayward: 77–109–540–54–2
Total:77–109–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pioneers Name Defensive Coach". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. August 26, 1970. p. 46. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ Nohrnberg, Stew (February 28, 1975). "Tierney CSU football coach". The Argus. Fremont, California. p. 19. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ Steward, Carl (February 10, 1994). "Cal State sports hits a sad, new low". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. B1. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ Steward, Carl (February 10, 1994). "Steward: A sad day for Cal State (continued)". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. B3. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Tim Tierney (2014) - Pioneer Athletics Hall of Fame". California State University, East Bay. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Timothy Tierney". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. October 2, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Legacy.com.
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