Tim Skipper (American football)
Skipper in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cal Poly |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 15, 1978 |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2000 | Fresno State |
| Position | Middle linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001 | Western New Mexico (DB) |
| 2002 | Western New Mexico (DC/DB) |
| 2003 | Sacramento State (DB) |
| 2004–2005 | Sacramento State (DC/DB) |
| 2006–2008 | Fresno State (RB) |
| 2009–2011 | Fresno State (LB/RGC) |
| 2011 | Fresno State (interim DC) |
| 2012–2013 | Colorado State (LB) |
| 2013–2014 | Colorado State (AHC/LB) |
| 2015–2016 | Florida (RB) |
| 2017–2018 | Florida (LB) |
| 2018–2019 | UNLV (DC/LB) |
| 2020 | Central Michigan (LB) |
| 2021 | Central Michigan (AHC/LB) |
| 2022–2023 | Fresno State (AHC/LB) |
| 2023 | Fresno State (acting HC) |
| 2024 | Fresno State (interim HC) |
| 2025 | UCLA (special assistant to the head coach) |
| 2025 | UCLA (interim HC) |
| 2026–present | Cal Poly |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–13 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-WAC (1997) 2× second-team All-WAC (1999, 2000) | |
Tim Skipper (born April 15, 1978) is an American college football coach and former player who is the head football coach at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He previously served as the interim head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2025 following the firing of DeShaun Foster after an 0–3 start to the season. Skipper previously served as the interim head football coach at California State University, Fresno for the bowl game in 2023 and the entire 2024 season. He was the assistant head coach and linebackers coach at Fresno State from 2022 to 2023. Skipper played college football at Fresno State as a middle linebacker from 1997 to 2000.