Tim Pendergast (born August 15, 1958) is an American former college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Hamilton College in 2000 and at Cornell University from 2001 to 2003, compiling a career head coaching record of 9–28.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1958 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980 | Ithaca (GA) |
| 1981–1982 | Cornell (freshmen) |
| 1983–1989 | Cornell (DB) |
| 1990–1991 | Northwestern (assistant) |
| 1992 | Maine (DB) |
| 1993–1994 | James Madison (DB) |
| 1995–1996 | James Madison (DC/DB) |
| 1997–1999 | Memphis (DB) |
| 2000 | Hamilton |
| 2001–2003 | Cornell |
| 2006 | Ithaca (DB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–28 |
Pendergast graduated from State University of New York at Cortland and earned a master's degree from 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.[1][2] He first served as the freshman coach from 1981 to 1982 before being named the defensive backs coach in 1983.[3] After a stint as an assistant for Northwestern he was hired as the defensive backs coach for Maine.[4] In 1993, he accepted the same position for James Madison.[5] He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1995.[6] In 1997, he reverted back to his role of defensive backs coach when he was hired by Memphis.[7]
Pendergast was fired from his position at Cornell in November 2003. He 2003 Cornell team lost its final nine games to finish the season with a record of 1–9 and last place in the Ivy League. The nine-game losing streak was the second-longest in the history of the Cornell Big Red football program, topped only a ten-game losing streak in 1975 and 1976 under head coach 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.[8][9]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Continentals (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2000) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Hamilton | 2–6 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| Hamilton: | 2–6 | 2–6 | |||||||
| Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (2001–2003) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Cornell | 2–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2002 | Cornell | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | Cornell | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| Cornell: | 7–22 | 5–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–28 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Feaver, Christopher (January 20, 2001). "Prendergast takes the helm". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. p. 7B. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Feaver, Christopher (January 20, 2001). "Coach (continued)". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. p. 11B. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Cornell grid staff complete". The Ithaca Journal. June 18, 1983. p. 16. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Dowd, Mike (April 11, 1992). "UM grid practice begins". The Bangor Daily News. p. 18. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Lowe, Mike (March 2, 1993). "Maine coach moves on". Kennebec Journal. p. 18. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ O'Connor, John (October 10, 1996). "JMU's Stein is always hurt, always present in the lineup". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 36. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Tiger assistant coach is hired". The Shelby Sun Times. January 2, 1997. p. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Feaver, Christopher (November 26, 2003). "Cornell Fires Prendergast". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. p. 4B. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Feaver, Christopher (November 26, 2003). "Prendergast (continued)". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. p. 7B. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
