Updated January 2019
NOTABLES
All-American: Oregon State running back Jermar Jefferson’s freshman honor in 2018
Player of the Week: Quarterback Jake Luton’s Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week effort in OSU’s win at Colorado in 2018
Finalist: Football Scoop 2013 Quarterback Coach of the Year
Top 20: Twice Northern Arizona finished in the top 20 for offense while he was the offensive coordinator
3: Number of times he was an academic all-league selection as a student-athlete
9: Washington HS prep record for passing touchdowns in one game he set as a player
OREGON STATE (2017-Present)
2018
- Appointed Dec. 7, 2017
- Offensive players Trevon Bradford (WR), Isaiah Hodgins (WR), Jermar Jefferson (RB), and Andre Bodden (WR) earned Pac-12 Honorable Mention.
- Jermar Jefferson (RB) selected Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and Freshman All-American.
- QB Jake Luton named Pac-12 Player of the Week after leading Beavers to victory over Colorado on the road.
- Offense accounted for 4,857 yards, the third-highest total in program history for a 12-game season.
- RB Jermar Jefferson’s 1,380 rushing yards represent the most ever by a Beaver freshman running back.
- Isaiah Hodgins enters the 2019 season 26th on the school’s career receiving yards mark with 1,151 yards.
- WR Timmy Hernandez became the first Beaver Academic All-American since 1999.
COLORADO (2013-17)
- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks coach
- Coached Buffaloes to the 2016 Alamo Bowl; the program’s first in nine seasons
- Pac-12 South Division Champions in 2016 at 8-1.
- Athlon Sports top-10 offensive coordinator hires in 2013.
- Finalists for the Quarterback Coach of the Year by Footballscoop.com in 2013
- Former Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau and current QB Steven Montez combined to set 110 school records.
- Coached CU All-Time Leading Passer Sefo Liufau (9,568 yds, 60 TDs)
- Coached CU All-Time Leading Receiver Nelson Spruce (294 rec, 3,347 yards)
- Coached CU All-Time Leader in Yds from Scrimmage Phillip Lindsay (4,683 yards)
SAN JOSE STATE (2012)
- Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach
- Team went 11-2 for most wins in over 70 years.
- Won the Military Bowl in the program’s first postseason game in six years
- The Spartans broke 27 passing and receiving records.
- QB David Fales and TE Ryan Otten earned All-American honors.
NORTHERN ARIZONA (2006-11)
- 2009-11 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
- 2008 Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- 2007 Running Backs
- 2006 Receivers (graduate assistant)
- NAU finished in the top 20 in the FCS for offense twice
- RB Zach Bauman 2011 Big Sky Conference First Team
- C Kris Poindexter 2010 All-American
- Ranked fifth in the Football Championships Subdivision (FCS) for total offense and passing offense.
- WR Ed Berry earned All-American honors in 2009 and QB Michael Herrick was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award.
- RBs Lionel Scott and Alex Henderson were Big Sky Conference First Team
- Lumberjacks led FCS in scoring and total offense in 2006
- WR Alex Watson consensus All-American in ‘06
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
2016 Pac-12 South
BOWL GAMES
2016 Alamo Bowl
2012 Military Bowl
LINDGREN FILE
Spouse: Bradee
Children: Bronson, Brooks and Blake
Education: Idaho, bachelor’s degree in business marketing (2004); Northern Arizona, master’s degree in educational leadership (2007)
Hometown: Walla Walla, Washington
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Idaho
2001-03 Quarterback
Three-time Sun Belt Conference Academic team
Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete Award for top Idaho GPA for graduating seniors
6,541 career yards with 44 touchdowns as a three-year starter
Idaho record 6 TD passes in 48-38 win over San Diego State
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Oregon State –
December 7, 2017-Present, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Colorado
2013-2017, Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
San Jose State
2012, Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
Northern Arizona
2009-11, Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
2008, Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2007, Running Backs
2006, Receivers
Redlands
2005, Quarterbacks
