Football - Our Coaching Staff
Head Coach - Jeff Tisdel (11th year)
Sierra Record: 79 – 32 (Six Conference Championships and five Bowl Championships)
Overall Record: 176 – 76 (12 Conference Championships)
Jeff Tisdel is entering his eleventh season as the Head Coach of the Wolverines. In his decade in Rocklin, “Tis” has taken the football program to unprecedented local, state and national prominence. In addition to six conference titles (2002-2004, 2007-2009) and five bowl game championships (2002-2005, 2008), Sierra has finished as high as 3rd and 7th in California (2007 & 2008), and 5th and 11th in the USA (2007 & 2008) in the Tisdel era. His 79-32 record at Sierra is one of the highest winning percentage among national community college coaches.
Tis was the Head Coach at Christian Brothers High School (his alma mater), Sacramento City College and the University of Nevada before taking over at Sierra. Many of his former players, including more than 80 at Sierra alone, have moved on to four-year programs, and some, to the professional ranks.
“The Wolverine Way,” as developed, implemented and embodied by Tisdel and his coaching staff, emphasizes a quality education, the values of teamwork and a positive football experience for each player.
Student athletes from the Sacramento region and the surrounding foothills have been, and will remain, the foundation of Wolverine football. Local players make up the bulk of Sierra’s roster every year and the quality of those athletes continues to separate Wolverine teams from their competition. The support of the surrounding community also contributes to the program’s success. Few community college game environments can rival the noise and color of a sold-out Homer “Buzz” Ostrom Stadium on game day!
The Wolverine offense is unpredictable, but generally employs a one back, spread offense designed to keep the chains moving and light up the scoreboard. Sierra’s defense will attack for 48 minutes in an aggressive style that creates bone-crunching hits and turnovers. Wolverine special teams are fearless, relentless field position creators.
Coach Tisdel resides in Rocklin with his wife Dorothy and daughter Jennifer, currently a student at Sierra College.
jtisdel@sierracollege.edu
916-660-8116
The coaching staff includes:
- Jeff Tisdel: QB/Offensive line
- Ed Eaton: Defensive backs
- Riki King: Defensive line/Special teams
- Jeff Lewallen: Linebackers
- Montrell Williams: Running backs
- Skip Albano: Wide receivers
- Alex Zavala: Offensive line
These are the official Sierra College Athletics web pages providing information about our programs, coaches and student-athletes. Any other web pages or sites on the internet or linked to from our pages containing information about Sierra College Athletics are not sanctioned by Sierra College and therefore may contain inaccurate information. We also have an official Sierra College Sports presence on Facebook and Twitter. Some sports or coaches may have their own unofficial social media presence.