Tim Beck
Assistant Coach, Running Backs
Tim Beck is in his second season on Coach Bo Pelini’s Nebraska staff and serves as the Huskers’ running backs coach. In his first season at Nebraska, Beck coached a prolific running game that averaged 169.8 yards per game, including three running backs who topped 450 rushing yards, including Roy Helu Jr. and Quentin Castille who both return for their junior seasons in 2009.
Beck's coaching allowed Nebraska's running game to continue to improve throughout 2008. Nebraska had five games with more than 200 rushing yards in conference play, including a season-high 355 yards against Kansas State. In conference games, Nebraska ranked No. 3 in the Big 12 at 182.5 yards per game, tops in the North division.
Beck came to Nebraska with excellent knowledge of the conference after a three-year stint on Mark Mangino's coaching staff at Kansas. Beck was the Jayhawks’ receivers coach each of his three seasons in Lawrence, and was promoted to pass game coordinator in February of 2007.
The Kansas passing game flourished under Beck’s leadership. In 2007, Kansas featured one of the nation’s most potent offenses, helping the Jayhawks to a 12-1 record and a No. 7 final national ranking. Kansas capped its season with a 24-21 victory over Virginia Tech in the Fed Ex Orange Bowl.
Before joining the Jayhawks, Beck was one of the most respected high school coaches in the state of Texas, serving three seasons at Summit High in Mansfield. He was the 2003 District Coach of the Year after leading Summit to its first-ever playoff appearance and district championship.
Beck served as the head coach at R.L. Turner High in Carrollton, Texas, from 1999 to 2001. He led the school to back-to-back playoff appearances and consecutive winning seasons for the first time in 25 years. For his work, Beck was named the district coach of the year in 2000.
Prior to coaching in the Texas high school ranks, Beck worked at Missouri State for three seasons from 1996 to 1998, including one season as the offensive coordinator.
Beck was hired at Missouri State after leading Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., to the 1995 4A state championship—the first state title in the school’s 30-year history. Beck was named the regional coach of the year in 1994 after leading his team to an 8-3 record and a regional final appearance.
The 43-year-old Beck first gained experience in the Big 12 Conference as a graduate assistant at Kansas State in 1991 and 1992 under Head Coach Bill Snyder. Beck worked on the KSU staff at the same time as Husker defensive coordinator Carl Pelini. Before his one season with the Wildcats, Beck coached the outside linebackers and punters at Illinois State in 1990. He worked in 1988 and 1989 as an assistant coach at Miramar High School in Miramar, Fla.
Beck is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, and graduated from Cardinal Mooney High, the same high school that Bo and Carl Pelini attended. Beck was a standout in football, basketball and baseball at Cardinal Mooney.
Beck played at Central Florida and earned his bachelor’s degree from UCF in 1988. He and his wife, Tamara have a son, Jordan, and a daughter, Haylie Marie.
