Marc Trestman

Marc Trestman

Montreal Alouettes
Date of birth:	January 15, 1956 (1956-01-15)
Place of birth:	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Career information
Position(s):	Head Coach
College:	University of Minnesota Minnesota State University
High school:	Saint Louis Park High School
Organizations
As coach:
1981–82 1983–84 1985–86 1987 1988 1989 1990–91 1995–96 1997 1998-00 2001 2002–03 2004 2005–06 2008 – present	University of Miami (VC) University of Miami (QC) Minnesota Vikings (RBC) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (QC) Cleveland Browns (QB) Cleveland Browns (OC) Minnesota Vikings (QC) San Francisco 49ers (OC/QC) Detroit Lions (QC) Arizona Cardinals (OC/QC) Oakland Raiders (QC) Oakland Raiders (OC) Miami Dolphins (QC/AHC) North Carolina State (OC/QC) Montreal Alouettes (Head Coach)
As player:
1975–1977 1978 1978-1979	University of Minnesota Minnesota State University Minnesota Vikings
Career highlights and awards
Awards:	2009 CFL Coach of the Year
Honors:	2010 Grey Cup Champion (CFL) 2009 Grey Cup Champion (CFL) 2002 AFC Champion (NFL) 1983 NCAA Division I-A National Champion Coached CFL's MVP in 2008 & 2009 Coached NFL MVP in 2002
Records:	53–26–0

Marc Trestman (born January 15, 1956) is the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. In four seasons at Montreal, Trestman has guided the Alouettes to three Grey Cup appearances, including back-to-back Grey Cup Championships in 2009 and 2010.

Early life

He graduated in 1974 from Saint Louis Park High School in Minnesota. He played quarterback for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football team for three seasons. He transferred as a senior to play quarterback at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Trestman received a bachelor's degree in political science from Minnesota in 1979 and is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. He has been a member of the Florida bar since 1983.

Trestman went to training camp with the Minnesota Vikings in both 1978 and 1979 as a defensive back.

Coaching career

NCAA

He entered football coaching at the University of Miami in 1981 as a volunteer coach. In 1983 he was named quarterbacks coach. That year quarterback Bernie Kosar passed for 2,329 yards and Miami won the national championship. The next year Kosar completed 262 passes for 3,642 yards, both school records.

In 2005, he returned to college football as the North Carolina State Wolfpack offensive coordinator, guiding the Wolfpack to a win in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

NFL

Trestman moved to the National Football League and coached the running backs with the Minnesota Vikings in 1985 and 1986. He became quarterbacks coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987 then held the same position with the Cleveland Browns in 1988. In Cleveland he again coached Kosar and the team finished 10–6 and made the playoffs. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 1989. That year Kosar passed for 3,533 yards and 18 TDs, wide receiver Webster Slaughter had a franchise record 1,236 receiving yards, and the Browns made it to the AFC Championship game.

In 1990, Trestman returned to Minnesota as quarterbacks coach for the Vikings. He spent two years there and then left coaching for three years.

He returned to the NFL in 1995 as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator with San Francisco, where he served in that capacity through 1996. The first year he was there the 49ers led the NFL with 457 points scored, 644 pass attempts and 4,779 passing yards.

Trestman joined the Detroit Lions as quarterbacks coach in 1997. That year Lion's quarterback Scott Mitchell passed for 3,484 yards, second most in team history.

In 1998 he was with the Arizona Cardinals as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. That year quarterback Jake Plummer threw for 3,737 yards, and the Cardinals made the playoffs for the first time since 1982 and won their first post season game in 51 years.

He next went to the Oakland Raiders in 2001 as the quarterbacks coach. In 2002 he was promoted to offensive coordinator and the Raiders led the NFL in total offense with 389.8 yards per game and passing yards with 279.7 per game. Under Trestman's guidance, Raiders QB Rich Gannon won the 2002 NFL MVP award as the Raiders reached Super Bowl XXXVII, losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Trestman spent the 2004 season with the Miami Dolphins before returning the the college ranks.

CFL

On December 18, 2007, Trestman was named head coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. The Alouettes narrowly lost 22–14 to the Calgary Stampeders in the 2008 Grey Cup championship game. At the conclusion of the season, he was nominated for the CFL's Annis Stukus Award as the league's top coach, with Calgary's John Hufnagel winning. On March 5, 2010, Trestman won the Coach of the year award.

In 2009, Trestman led the Alouettes to win the 2009 Grey Cup, winning with a thrilling field goal with no time left on the clock. After the season, it was announced that he was signed through the 2012 season as the head coach. Trestman also lead the Alouettes to a Grey Cup win in 2010. Under Trestman's guidance, Alouettes QB Anthony Calvillo won back-to-back MVP awards in 2009 and 2010.

NFL Draft Training Coach

Trestman worked with André Woodson leading up to the 2008 NFL Draft in an attempt to help improve Woodson's throwing mechanics and draft stock.He has also trained Jason Campbell, Jay Cutler, and Jimmy Clausen prior to the NFL drafts.

Trestman worked extensively with Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow prior to the 2010 NFL Draft. After working to fine-tune Tebow's unique throwing mechanics, Tebow was drafted 25th overall in the 1st round of the NFL draft.

In 2012, Trestman is training Oklahoma State QB Brandon Weeden leading up to the April NFL Draft.

CFL coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Result
MTL	2008	11	7	0	.611	1st in East Division	1	1	Lost in Grey Cup
MTL	2009	15	3	0	.833	1st in East Division	2	0	Won Grey Cup
MTL	2010	12	6	0	.667	1st in East Division	2	0	Won Grey Cup
MTL	2011	10	8	0	.556	2nd in East Division	0	1	Lost East Semi-Final
Total		48	24	0	.667	3 East Division Championships	5	2	2 Grey Cups

Book

In 2010, Trestman released his first book as an author titled "PERSEVERANCE: Life Lessons on Leadership and Teamwork".

References

• "CFL coach Marc Trestman gets a chuckle from mention on NBC's 30 Rock". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/01/cfl-coach-marc-trestman-gets-a-chuckle-from-mention-on-nbcs-30-rock--1/1. Retrieved January 23, 2011. 
• "Will Marc Trestman answer the NFL's call?". Yahoo.com. January 12, 2011. http://sports.yahoo.com/cfl/blog/cfl_experts/post/Will-Marc-Trestman-answer-the-NFL-s-call-?urn=cfl-306753. 
• "CFL wrapup: 10 lessons learned". CBCSports.ca. December 9, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2010/12/09/spf-cfl-wrapup.html. 
• "Trestman and Calvillo are true leaders in the CFL". TSN.com. November 30, 2010. http://www.tsn.ca/blogs/glen_suitor/?id=343598. 
• "Trestman CFL's coach of year". Winnipeg Sun. March 5, 2010. http://www.winnipegsun.com/sports/football/2010/03/05/13133701.html. 
• "One QB guru picks picked-apart Tebow to be big-time pro". CBS Sports.com. February 26, 2010. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/andy_staples/01/26/tim-tebow/index.html. 
• "Report: Miami, Marc Trestman meet". ESPN.com. December 12, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5910946. 
• "Team comes first for classy Trestman". The Gazette. http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/story.html?id=8d628a63-54c3-4364-a81c-0bcbaf34c938&k=30036. Retrieved December 18, 2009. 
• "Trestman, Levy cut from same cloth". The Gazette. http://www.coachmarctrestman.com/images/082908.pdf. Retrieved August 29, 2008. 
• "Trestman takes long road to CFL". The Gazette. http://www.coachmarctrestman.com/images/060208.pdf. Retrieved May 31, 2008. 
• "Schaub's West Coast roots run deep". SI.com. September 5, 2007. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/web/COM1062987/index.htm. 
• "Reflections on my relationship with Bill Walsh". SI.com. August 21, 2007. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/web/COM1062986/index.htm. 
• "How to watch training camp practice - Ten tips for seeing the game through eyes of a coach". SI.com. July 27, 2007. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/07/27/howto.watch.camp/index.html. 

External links

• Marc Trestman's website
• Getting to know Marc Trestman The ACC website
• Montreal Alouettes profile
• Perseverance: Life Lessons on Leadership and Teamwork - Amazon site

Preceded by Mike Shanahan	San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinators 1995–1996	Succeeded by Marty Mornhinweg
Preceded by Dick Jamieson	Arizona Cardinals Offensive Coordinators 1998–2000	Succeeded by Rich Olson
Preceded by Bill Callahan	Oakland Raiders Offensive Coordinators 2002–2003	Succeeded by Jimmy Raye
Preceded by Jim Popp	Montreal Alouettes Head Coaches 2007 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent