John Zamberlin
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 13, 1956 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Woodrow Wilson (Tacoma, Washington) | ||||||||
| College: | Pacific Lutheran | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 5 / pick: 135 | ||||||||
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John Zamberlin (born February 13, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Meridian High School in Meridian, Idaho, a position he has held since 2019.[1] Zamberlin played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots from 1979 to 1982 and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1983 to 1983. He served as the head football coach at Central Washington University from 1997 to 2006 and at Idaho State University from 2007 to 2010.[2] In 2011, Zamberlin was the defensive tackles coach at Weber State University.[3][2] He was the linebackers coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2012 to 2013.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Central Washington Wildcats (Great Northwest Athletic Conference) (1997–2005) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Central Washington | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1998 | Central Washington | 7–4 | 4–1 | T–1st | NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1999 | Central Washington | 4–5 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2000 | Central Washington | 5–5 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2001 | Central Washington | 4–7 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Central Washington | 11–1 | 3–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2003 | Central Washington | 6–4 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2004 | Central Washington | 7–4 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2005 | Central Washington | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| Central Washington Wildcats (North Central Conference) (2006) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Central Washington | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| Central Washington: | 63–41 | 31–15 | |||||||
| Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (2007–2010) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Idaho State | 3–8 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2008 | Idaho State | 1–11 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2009 | Idaho State | 1–10 | 1–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 2010 | Idaho State | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| Idaho State: | 6–39 | 4–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 69–80 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Lycklama, Michael (July 12, 2019). "He played in the NFL, led a D-I program. Now at 63, he's a first-time high school coach". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "John Zamberlin Named Assistant Football Coach". Weber State. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "John Zamberlin". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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- American football linebackers
- Central Washington Wildcats football coaches
- Eastern Washington Eagles football coaches
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats coaches
- Idaho State Bengals football coaches
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- Richmond Spiders football coaches
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