Randy Hedberg

Randy Hedberg
Current position
Sport(s)	Football
Title	Quarterbacks coach
Team	North Dakota State
Conference	MVFC
Biographical details
Born	(1954-12-27) December 27, 1954 Parshall, North Dakota
Playing career
1973–1976	Minot State
1977	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1981	Minot State (assistant)
1982–1989	Minot State
1990–1995	Central Missouri (AHC/OC/QB)
1996–1998	North Dakota (OC/QB/WR)
1999–2007	St. Cloud State
2008–2013	Southern Illinois (QB)
2014–	North Dakota State (QB)
Head coaching record
Overall	92–74–2
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)

Randolph R. Hedberg (born December 27, 1954) is an American football coach and a former player. He is currently the quarterbacks coach at North Dakota State University. Hedberg played as a quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL in 1977. He served as the head football coach at Minot State University from 1982 to 1989 and at St. Cloud State University from 1999 to 2007, compiling a career college football record of 92–74–2.

Early life, playing career, and education

Hedberg was born and raised in Parshall, North Dakota, southwest of Minot, and graduated from Parshall High School in 1973. He played college football at Minot State College, an NAIA school, from 1973 to 1976. He was a four year letter winner in football, basketball, and baseball for the Beavers, and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1977. He earned a master's degree from the University of North Dakota in 1987.^[1]

Hedberg was selected in the eighth round (196th overall) in the 1977 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay, the eleventh quarterback selected. He saw significant playing time in his rookie season in 1977, where he appeared in seven games and started in four. Cut by the Bucs the following year, he was briefly with Oakland and Green Bay, but did not see any regular season playing time.

Hedberg owns the worst passer rating in NFL history (0.0).^[2]

Hedberg was selected as #31 in Sports Illustrated's "50 Greatest Sports Figures in North Dakota."^[3]

Coaching career

Following his playing career, he was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Minot State, from 1979 to 1981, and its head coach from 1982 to 1989, compiling a 45–23–2 (.657) record in eight seasons. He then became the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Central Missouri State University (1990–1995) and at the University of North Dakota (1996–1998). He returned to the head coaching ranks in 1999 at St. Cloud State University, a Division II program in central Minnesota, compiling a 47–51 (.480) record in nine seasons. His overall record as a head coach stands at 92–74–2 (.554) in 17 seasons.

Hedberg was the quarterbacks coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He was hired in February 2008. After the 2013 season he signed on to be the quarterbacks coach at North Dakota State University.

Honors and family

Hedberg was inducted into Minot State's hall of fame in 1985. He has two children, Jennifer and Christopher.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Minot State Beavers () (1982–1989)
1982	Minot State	4–4
1983	Minot State	7–2
1984	Minot State	6–2–1
1985	Minot State	7–1–1
1986	Minot State	5–4
1987	Minot State	6–3
1988	Minot State	6–3
1989	Minot State	4–5
Minot State:		45–23–2
St. Cloud State Huskies (North Central Conference) (1999–2007)
1999	St. Cloud State	3–8	1–8	10th
2000	St. Cloud State	1–9	1–8	9th
2001	St. Cloud State	4–7	3–5	7th
2002	St. Cloud State	9–2	6–2	2nd
2003	St. Cloud State	7–4	4–3	T–4th
2004	St. Cloud State	8–3	4–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division II First Round
2005	St. Cloud State	8–3	3–3	5th
2006	St. Cloud State	3–8	1–7	9th
2007	St. Cloud State	4–7	1–7	T–8th
St. Cloud State:		47–51	24–45
Total:		92–74–2

References

External links

Southern Illinois profile

Randy Hedberg at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977 NFL Draft selections

Ricky Bell Dave Lewis Charley Hannah Randy Hedberg Byron Hemingway Larry Mucker Robert Morgan Aaron Ball Chuck Rodgers Chip Sheffield

Draft years 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterbacks

Steve Spurrier (1976)
Parnell Dickinson (1976)
Terry Hanratty (1976)
Gary Huff (1977)
Randy Hedberg (1977)
Jeb Blount (1977)
Doug Williams (1978–1982)
Mike Rae (1978)
Mike Boryla (1978)
Jack Thompson (1983–1984)
Jerry Golsteyn (1983)
Steve DeBerg (1984–1987, 1992–1993)
Steve Young (1985–1986)
Vinny Testaverde (1987–1992)
John Reaves (1987)
Jim Zorn (1987)
Joe Ferguson (1988–1989)
Chris Chandler (1990–1991)
Jeff Carlson (1991)
Craig Erickson (1993–1994)
Trent Dilfer (1994–1999)
Shaun King (1999–2000, 2002)
Eric Zeier (1999)
Brad Johnson (2001–2004)
Rob Johnson (2002)
Brian Griese (2004–2005, 2008)
Chris Simms (2004–2006)
Bruce Gradkowski (2006)
Tim Rattay (2006)
Jeff Garcia (2007–2008)
Luke McCown (2007)
Byron Leftwich (2009)
Josh Johnson (2009, 2011)
Josh Freeman (2009–2013)
Mike Glennon (2013–2014)
Josh McCown (2014)
Jameis Winston (2015–present)

Minot State Beavers head football coaches

C. E. Bublitz (1925–1926)
J. W. Coleman (1927–1935)
W. D. Allen (1936–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Bill Richter (1946)
Herb Parker (1947–1949)
Ev Faunce (1950)
Herb Parker (1951)
Frank Good (1952)
George Mellum (1953)
Ted Keck (1954–1956)
Vince Elgie (1957–1964)
Bill Schaake (1965)
Hank Hettwer (1966–1968)
Ken Becker (1969–1974)
Bert Leidholt (1975–1981)
Randy Hedberg (1982–1989)
Dave Hendrickson (1990–1999)
Mike Sivertson (2000–2006)
Paul Rudolph (2007–2013)
Tyler Hughes (2014– )

St. Cloud State Huskies head football coaches

George Lynch (1920–1928) John Weisman (1929–1932) George Lynch (1933–1934) Warren Kasch (1935–1942) No team (1943–1945) Ed Colletti (1946–1949) William C. Heiss (1950) Les Luymes (1951–1955) Jack Wink (1956–1964) Rod Anfenson (1965–1971) Mike Simpson (1972–1982) Noel Martin (1983–1998) Randy Hedberg (1999–2007) Scott Underwood (2008– )

2014 North Dakota State Bison football—NCAA Division I FCS national champions

6 C. J. Smith 11 Carson Wentz 19 Ben LeCompte 23 John Crockett 46 Andrew Bonnet 53 Kyle Emanuel 54 Jeremy Kelly 59 Joe Haeg 82 Zach Vraa 88 Luke Albers Head coach: Chris Klieman Assistant coaches: Randy Hedberg Tyler Roehl

2015 North Dakota State Bison football—NCAA Division I FCS national champions

6 C. J. Smith 11 Carson Wentz 19 Ben LeCompte 46 Andrew Bonnet 54 Jeremy Kelly 59 Joe Haeg 82 Zach Vraa 88 Luke Albers Head coach: Chris Klieman Assistant coaches: Randy Hedberg Tyler Roehl

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