Central College Athletics

Tim Lydon joined the Central football staff in 2024 as defensive line coach.

Lydon was the cornerbacks coach at Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2023, following a year as special teams quality control coach and video coordinator at the University of South Dakota. He served as a graduate assistant defensive line coach at Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) from 2020-22 and assistant linebackers coach there in 2019.

After starting his playing career at North Dakota State University, Lydon spent three seasons as a fullback for Division III Saint John’s University (Minn.). An Edina, Minnesota native, Lydon received a bachelor’s degree from Saint John’s in elementary education and served as a kindergarten teacher at Hmong College Prep Academy in St. Paul during 2018-19. He received a master’s degree from Concordia in 2022

Coaching achievements

Central College

• Team has a 8-2 (.800) record, 6-2 (.750) mark in conference games in his only season

Minnesota State University

• Team had a 9-3 (.750) record, 8-2 (.800) mark in conference games in his only season
• (1) NCAA Division II Football Playoff appearance

University of South Dakota

• Team had a 3-8 (.273) record in his only season

Concordia University  - St. Paul (Minn.)

• Team had a 7-15 (.318) record in two seasons

Athletics career

Saint John's University (Minn.)

• Team had 39-6 (.829) record mark in his three seasons

North Dakota State University

• Team had 15-1 (.938) record mark in his only season
• Won the NCAA Division I FCS Championships