Bob Bostad (born September 7, 1966) is the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for Indiana University.

Education

Bostad graduated from the

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

in 1989 with a degree in Physical Education. In 1994, he received his master's degree in

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from the

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Coaching career

Bostad's first coaching job was as Offensive Line Coach at the

from 1990 to 1991. From there he served in the same position at

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before becoming a graduate assistant at the

. He served as Offensive Line Coach and

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of an American football or Canadian football team who is in charge of the team's offense. Generally, along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, this coach re ...

of the

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and offensive line Coach of the

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from 1999 to 2005. Bostad served as the Tight Ends Coach, Offensive Line Coach, and Running Game Coordinator for the

Wisconsin Badgers The Wisconsin Badgers are the athletic teams representing the University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin). They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivisi ...

from 2006–2011. Bostad briefly served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh before taking the position of offensive line coach for the

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in February 2012. He then spent two seasons coaching with Tampa Bay and two seasons coaching with the

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. He most recently was tight ends and fullbacks coach at Northern Illinois in 2016, before taking the job as inside linebackers coach with the Badgers in February 2017. In December of 2022, Bostad accepting the offensive line coach job at

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Personal life

Bostad is a native of

Pardeeville, Wisconsin Pardeeville is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,115 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Pardeeville is located at (43.536575, -89.298045). According ...

. He has three daughters: Rachel, Bryn and Annika, and a son, John.

References

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