2010 Football

Tyson Veidt

Head Coach & Defensive Coordinator

Contact info for Coach Veidt
Office phone: 419-358-3636
E-mail: veidtt@bluffton.edu

Tyson Veidt, a graduate assistant coach under former West Virginia University (WVU) head football coach Rich Rodriguez, is entering his third season as Bluffton University's head football coach. Veidt (pronounced v te, rhymes with "white") came to Bluffton after serving one year as defensive coordinator for Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa.

While at Saint Vincent, Veidt served as linebacker coach and worked with special teams. Prior to Saint Vincent, Veidt spent two years as a defensive graduate assistant at WVU and was a part of the 2004 and 2005 Big East Champion teams, a 2004 Gator Bowl appearance and a 2006 Sugar Bowl win. Veidt has also served in coaching roles at Indiana University and Muskingum College.

"My vision involves developing my current roster of men and adding to that roster through recruitment. My philosophy is to be fundamentally sound in the three phases of football-offense, defense and special teams-and to be disciplined on and off the field," said Veidt.

Veidt earned a bachelor's degree in pre-physical therapy from Muskingum and a master's degree in athletic coaching education from WVU. While at Muskingum, he was a two-year starter for the Muskies.

He and his wife, Mandy, reside in Bluffton.