Zack Blair enters his first season as Head Coach at Tiffin University in 2026-27
Blair served as a Tiffin assistant coach for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He served as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach and as recruiting coordinator.
During Blair's two seasons with the Dragons, the team went 15-8 including 13-5 in conference games. His offenses ranked among the best in the conference, as they led the G-MAC in offense in both 2025 (31.5 ppg) and 2024 (32.7).
Blair served as Pass Game Coordinator/Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator for Saginaw State University in 2023. Prior to that, Blair was on the coaching staff of nationally-ranked NAIA program Indiana Wesleyan from 2020-22, coaching running backs, tight ends, and wide receivers while also serving as passing game coordinator in 2022.
While at IWU, Blair helped the team become the Mid-States Football Association Mideast Champions in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The Wildcats were semi-finalists in the NAIA Playoffs in 2022. Blair coached the MSFA offensive player of the year, a first-time honor for the Wildcats program, and also led an NAIA First-Team All-American at wide receiver in 2022. He also had two wideouts earn all-conference honors and another earned an honorable mention.
Blair, his wife Lauren, son Tuffton, and daughter Navy reside in Tiffin.
Coaching Highlights:
- MSFA Conference Champions (2021 & 2022)
- NAIA National Playoff Semi Finals (2022)
- Coached MSFA Conference Player of the Year (2022)
- Coached GLIAC Freshman of the Year (2023)
- Coached NAIA All-American (2022)
- Coached 2nd Team All-GLIAC RB (2023)
- Coached Honorable Mention All-MSFA WR (2022)
- Coached 2-Time First Team All-MSFA RB (2020 & 2021)
- Coached Honorable Mention All-MSFA TE (2021)
- WR was #3 in the country and #1 in the MSFA in receptions (2022)
- Two Wide Receivers Top 5 in the MSFA in Yards & Receptions (2022)
- Coached First Player in IWU history to receive NAIA Offensive Player of the Week (2021)
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