Biographical details | |
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Born | Clay Center, Kansas, U.S. | December 25, 1968
Alma mater | Kansas State University |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1994 | Santa Fe Trail HS (KS) (co-DC) |
1995–1998 | Saginaw Valley State (DL) |
1999–2000 | Emporia State (DC) |
2001–2007 | Southern Illinois (DC) |
2008–2010 | Northern Illinois (DC) |
2011–2013 | Minnesota (DC) |
2014–2015 | Minnesota (AHC/DC) |
2015 | Minnesota (interim HC) |
2016 | Minnesota |
2018–2019 | Washington State (DC) |
2020 | Virginia Tech (LB) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 11–8 |
Bowls | 2–0 |
Tracy Lee Claeys (born December 25, 1968) is a former American football coach. Claeys served as the head football coach at University of Minnesota from midway into the 2015 season through the end of the 2016 season. He was an assistant coach under Jerry Kill for 21 years at Saginaw Valley State University, Emporia State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Northern Illinois University, and Minnesota—the last 16 as his defensive coordinator. Claeys was the defensive coordinator at Washington State University from 2018 to 2019 and the linebackers coach at Virginia Tech in 2020. He announced his retirement in January 2021.