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Paul Tidwell

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Years at BYU: Entering 4th

Years Overall: Entering 26th

Bowl Games Coached: 3 (2 @ Snow College)

NFL Players Coached: 11

Of Note: He guided Eastern Arizona to its first winning season in 26 years, just two years after taking over the program during that season, Eastern Arizona won the ACCAC with a perfect 5-0 mark and finished in the top five in the nation in both passing offense and total offense and was second in the country in interceptions while he was defensive coordinator at Snow, the team won the NJCAA National Championship in 1985 with an 11-0 record.

Playing Career: Was a fullback for Utah State from 1973-1976.

Education: Southern Utah (1979, B.A. business education); Ogden HS (Ogden, Utah, 1973).

Hometown: Logan, Utah

Family: Wife (former Colleen Palmer) and two daughters: Sunnie and McKenna; five sons: Colten, Cy, Dane, Kyle and Tyler; and four grandchildren.

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