Michael Christianson
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 7, 1965 Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Western Oregon University |
| Playing career | |
| 1987 | Portland State |
| 1988–1991 | Western Oregon |
| Position(s) | Offensive line |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | Western Oregon (OL) |
| 1993–1994 | Western Oregon (TE) |
| 1995 | Lewis & Clark (TE/RB) |
| 1996 | Portland State (OL) |
| 1997–1999 | Portland State (RB) |
| 2000-2001 | Montana State (TE) |
| 2002–2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (OL) |
| 2003 | Oakland Raiders (Consultant) |
| 2004–2006 | Nebraska (SA) |
| 2006–2007 | San Diego (TE) |
| 2011–2013 | San Francisco 49ers (RB) |
| 2014-2016 | ESPN Radio Boise (Host/Analyst/PD) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Michael Christianson (born April 7, 1965) is an
Playing career
Christianson was a linebacker and tight-end at Kuna High School (Kuna, ID). He went on to play college football at Portland State University (NCAA FCS) and then transferred to Western Oregon University (NAIA DIVII).
Coaching career
Christianson began his coaching career at his alma mater, Western Oregon University in 1991 and spent 4 years coaching the offensive line and the tight-ends. In 1995, he spent one season with the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers (NAIA DivII) as the recruiting coordinator and tight-ends/running backs coach.
He then went on to coach in the
Christianson left
He made his NFL coaching debut as the assistant offensive line coach for the 2002
Christianson had a couple stops with both Avid Sports and XOS Digital where he worked to develop, implement and train coaches on the use and benefits of technology as it relates to the sport of football. Christianson is considered an expert when it comes to technology and how it relates to the game of football.[7][8] He coordinated and helped develop large football technology projects at the Oakland Raiders, the University of Nebraska and the San Francisco 49ers to name just a few.
After working with Jim Harbaugh at the Raiders, he joined the staff at the University of San Diego (USD) in 2006.[9] At USD, Christianson worked as the tight-end coach and assistant offensive Line coach with current University of Southern Cal Run Game Coordinator/Runningback Coach, Tim Drevno. During his tenure, USD won the Pioneer Football League championship and an NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major National Championship.[10] That year, USD led the Nation in passing offense, total offense, and scoring offense.[11] He also coached USD starting tight end Chris Ramsey to a 2nd Team Mid-Major All-American honors.[12]
In 2012, Christianson coached in his second Super Bowl after joining the
Personal life
Christianson is a native of Boise Idaho and is married to his wife Tracy.[17] He received his bachelor's and master's degree in secondary education and administration with a minor in computer applications from Western Oregon University & Oregon State University.
References
- ^ "49ers Name Christianson Offensive Coach". CSNBayArea.com. CSNBayArea.com. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ Reynolds, Scott. "Tampa Bay Adds 7 Assistant Coaches". BucsBlitz. BucMag.com. Retrieved 25 February 2002.
- ^ "Charles "Chip" Dunn". Official Site of the Portland State Viking. Football Induction Class of 2006.
- ^ Kasper, John. "Big Sky's "50 Greatest Male Athletes"". Big Sky Conference. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "Coach Info: Position:". HuskersNside. Nebraska Huskers.
- ^ "Nebraska 32 Michigan 28". huskermax.com. huskermax.com. Retrieved 28 December 2005.
- ^ Hogan Ketchum, Karen. "49ers Streamline Coaching Analysis With Panasonic Workflow". Sports Video Group. SVG. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ "Nebraska Bio". Nebraska Football. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Michael Christianson". Usdtoreros.cstv.com. usdtoreros.com. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Toreros 2006 Mid-Major National Champions". usdtoreros.com. usdtoreros.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ Pioneer Football, League. "2006 Pioneer Football League Team Statistics Through games of Jul 31, 2008". streamlinetechnologies.com. streamlinetechnologies.com/pioneer-football. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "19 Chris Ramsey". usdtoreros.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ramsey_chris00.html. usdtoreros.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ 49ers Public Relations. "49ers Add Assistant Coach". 49ers.com. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Espinoza, Alex. "Playing It Forward". 49ers.com. San Francisco 49ers. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ Lynch, Kevin. "Frank Gore sets franchise rushing record". SFGate. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "2012 Pro Bowl Rosters". NFL.com. NFL.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ Pilato, Gino. "Same 8 Questions: Michael Christianson (Former NFL and Collegiate Coach)". The Sports Daily. TheSportsDaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.