Chris Meidt resigned Monday as head coach of the St. Olaf football team after six seasons in Northfield. Meidt announced Monday he has accepted a job with the Washington Redskins of the NFL. Meidt will be an offensive assistant under the offensive coordinator yet to be named.
Meidt will join Jim Zorn who was named head coach of the Redskins Saturday. The two became friends when Zorn was quarterbacks coach at the University of Minnesota in the mid-1990s.
During his six seasons as head coach, Meidt led St. Olaf to 40-20 record, including an 8-2 record in each of the last three seasons.
St. Olaf will begin a national search for a new head coach in the coming weeks.
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Meidt resigns at St. Olaf
Football coach headed to work with Washington Redskins
NORTHFIELD - Chris Meidt resigned as head football coach at St. Olaf on Monday to accept an offensive assistant position with the National Football League's Washington Redskins.
Meidt led St. Olaf to a 40-20 record in his six seasons at the helm. The Oles were 8-2 in each of the last three years - the first such stretch of eight-win seasons since 1969-71.
Meidt will work under an offensive coordinator yet to be named. Jim Zorn was hired as offensive coordinator on Jan. 26, but was named head coach on Saturday to replace Joe Gibbs, who retired Jan. 8.
In 2007, St. Olaf ranked as high as 13th in the D3Football.com poll and 15th in the American Football Coaches Association poll.
St. Olaf had a high-powered offense under Meidt. The Oles ranked in the top eight in the country in total offense and scoring in the last three seasons and set school records for points (49.0/game) and total offense (512.8 yards/game) last fall.
Meidt's recruiting classes boasted three All-America selections and 31 first team All-MIAC picks, including a league-best 23 over the last two seasons.
St. Olaf will begin a national search for Meidt's replacement in the coming weeks.
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