Terry Heffernan completed his second season as offensive line coach in November 2008. He was hired in February 2007 after spending the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant offensive line coach at Michigan.

In 2007, one of his players (Frank Lietke) earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, while Lietke and Muhammad Abdullah were both honorable mention All-GLIAC selections. Last season, both of his tackles (Ryan Jonik and Joe Long) earned honorable mention All-GLIAC accolades.

Also in 2008, WSU ranked 48th nationally in rushing yards per game (171.45) and tied-for-28th in fewest sacks allowed (1.36 per game). All this helped Wayne State equal the school record for wins in a season, while setting the school mark for conference wins in a year.

During Heffernan's two years in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines compiled an 18-7 mark and appeared in the Rose Bowl and the Alamo Bowl.

Prior to joining the Michigan staff, Heffernan spent the 2004 season as a graduate assistant working with the defensive line at the University of Louisville. The Cardinals finished sixth in the final AP poll after winning the Conference USA title and beating Boise State in the Liberty Bowl. He spent the 2003 season as the offensive line coach at Cumberland University.

Heffernan was a three-year letterman and two-year starter at center for the University of Dayton. He earned All-Pioneer Football League academic honors twice. He was a member of four consecutive conference championship teams, winning a pair of title games, and finished his career with a 15-1 league record over four years (35-9 overall record). Heffernan graduated from Dayton in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in communications.

A member of the American Football Coaches Association, Heffernan is single and resides in Royal Oak.