Phil Rauscher

Philip Rauscher (born June 2, 1985) is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos.

Phil Rauscher
Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1985-06-02) June 2, 1985
Carlsbad, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:La Costa Canyon (CA)
College:UCLA
Career history
As a coach:
As an administrator:
  • Utah (2011)
    Administrative assistant
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Rauscher was a lineman at UCLA from 2003 to 2005, before an injury suffered in high school reappeared and forced him to retire.[1]

Coaching career

College coaching

Rauscher stayed with UCLA as an undergraduate assistant at the request of Bruins head coach Karl Dorrell and offensive coordinator Tom Cable.[1] After graduating, he remained with the program as a graduate assistant before going on to Dixie State as their offensive coordinator in 2010. He was an administrative assistant at Utah in 2011 for Utes offensive coordinator Norm Chow, who was UCLA's offensive coordinator when Rauscher was a graduate assistant.[2]

After Chow was named the head coach at Hawaii in 2012, Rauscher was named the program's tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator.[2] He was not retained by Chow and Hawaii after the 2013 season.[3] Rauscher spent 2014 as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Cal Lutheran.

Denver Broncos

Rauscher was hired as a coaching assistant for the Denver Broncos in 2015. He was a part of the staff that won Super Bowl 50 in 2016, Rauscher's first career Super Bowl ring.[4] He was named the assistant to head coach Vance Joseph in 2017.[5]

Washington Redskins

Rauscher was named the assistant offensive line coach for the Washington Redskins on March 20, 2018.[6] He was promoted to offensive line coach during the 2019 season after offensive line coach Bill Callahan was named the Redskins interim head coach.[7]

Minnesota Vikings

Rauscher was announced as the assistant offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings on January 27, 2020.[8] He was promoted to offensive line coach on July 27, 2021 after Rick Dennison was reassigned to senior offensive adviser due to a lack of a Covid-19 vaccination.[9]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On February 17, 2022, Rauscher was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their offensive line coach under head coach Doug Pederson.[10]

References
  1. Krammer, Andrew. "Details and decibels define new Vikings offensive line coach Phil Rauscher". Star Tribune. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. Tanaka, Chris. "UH Announces Three More Members of Norm Chow's Coaching Staff". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. Tsai, Stephen. "UH hires running backs coach". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. Young, Lindsey. "5 Things to Know About New Vikings Asst. OL Coach Phil Rauscher". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. "Redskins Name Phil Rauscher As Assistant Offensive Line Coach". Washington Football Team. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. Alper, Josh. "Washington hires one assistant coach, promotes another". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. "Vikings Announce Updates To 2020 Coaching Staff". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. Cronin, Courtney. "Minnesota Vikings name Phil Rauscher new O-line coach because of COVID-19 protocols; Rick Dennison still with team". ESPN. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. "Jaguars Finalize 2022 Coaching Staff". Jacksonville Jaguars. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
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