Rip Scherer
William Bernard "Rip" Scherer Jr. (born August 3, 1952) is a former American football coach. He served at the head football coach at James Madison University from 1991 to 1994 and the University of Memphis from 1995 to 2000, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 51–63. In 2018, he was named tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). In 2024, he will be Head Coach of the Madrid Bravos in the European League of Football.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1952 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1970–1973 | William & Mary |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974–1975 | Penn State (GA) |
| 1976 | NC State (QB) |
| 1977–1978 | Hawaii (RB) |
| 1979 | Virginia (QB) |
| 1980–1986 | Georgia Tech (QB/OC) |
| 1987 | Alabama (OC) |
| 1988–1990 | Arizona (OC) |
| 1991–1994 | James Madison |
| 1995–2000 | Memphis |
| 2001 | Kansas (co-OC) |
| 2003–2004 | Southern Miss (OC) |
| 2005–2008 | Cleveland Browns (assistant HC / QB) |
| 2009–2010 | Carolina Panthers (QB) |
| 2011–2012 | Colorado (assistant HC / QB) |
| 2016–2017 | UCLA (TE) |
| 2018–2020 | Los Angeles Chargers (TE/QB) |
| 2022 | University of Connecticut (Sr Analyst) |
| 2023 | University of Alabama at Birmingham (Sr Assistant/Advisor to HC) |
| 2024 | Madrid Bravos (HC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2013–2015 | UCLA (associate athletic director for football) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–63 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Yankee Mid-Atlantic Division (1994) | |
Scherer is the cousin of Kevin Colbert, Vice President of Football Operations for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is the son of longtime Pittsburgh-area high school coach William "Rip" Scherer.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | TSN° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison Dukes (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1992–1994) | |||||||||
| 1991 | James Madison | 9–4 | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 16 | |||||
| 1992 | James Madison | 4–7 | |||||||
| James Madison Dukes (Yankee Conference) (1993–1994) | |||||||||
| 1993 | James Madison | 6–5 | 4–4 | 3rd (Mid-Atlantic) | |||||
| 1994 | James Madison | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–1st (Mid-Atlantic) | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 13 | |||
| James Madison: | 29–19 | 10–6 | |||||||
| Memphis Tigers (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1995) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Memphis | 3–8 | |||||||
| Memphis Tigers (Conference USA) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Memphis | 4–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1997 | Memphis | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1998 | Memphis | 2–9 | 1–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1999 | Memphis | 5–6 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2000 | Memphis | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–7th | |||||
| Memphis: | 22–44 | 11–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 51–63 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- https://europeanleague.football/news/madrid-bravos-present-rip-scherer-as-head-coach-1539
- McGill, Andrew (December 31, 2012). "Obituary: William 'Rip' Scherer / Former running back at Penn State knew value of hard work". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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