Rip Scherer
William Bernard "Rip" Scherer Jr. (born August 3, 1952) is an American football coach and former player. In 2018, he was named tight ends coach with the Los Angeles Chargers. Prior to the LA Chargers, Scherer was the tight ends coach for UCLA.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1952 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 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) |
| 2018–2019 | Los Angeles Chargers (TE) |
| 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.[1]
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
- 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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