Rip Scherer

Rip Scherer
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMadrid Bravos
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1952-08-03) August 3, 1952 (age 72)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1973William & Mary
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1975Penn State (GA)
1976NC State (QB)
1977–1978Hawaii (RB)
1979Virginia (QB)
1980–1986Georgia Tech (QB/OC)
1987Alabama (OC)
1988–1990Arizona (OC)
1991–1994James Madison
1995–2000Memphis
2001Kansas (co-OC)
2003–2004Southern Miss (OC)
2005–2008Cleveland Browns (assistant HC / QB)
2009–2010Carolina Panthers (QB)
2011–2012Colorado (assistant HC / QB)
2016–2017UCLA (TE)
2018–2020Los Angeles Chargers (TE/QB)
2022UConn (senior analyst)
2023UAB (sr assistant/advisor to HC)
2024–presentMadrid Bravos
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2013–2015UCLA (associate athletic director for football)
Head coaching record
Overall51–63 (college)
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Yankee Mid-Atlantic Division (1994)

William Bernard "Rip" Scherer Jr. (born August 3, 1952) is an American football coach. He is the head coach for the Madrid Bravos of the European League of Football (ELF). Scherer 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]

Scherer is the cousin of Kevin Colbert, former 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

College

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

  1. ^ "Madrid Bravos present Rip Scherer as head coach | ELF".
  2. ^ 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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