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Offensive coordinator

The offensive coordinator is generally in charge of managing all offensive players and assistant coaches, of designing specific offensive plays, of developing a general offensive game plan, and of calling the plays for the offense during the game, though several offensive-minded head coaches such as Mike McCarthy and Gary Kubiak call the plays for their team.


Anthony Campanile

The former Scarlet Knight Safety and Linebacker (2001-2004) most recently served as Offensive Coordinator for the high school powerhouse, Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, NJ, leading the Ironmen to NJSIAA Group IV State Championships in 2010 and 2011.

Brandon Doman

He was the offensive coordinator at BYU in 2011-2012 before being replaced in 2013 by Robert Anae.

Dan Pifer

He was an assistant offensive coordinator and running backs coach, and strength and conditioning coach for former Fort Wayne Freedom and current Trine University head coach Matt Land.

Dave Wannstedt

Wannstedt retained some of Harris' staff including Paul Rhoads, the defensive coordinator, but made several key changes including bringing in former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh to run his offense.

I formation

Tom Osborne, head football coach at Nebraska, further popularized the formation in the early 1970s (while the offensive coordinator under head coach Bob Devaney).

Jedd Fisch

Jedd Fisch (born May 5, 1976) is the current offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars team.

Jeremaine Copeland

After announcing his retirement, Copeland was named the wide receivers coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, joining former offensive coordinator George Cortez who was now the team's head coach.

Jim Kubiak

In 2005 he signed with the Georgia Force, on the first day of the AFL's free agency signing period, where he rejoined former teammates and coaches from Dallas, Offensive coordinator Steve Thonn, WR/LB Dialleo Burks and WR/DB Luke Leverson.

Joe Paopao

He was a long-time coach in the Canadian Football League, who last served as a head coach in the CFL for the Ottawa Renegades from 2002–2005 and then offensive coordinator of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2006.

John Yarno

Idaho was a better fit for Yarno as it was closer to Spokane, a Division I program, and its offensive coordinator and line coach (Don Matthews) was a former head coach at Ferris and a UI alumnus.

Keith Gilbertson

After three stints as a graduate assistant, Gilbertson became an offensive coordinator in 1977 at Utah State under head coach Bruce Snyder.

Mike Holmgren

In 1981 Holmgren became the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco State Gators, working for Vic Rowen.

Terry Bowden

Bowden is a son of former Florida State University head football coach Bobby Bowden and a brother of Tommy Bowden, former head football coach at Clemson University, and Jeff Bowden, the former offensive coordinator at Florida State who serves as Terry's special teams coordinator at Akron.

Todd Berry

He was the offensive coordinator for Louisiana–Monroe from 2004 to 2005 under head coach Charlie Weatherbie.


see also

2007 North Texas Mean Green football team

New defensive coordinator Ron Mendoza, new offensive coordinator Todd Ford and new special teams Robert Drake all come with Dodge from Carroll High School where they coached the Dragons to 5 state titles.

2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

On February 28, 2008, Fresno State announced the hire of Doug Nussmeier as the Offensive Coordinator at Fresno State.

2009 Bowling Green Falcons football team

On December 7, 2008, the Falcons lost two valuable coaches to rival Toledo, as defensive coordinator Mike Ward and co-offensive coordinator Matt Campbell were brought to the Rockets by new head coach (and former BG assistant) Tim Beckman.

2013 Russell Athletic Bowl

James Coley was the Hurricanes' offensive coordinator, and guided the offense throughout the season, during which it averaged 274.3 passing yards per game (29th in FBS), 172.5 rushing yards per game (63rd in FBS), and 35.9 points per game (25th in FBS).

Akili Smith

Cal head coach Jeff Tedford previously coached Smith at Oregon when he was offensive coordinator.

Bobby Bowden

A third son, Jeff Bowden, was the offensive coordinator at Florida State.

Bronco Mendenhall

Before the 2011 season, Mendenhall filled the departure of offensive coordinator Robert Anae by promoting quarterbacks coach Brandon Doman to offensive coordinator.

Brooks Bollinger

Bollinger was traded to the Minnesota Vikings in 2006 for defensive tackle C. J. Mosley and a draft pick where he was reunited with new head coach Brad Childress, his offensive coordinator in college.

Chuck Reedy

Offensive coordinator Jack Crowe left the team after the 1995 season and Reedy hired future Oklahoma State head coach, Mike Gundy as an offensive assistant.

Clancy Pendergast

Clancy Pendergast officially became the defensive coordinator for the Chiefs on March 13, 2009, where he reunited with Head Coach Todd Haley, who was offensive coordinator at Arizona during Pendergast's time there.

Danny Ford

Joe Kines brought Ford to the University of Arkansas in 1992 to help with the clean-up following Frank Broyles' firing of Jack Crowe (Ford's former offensive coordinator at Clemson) after a loss to the Citadel.

David Rader

On February 1, 2010, Rader was hired as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Ole Miss Rebels football team after the departure of Kent Austin.

Devin Gardner

Gardner was featured mostly in offensive coordinator Al Borges' "deuce formation" featuring Denard Robinson in either the slot receiver position, or at running back, and with Devin Gardner at the quarterback position.

Doug Cosbie

1997-1998, offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach of Division I California University.

Doug Pederson

On February 8, 2011, he was promoted to quarterbacks coach, replacing James Urban, who was promoted to assistant offensive coordinator.

Frank Cignetti

Frank Cignetti, Jr. (born 1965), American football player and coach, current offensive coordinator at Rutgers University, son of the former

Hal Mumme

Mumme was an assistant coach (quarterbacks and receivers) under Bill Yung at West Texas State University in 1980 and 1981, offensive coordinator also under Yung at UTEP from 1982 through 1985, and head coach at Copperas Cove High School from 1986 through 1988.

Jim Zorn

After Washington Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs retired in January 2008, owner Daniel Snyder hired Zorn as the team's new offensive coordinator.

Jimmy Raye

Jimmy Raye II, American football coach, former Offensive Coordinator of San Francisco 49ers

Jonathan Quinn

From 2007 to 2008, Jonathan was the offensive coordinator for MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas.

Koy Detmer

Detmer was reunited with Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress who previously was with the Eagles as the Offensive Coordinator.

Lary Kuharich

He held the same position with the Arizona Rattlers from 2005-2006 before becoming the Katz Offensive Coordinator in 2007.

LaVell Edwards

Robert Anae former University of Arizona offensive coordinator / current BYU offensive coordinator (BYU offensive lineman)

Leeman Bennett

After only one year in the Steel City, Bennett accepted the offensive backs coaching position under Homer Rice at the University of Cincinnati in 1967, then was promoted to offensive coordinator the following year.

Leonard Little

Vikings offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said that Little "wrecked the game plan, just wrecked it."

Leonard Pope

Pope signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 10, 2012, reuniting him with his longtime coach Todd Haley, who is the Steelers offensive coordinator.

Matt Nagy

From 2008–2009, Nagy was the offensive coordinator for the Palmyra Cougars of Palmyra Area High School in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.

Mike Bloomgren

In 2009, when Rex Ryan became the head coach of the New York Jets, Bloomgren accepted as assistant offensive coordinator.

Mike DeBord

DeBord served in that capacity for two seasons before succeeding Terry Malone as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach in 2006.

Mississippi State Bulldogs

The team is currently coached by Dan Mullen, former Florida offensive coordinator, who led the 2006 and 2008 Gators to national championships.

Pat Bowlen

He undertook a search over two weeks and eventually chose Josh McDaniels who at the time was the offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots, as the new head coach of the Broncos.

Pete Metzelaars

After retiring, Metzelaars moved into the coaching ranks as the offensive coordinator at Charlotte Christian School from 1998-2002.

Quarterback kneel

The play generated tremendous controversy, ridicule and criticism toward the Giants nationwide and specifically offensive coordinator Bob Gibson for failing to use the supposedly foolproof quarterback-kneeldown play.

Randall Carroll

He was among four players suspended for a game in 2009 for a violation of team rules and caused a stir later that year with a Twitter message disparaging then-offensive coordinator Norm Chow.

Randy Fasani

As of the 2010–2011 season, he was the offensive coordinator for the Ripon Christian High School football team in Ripon, California.

Ron Chismar

Prior to accepting the position as head coach at Wichita State, Chismar was the offensive coordinator at Arizona State University.

Rusty Hilger

Hilger then got a call from former Raider Offensive Coordinator Larry Kennan, who was now coaching with the Indianapolis Colts.

Sam Paulescu

Paulescu’s special teams coach at Fullerton was Jim Wren, who was USC’s punter in 1996 when Mike Riley was the offensive coordinator.

Steve Davenport

When he became the offensive coordinator at Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Georgia in 2005, he joined a staff that previously went 1-9 in 2004.

Steve Wisniewski

On January 27, 2011 it was announced that Wisniewski would be returning to the Oakland Raiders as an assistant offensive line coach under new Head Coach Hue Jackson, new offensive coordinator Al Saunders and new offensive line coach Bob Wylie.

Terry Malone

As offensive coordinator at Michigan, Malone was both preceded and succeeded by Mike DeBord.

Todd Watkins

However, with a new head coach (Bronco Mendenhall) and a new offensive coordinator (Robert Anae), BYU’s offense relied heavily on shorter passing routes and Beck threw fewer deep passes to Watkins.

Tom Bresnahan

After the end of the 1996 season, he was stripped of his offensive coordinator title in favor of Dan Henning.

Tommy Laurendine

Tommy Laurendine (born c. 1968) is the head coach of the Sewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee) college football team in Sewanee, Tennessee, and previously served as an offensive coordinator at Washington & Lee, West Alabama, Southern Arkansas, Lenoir–Rhyne and The Citadel.

Valdosta State Blazers

David Dean, former VSU offensive coordinator, is the current football head coach at Valdosta State University and is only the second head coach to lead his team to a National Championship in his first season (2007).

Zach Azzanni

He was previously the wide receivers coach of the Wisconsin Badgers and before that he was the Offensive Coordinator at Western Kentucky University.

Zack Mills

He is currently serving as the offensive coordinator at Clearfield Area High School in Clearfield, Pennsylvania.