| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Madrid Bravos |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1952-08-03) August 3, 1952 (age 71) 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 | UConn (senior analyst) |
| 2023 | UAB (sr assistant/advisor——to HC) |
| 2024–present | Madrid Bravos |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2013–2015 | UCLA (associate athletic director for football) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–63 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (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 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.
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.
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※
- ^ "Madrid Bravos present Rip Scherer as head coach | ELF".
- ^ 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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