Rip Scherer
Rip Scherer went 51–63 as a head coach, 1991–2000, at James Madison and Memphis. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1991–94 at James Madison. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 51–63 career
- Seasons
- 10
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1999 5–6
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | James Madison * | 9–4 | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | 16 | ||
| 1992 | James Madison * | 4–7 | ||||
| 1993 | James Madison * | 6–5 | 3rd (Mid-Atlantic) | |||
| 1994 | James Madison * | 10–3 | T–1st (Mid-Atlantic) | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L | ||
| 1995 | Memphis | 3–8 | ||||
| 1996 | Memphis | 4–7 | T–3rd | |||
| 1997 | Memphis | 4–7 | T–4th | |||
| 1998 | Memphis | 2–9 | T–7th | |||
| 1999 | Memphis | 5–6 | T–2nd | |||
| 2000 | Memphis | 4–7 | T–7th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Jerome WoodsNo. 28 pick, 1996
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 9 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Against rivals | 27 | 10–17 | 37% |
| Conference games | 30 | 11–19 | 37% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 29 | 11–18 | 38% |
| At home | 35 | 15–20 | 43% |
| On the road | 31 | 7–24 | 23% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 23 | 16–7 | 70% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 43 | 6–37 | 14% |
His own 66 games on file, 1995–2000, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Minter 1995–2000 | 3–3 | Cincinnati | 6 | |
| Jackie Sherrill 1995–2000 | 0–6 | Mississippi State | 6 | |
| Jeff Bower 1995–2000 | 0–6 | Southern Miss | 6 | |
| Steve Logan 1995–2000 | 1–4 | East Carolina | 5 | |
| Joe Hollis 1997–2000 | 4–0 | Arkansas State | 4 | |
| Watson Brown 1997–2000 | 2–1 | UAB | 3 | |
| Ron Cooper 1995–1997 | 1–2 | Louisville | 3 | |
| Kim Helton 1996–1998 | 1–2 | Houston | 3 | |
| Phillip Fulmer 1996–2000 | 1–2 | Tennessee | 3 |
Rip Scherer’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnatiseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Tulaneseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Southern Missseries | 6 | 0–6 |
| Louisvilleseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| East Carolinaseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Houstonseries | 4 | 1–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | Penn State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1976 | NC State | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1977–78 | Hawaii | Running backs coach | |
| 1979 | Virginia | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 1980–86 | Georgia Tech | Quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator | |
| 1987 | Alabama | Offensive coordinator | |
| 1988–90 | Arizona | Recruiting coordinator in 1988 and offensive coordinator in 89 and 90 | |
| 1991–94 | James Madison | Head coach | |
| 1995–2000 | Memphis | Head coach | |
| 2001 | Kansas | Co-offensive coordinator | |
| 2003–04 | Southern Miss | Offensive coordinator | |
| 2005–08 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2009–10 | Carolina Panthers NFL | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2011–12 | Colorado | Assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2016–17 | UCLA | Tight ends coach | |
| 2018–20 | Los Angeles Chargers NFL | Tight ends and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2022 | UConn | Senior analyst | |
| 2023 | UAB | Sr assistant and advisor to head coach | |
| 2024 | Madrid Bravos | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Joe PaternoPenn State
- Bo ReinNC State
- Dick TomeyHawai’i, Arizona
- Dick BestwickVirginia
- Bill CurryGeorgia Tech, Alabama
- Terry AllenKansas
- Tom HayesKansas
- Jeff BowerSouthern Miss
- John FoxCarolina Panthers
- Jon EmbreeColorado
- Jim MoraUCLA, UConn
- Jedd FischUCLA
- and 1 more
Assistants who became head coaches
- Pete AlamarRice
- Jim MarshallRichmond, UT Martin
- Sparky WoodsSouth Carolina, App State, VMI
- Todd StroudWest Alabama
- Russ HuesmanChattanooga, Richmond
- John ThompsonEast Carolina, Arkansas State
- Mac McWhorterGeorgia Tech, West Georgia
- Clay HeltonUSC, Georgia Southern
- Tommy WestClemson, Memphis, Chattanooga
Worked under (13)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Paterno | Penn State | 1974–75 | Graduate assistant | |
| Bo Rein | NC State | 1976 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Dick Tomey | Hawai’i | 1977–78 | Running backs coach | |
| Dick Bestwick | Virginia | 1979 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Bill Curry | Georgia Tech | 1980–86 | Quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator | |
| Bill Curry | Alabama | 1987 | Offensive coordinator | |
| Dick Tomey | Arizona | 1988–90 | Recruiting coordinator in 1988 and offensive coordinator in 89 and 90 | |
| Terry Allen | Kansas | 2001 | Co-offensive coordinator | |
| Tom Hayes | Kansas | 2001 | Co-offensive coordinator | |
| Jeff Bower | Southern Miss | 2003–04 | Offensive coordinator | |
| John Fox | Carolina Panthers NFL | 2009–10 | Quarterbacks coach | |
| Jon Embree | Colorado | 2011–12 | Assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach | |
| Jim Mora | UCLA | 2016–17 | Tight ends coach | |
| Jedd Fisch | UCLA | 2017 | Tight ends coach | |
| Jim Mora | UConn | 2022 | Senior analyst | |
| Trent Dilfer | UAB | 2023 | Sr assistant and advisor to head coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (9)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alamar | James Madison, 1991–92: tight ends coach and defensive assistant | Rice | |
| Jim Marshall | Memphis, 1995: tight ends and offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator; 1996: offensive line coach | Richmond, UT Martin | |
| Sparky Woods | Memphis, 1995–96: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | South Carolina, App State, VMI | |
| Todd Stroud | Memphis, 1997–99: strength coach | West Alabama | |
| Russ Huesman | Memphis, 1998: defensive ends coach; 1999–2000: tight ends coach | Chattanooga, Richmond | |
| John Thompson | Memphis, 1999: defensive coordinator | East Carolina, Arkansas State | |
| Mac McWhorter | Memphis, 1999: offensive coordinator; Madrid Bravos, 2024: head coach assistant and offensive line coach | Georgia Tech, West Georgia | |
| Clay Helton | Memphis, 2000: running backs coach | USC, Georgia Southern | |
| Tommy West | Memphis, 2000: defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | Clemson, Memphis, Chattanooga |
Other assistants under him (5)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Pletcher | Memphis, 1995–98: defensive coordinator | |
| Keith Butler | Memphis, 1995–97: linebackers, defensive ends and special teams coach | |
| Dave Magazu | Memphis, 1997–98: co-offensive coordinator | |
| Rusty Burns | Memphis, 1997–99: co-offensive coordinator | |
| Tim Walton | Memphis, 2000: defensive backs coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.