Neuheisel at the UCLA spring scrimmage in April 2011
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Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Madison, Wisconsin |
February 7, 1961
Playing career | |
1980–1983 | UCLA |
1984–1985 | San Antonio Gunslingers |
1987 | San Diego Chargers |
1987 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1986 | UCLA (GA) |
1988–1989 | UCLA (QB) |
1990–1993 | UCLA (WR) |
1994 | Colorado (OC) |
1995–1998 | Colorado |
1999–2002 | Washington |
2003–2004 | Rainier Beach HS (WA) (vol) |
2005–2006 | Baltimore Ravens (QB) |
2007 | Baltimore Ravens (OC) |
2008–2011 | UCLA |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 87–59 |
Bowls | 5–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Pac-10 (2000) | |
Awards | |
Rose Bowl MVP (1984) |
Richard Gerald "Rick" Neuheisel, Jr. (/ˈnuːhaɪzəl/; born February 7, 1961) is an American football analyst, former coach, former player, and attorney. He served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1995 to 1999, at the University of Washington from 1999 to 2002, and at his alma mater, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from 2008 to 2011, compiling a career college football coaching record of 87–59. From 2005 to 2007, Neuheisel was an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL), as quarterbacks coach for two seasons and offensive coordinator for one.
Before coaching, Neuheisel played quarterback for the UCLA Bruins from 1980 to 1983, then spent two seasons with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL) before splitting the 1987 NFL season between the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Neuheisel was born in Madison, Wisconsin, one of four children and the only son of Dick and Jane (Jackson) Neuheisel, with sisters Nancy, Katie, and Deborah. Dick is an attorney and Rick grew up in Tempe, Arizona, and graduated from in 1979. He lettered in three sports (football, basketball, baseball) and was named its outstanding athlete during his senior year.