Scott Linehan
Linehan in 2012
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| Dallas Cowboys | |
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| Position: | Offensive coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | September 17, 1963 |
| Place of birth: | Sunnyside, Washington |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sunnyside (WA) |
| College: | Idaho |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | 11–25 (.306) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Scott Thomas Linehan (born September 17, 1963) is an American football coach who is the play caller and offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the head coach of the St. Louis Rams and the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions. Prior to becoming an NFL coach in 2002, Linehan was a college assistant coach for 13 seasons.
Linehan was born and raised in Sunnyside, Washington, about three hours southeast of Seattle, in the lower Yakima Valley of eastern Washington. He was a three-year starter at quarterback at Sunnyside High School, where his father was principal. Linehan graduated in 1982 and accepted a scholarship to play college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow, about two hundred miles (300 km) to the east. He was a member of Dennis Erickson's first recruiting class as a collegiate head coach. Linehan's brothers, Ron and Rick, had played at Idaho in the 1970s, and were team leaders on defense.
Linehan was a quarterback for the Vandals under head coaches Erickson (1982–85) and Keith Gilbertson. He redshirted in 1982 and was the back-up to senior All-American Ken Hobart in 1983. Linehan became the starter in 1984 as a redshirt sophomore, but broke his clavicle early in the second game and missed most of that game and two additional starts. The Vandals struggled to a 2–5 record, then won four straight to finish 6–5 and third in the Big Sky. The season concluded with a 37–0 victory in the rivalry game with Boise State in Bronco Stadium.
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