Rip Scherer '74

Rip Scherer '74 serves the Cleveland Browns as assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach. Scherer spent the 2005-06 seasons as the Browns' quarterbacks coach and will continue the responsibility of tutoring young quarterbacks Derek Anderson, Brady Quinn and Ken Dorsey.

Scherer joined the Browns in 2005 with over 30 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. Prior to joining the Browns, Scherer spent two seasons (2003-04) as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Southern Mississippi after serving as co-offensive coordinator at University of Kansas in 2001.

Scherer was the head coach at James Madison University from 1991-94, and during that time the team set or tied over 140 school records. While Scherer served as the head coach at University of Memphis (1995-00), the club registered the first and only victory over the University of Tennessee in school history.

Scherer was also the offensive coordinator at University of Arizona (1989-90), University of Alabama (1987) and Georgia Tech (1981, 1986). He also served as assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech in 1985 and director of football operations at Arizona in 1988.

Scherer started his coaching career as a graduate assistant under legendary coach Joe Paterno at Penn State University in 1974 and went on to coach quarterbacks at North Carolina State University (1976), running backs at the University of Hawaii (1977-78) and quarterbacks at University of Virginia (1979).

Scherer was a three-year letterman at College of William and Mary from 1970-74, where he played quarterback. Born August 3, 1952, Scherer and his wife, Michele Ragon Scherer '72, have three children: Scott, Melanie and Ryan. -- Sources: The Cleveland Browns, WMAA

Rip Scherer Coaching Statistics

Year School/Franchise Position

1974-75 Penn State Graduate Assistant

1976 NC State Part-time Assistant Quarterbacks Coach

1977-78 University of Hawaii Running Backs Coach

1979 University of Virginia Quarterbacks Coach

1980-81 Georgia Tech Quarterbacks Coach

1982-84 Georgia Tech Running Backs Coach

1985 Georgia Tech Assistant Athletic Director

1986 Georgia Tech Quarterbacks Coach/Offensive Coordinator

1987 University of Alabama Offensive Coordinator

1988-90 University of Arizona Director of Football Operations

1988-90 University of Arizona Offensive Coordinator

1991-94 James Madison University Head Coach

1995-2000 University of Memphis Head Coach

2001 University of Kansas Co-Offensive Coordinator

2003-04 Southern Mississippi Offensive Coordinator

2005-06 Cleveland Browns Quarterbacks Coach

2007-present Cleveland Browns Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks Coach

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