Doug Nussmeier

Doug Nussmeier
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Offensive coordinator & Quarterbacks coach
Team	Washington
Conference	Pac-12
Biographical details
Born	December 11, 1970 (1970-12-11) (age 40)
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
1990-93 1994-97 1998 2000	Idaho New Orleans - NFL Indianapolis - NFL BC Lions - CFL
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001 2002 2003-05 2006-07 2008 2009-present	B.C. - CFL - (QB) Ottawa - CFL - (QB) Michigan State - (QB) St. Louis - NFL - (QB) Fresno State - (OC) Washington - (OC/QB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
1993 Walter Payton Award

Douglas Keith "Doug" Nussmeier (born December 11, 1970) is a college football coach, currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Washington under head coach Steve Sarkisian. ^[1]

Nussmeier was a reserve quarterback in the NFL for five seasons in the mid-1990s, spending four years with the New Orleans Saints (1994-97) and one with the Indianapolis Colts (1998). During that time, he played in only eight regular-season NFL games, and threw for only one touchdown. In 1998, Nussmeier spent part of training camp with the Denver Broncos, but was released prior to the regular season. He is one of only 32 left-handed quarterbacks to play in the NFL.

Nussmeier finished his playing career with the BC Lions of the CFL in 2000, and became their quarterbacks coach in 2001. In 2002, he became the quarterbacks coach and de facto offensive coordinator of the Ottawa Renegades. He was the quarterbacks coach for John L. Smith, his college coach, at Michigan State for three seasons (2003–05) before moving on to the NFL,^[2] where he was the quarterbacks coach under head coach Scott Linehan for the St. Louis Rams for two seasons (2006-07). He was hired as the offensive coordinator at Fresno State in 2008, replacing Jim McElwain, who left to coach at Alabama under Nick Saban.^[3]

College career

Nussmeier played college football at Idaho under John L. Smith, and won the 1993 Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the Division I-AA player of the year. That year, he threw a school-record 33 touchdown passes, leading the Vandals to an 11-3 record and the national semi-finals.^[4] During his final two seasons at Idaho (1992–93), the offensive coordinator was Scott Linehan, later an NFL offensive coordinator and head coach. Linehan was the Vandals' starting quarterback for three seasons (1984–86) under head coaches Dennis Erickson and Keith Gilbertson. Nussmeier succeeded John Friesz as the Vandals quarterback, another Walter Payton Award winner (1989).

As a senior in 1993, he had a QB rating of 172.2 - completing 185-of-304 throws (.609) for 2,960 yards and a school-record 33 TDs. Nussmeier still ranks among the NCAA I-AA all-time leaders in passing (No. 9 with 10,824 career yards) and total offense (No. 10 at 309.1 yards per game). He is one of only three quarterbacks in NCAA history to throw for at least 10,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards (1,230), joining Alcorn State's Steve McNair (1991–94) and Central Florida's Daunte Culpepper (1996–98). Nussmeier set Vandal career records for passing yards, TD passes (91), passing efficiency (175.2), completion percentage (.609, 746-1,225) and total offense (12,054 yards; 308.4 yards per game).

Nussmeier was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL Draft, 116th overall. He was the fourth quarterback selected, behind first round selections Heath Shuler and Trent Dilfer.

Nussmeier is a 1989 graduate of Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a suburb south of Portland. He earned his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Idaho in 1994.

Career NFL passing stats

• 8 Games
• 82 Attempts
• 46 Completions
• 56.1 Completion percentage
• 455 Yards
• 1 Touchdown (to WR Terry Guess in 1996)
• 4 Interceptions

References

1. ^ The Seattle Times - Cozzetto officially hired, Nussmeier named OC - 2009-02-19
2. ^ http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=22524
3. ^ http://www.cbs47.tv/content/sports/local_sports/story.aspx?content_id=07bf19cf-fb52-419f-ad97-c2fce37c6e46
4. ^ http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/idaho/yearly_results.php?year=1990

External links

• Go Huskies.com - Doug Nussmeier - Quarterbacks Coach
• Fresno State Bulldogs - official site - Doug Nussmeier
• Database Football.com - Doug Nussmeier
• Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame - Doug Nussmeier

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Name	Nussmeier, Doug
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Date of birth	December 11, 1970
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon, United States
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