Doug Nussmeier
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Doug Nussmeier
| image = Doug Nussmeier Media Day.jpg
| caption = Nussmeier with the Michigan Wolverines in 2014
| number =
| current_team = New Orleans Saints
| position = Offensive coordinator
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|11}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 211
| high_school = Lakeridge {{nowrap|(Lake Oswego, Oregon)}}
| college = Idaho
| draftyear = 1994
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 116
| pastteams =
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1994|1997}})
- Denver Broncos (1998)*
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1998}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1999}})*
- BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2000}})
| pastcoaching =
- BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2001}})
Quarterbacks coach - Ottawa Renegades (2002)
Quarterbacks coach - Michigan State (2003–2005)
Quarterbacks coach - St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2006|2007}})
Quarterbacks coach - Fresno State (2008)
Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach - Washington (2009–2011)
Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach - Alabama (2012–2013)
Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach - Michigan (2014)
Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach - Florida (2015–2017)
Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach - Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2018|2019}})
Tight ends coach - Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2020|2022}})
Quarterbacks coach - Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2023}})
Quarterbacks coach - Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2024}})
Quarterbacks coach - New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
Offensive coordinator
| highlights =
{{center|As a player:}}
- Grey Cup champion (2000)
- Walter Payton Award (1993)
{{center|As a coach:}}
| statlabel1 = Passing attempts
| statvalue1 = 82
| statlabel2 = Passing completions
| statvalue2 = 46
| statlabel3 = Completion percentage
| statvalue3 = 56.1%
| statvalue4 = 1–4
| statlabel5 = Passing yards
| statvalue5 = 455
| statlabel6 = Passer rating
| statvalue6 = 25.6
| pfr = N/NussDo00
| pfrcoach = NussDo0
}}
Douglas Keith Nussmeier (born December 11, 1970) is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Nussmeier played college football for the Idaho Vandals football, winning the Walter Payton Award as the most outstanding offensive player in NCAA Division I-AA. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL draft. He finished his playing career with the CFL’s BC Lions. Prior to joining the Saints’ coaching staff, he served as the quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Nussmeier previously served as an assistant coach for the Florida Gators, the Michigan Wolverines, the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Washington Huskies, the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Michigan State Spartans. Nussmeier has also previously served as quarterbacks coach for the St. Louis Rams, the Dallas Cowboys, the Ottawa Renegades and the BC Lions. Nussmeier is the father of quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.
Early years
Born in Portland, Oregon, Nussmeier is a 1989 graduate of Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, a suburb south of Portland. He did not start at quarterback for the Pacers football team until his senior season.{{Cite news |last=Meehan |first=Jim |date=September 2, 1993 |title=Nussmeier's draft status depends on an A-1 season |page=H9 |work=Spokesman-Review |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C6spAAAAIBAJ&pg=6523%2C587182}}
Playing career
=College=
Though he followed Pac-10 quarterbacks Erik Wilhelm and Jason Palumbis at Lakeridge, the left-handed Nussmeier was not recruited by the {{nowrap|conference.}} He played college football for the Idaho Vandals under John L. Smith, and won the 1993 Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the Division I-AA player of the year. That year, Nussmeier threw a school-record 33 touchdown passes, leading the Vandals to an {{nowrap|11–3}} record and the national {{nowrap|semifinals.[http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/idaho/yearly_results.php?year=1990 College Football Data Warehouse] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720030718/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/idaho/yearly_results.php?year=1990 |date=July 20, 2009 }} - Idaho Vandals - 1990-94}} A four-year starter at quarterback, Nussmeier succeeded John Friesz, another Walter Payton Award winner in 1989, Nussmeier's redshirt season.
As a fifth-year senior in 1993, Nussmeier had a QB rating of 172.2 - completing 185-of-304 throws (.609) for 2,960 yards and a school-record 33 touchdowns. 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 five 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), Central Florida's Daunte Culpepper (1996–98), Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour (2006–09), and Nevada's Colin Kaepernick (2007–10). 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 earned his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Idaho in 1994.
=National Football League=
{{NFL predraft
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| height in = 2 7/8
| weight = 211
| dash = 4.88
| ten split = 1.65
| twenty split = 2.79
| shuttle = 4.13
| vertical = 33.0
| arm span = 31 1/4
| hand span = 9 5/8
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Nussmeier was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL draft, 116th overall.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=March 31, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He was the fourth quarterback selected, behind first round selections Heath Shuler and Trent Dilfer.
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){{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l7VeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3691%2C2151923|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=staff and wire reports |title=Nussmeier up for backup role |date=July 24, 1996 |page=2B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TbZeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3226%2C2206468 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=staff and wire reports |title=Nussmeier solidifies his prospects |date=August 24, 1996 |page=4B}} and one with the Indianapolis Colts (1998). Over his NFL career, he saw playing time in eight regular-season games, throwing for 455 yards, with one touchdown and four interceptions.[http://www.nfl.com/player/dougnussmeier/2502319/profile NFL.com] - statistics - Doug Nussmeier In {{nfly|1998}}, Nussmeier spent part of training camp with the Denver Broncos, but was released prior to the regular season and picked up by the Colts. He is one of only 32 left-handed quarterbacks to play in the NFL.
=Canadian Football League=
Coaching career
=Canadian Football League=
After coaching the quarterbacks for the BC Lions in 2001, he became the quarterbacks coach and de facto offensive coordinator of the Ottawa Renegades in 2002.
=Michigan State=
In 2003, Nussmeier was hired as the quarterbacks coach at Michigan State under his college head coach, John L. Smith. He would serve in this role for three seasons (2003-05).{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=22524|title =CFL.ca - Official site of the Canadian Football League}}
=St. Louis Rams=
In 2006, Nussmeier was hired by the St. Louis Rams as their quarterbacks coach under head coach Scott Linehan for the St. Louis Rams for two seasons (2006–07).
=Fresno State=
Nussmeier was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Fresno State for a season in 2008.
=Washington=
Nussmeier was hired in the same capacity at Washington in Seattle in early 2009 under new head coach Steve Sarkisian. His annual salary at UW was just under $300,000.[http://data.spokesman.com/salaries/state/job-titles/browse/?job_title=Assistant%20Football%20Coach Spokesman.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604113445/http://data.spokesman.com/salaries/state/job-titles/browse/?job_title=Assistant%20Football%20Coach |date=June 4, 2012 }} - Washington state salaries - 2010 - UW assistant football coaches - accessed January 21, 2012
=Alabama=
In January 2012, Nussmeier became the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama in Tuscaloosa under head coach {{nowrap|Nick Saban,{{Cite news |last=Scarborough |first=Alex |date=January 18, 2012 |title=Alabama Crimson Tide hire Doug Nussmeier to run offense |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/7467571/alabama-crimson-tide-hires-doug-nussmeier-run-offense |access-date=January 9, 2013}}{{Cite news |date=January 18, 2012 |title=Alabama Football Announces Hiring of Doug Nussmeier |publisher=RollTide.com |url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011812aab.html |access-date=January 9, 2013}}}} replacing outgoing coordinator Jim McElwain, the new head coach at Colorado State.{{Cite news |date=December 13, 2011 |title=CSU makes Jim McElwain hire official at news conference |work=The Denver Post |url=http://www.denverpost.com/csu/ci_19538406 |access-date=January 9, 2013}} Under Nussmeier's guidance in 2012, junior quarterback A. J. McCarron set the school record for touchdowns in a season with 26.{{Cite news |last=Muma |first=Steven |date=January 7, 2012 |title=Alabama's A.J. McCarron: Tide quarterback's stats, highlights and more |work=SB Nation |url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/1/7/3846468/aj-mccarron-alabama-football-2013 |access-date=January 9, 2012}} McCarron threw an additional four touchdowns in the national championship game against Notre Dame in a {{nowrap|42–14}} victory,{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2012 |title=Alabama routs Notre Dame, wins 3rd BCS title in past 4 years |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=330070333 |access-date=January 9, 2012}} which allowed McCarron to set another school record for career touchdown passes.{{Cite news |date=January 8, 2012 |title=AJ McCarron guides Alabama to another title |work=CBS Sports |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aj-mccarron-guides-alabama-to-another-title/ |access-date=January 9, 2012}}
=Michigan=
In 2014, Nussmeier was hired at Michigan in Ann Arbor on January 9, following the firing of offensive coordinator Al Borges.{{Cite news |date=January 8, 2014 |title=Doug Nussmeier to be Michigan OC |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10265693/michigan-wolverines-hire-doug-nussmeier-offensive-coordinator |access-date=January 8, 2014}}{{Cite news |date=January 9, 2014 |title=Michigan Wolverines hire Nussmeier as offensive coordinator |publisher=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10268719/michigan-wolverines-hires-doug-nussmeier-offensive-coordinator |access-date=January 9, 2014}}{{Cite news |date=January 9, 2014 |title=Hoke Names Nussmeier Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach |publisher=MGOBLUE.COM |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010914aaa.html |access-date=January 9, 2014}}{{Cite news |date=January 9, 2014 |title=Doug Nussmeier bio |publisher=MGOBLUE.COM |url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/doug_nussmeier_881173.html |access-date=January 9, 2014}}
=Florida=
Michigan head coach Brady Hoke was fired after that season on December 2, and Nussmeier was hired at Florida in Gainesville a few weeks later, on the staff of new head coach {{nowrap|Jim McElwain.{{Cite news |title=Michigan's Doug Nussmeier expected to be named Florida off. coordinator |work=SI.com |url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2014/12/23/doug-nussmeier-florida-gators-offensive-coordinator-michigan-wolverines |access-date=November 28, 2017}}}} In his third season with the Gators in 2017, McElwain was fired in late October and Nussmeier was let go a month later.{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2017 |title=Gators fire Shannon, Nussmeier, report says |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21599980/florida-gators-fire-randy-shannon-doug-nussmeier-other-moves |access-date=November 28, 2017 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}
=Dallas Cowboys=
On February 14, 2018, Nussmeier was hired by the Dallas Cowboys as their tight ends coach under head coach Jason Garrett and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan. In 2020, Nussmeier was retained by the Cowboys under new head coach Mike McCarthy, being promoted to quarterbacks coach.
= Los Angeles Chargers =
In 2023, Nussmeier served as the quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles Chargers, joining his Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.{{cite web |last=Peterson |first=Michael |title=Chargers hire Doug Nussmeier as QBs coach |work=Bolts From The Blue |date=2023-02-14 |url=https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/2023/2/14/23599520/chargers-doug-nussmeier-quarterback-coach-news-nfl-kellen-moore |access-date=2025-02-16}}
= Philadelphia Eagles =
In 2024, Nussmeier once again followed Kellen Moore, with both of them joining the Philadelphia Eagles in the same roles that they served with the Chargers.{{cite web |last=Frank |first=Reuben |title=The secret weapon who's made a huge difference for Jalen Hurts |work=NBC Sports Philadelphia |date=2024-12-19 |url=https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/jalen-hurts-doug-nussmeier-eagles-quarterbacks-coach-2024-nfl-season/637318/ |access-date=2025-02-16}} He was part of the staff that won Super Bowl LIX over the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web |last=Maaddi |first=Rob |title=Eagles deny the Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defense in a 40-22 rout |work=AP News |date=2025-02-10 |url=https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-2025-eagles-chiefs-score-e2ff209c074a00a6faff39750ff048f8 |access-date=2025-02-16}}
= New Orleans Saints =
After Moore was named the new head coach of the New Orleans Saints, it was announced later that month that Nussmeier had been hired as the team's offensive coordinator on February 20, 2025.[https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/saints-hire-doug-nussmeier-as-offensive-coordinator "Saints hire Doug Nussmeier as offensive coordinator"] NBC Sports. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
Personal life
Nussmeier and his wife Christie have two sons and a daughter.{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/coaches/doug-nussmeier |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.philadelphiaeagles.com}} His son Garrett is the starting quarterback for the LSU Tigers.{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2020/05/four-star-qb-garrett-nussmeier-son-of-former-alabama-oc-commits-to-lsu.html|title=Son of former Alabama offensive coordinator commits to LSU|first=Matt|last=Zenitz|website=AL.com|date=May 4, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.idahopress.com/sports/connections-to-idaho-assisted-lsu-in-landing-quarterback/article_84b8b20d-8700-5a2d-ad7e-6b7d4aabee0b.html|title=Connections to Idaho assisted LSU in landing quarterback|work=The Idaho Press|date=May 6, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2022}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier on his relationship with dad Coach Doug Nussmeier |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/lsu-quarterback-garrett-nussmeier-relationship-191821842.html |access-date=2024-08-31 |work=Yahoo Sports}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/coaches-roster/doug-nussmeier New Orleans Saints profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121129041255/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nussmeier_doug01.html Alabama Crimson Tide profile]
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