Philip Rauscher (born June 2, 1985) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos.
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| Position: | Offensive line coach and run game coordinator |
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| Born: | June 2, 1985 Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | La Costa Canyon (CA) |
| College: | UCLA (2003-2005) |
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Playing career
editRauscher was a lineman at UCLA from 2003 to 2005, before an injury suffered in high school reappeared and forced him to retire.[1]
Coaching career
editCollege coaching
editRauscher stayed with UCLA as an undergraduate assistant at the request of Bruins head coach Karl Dorrell and offensive coordinator Tom Cable.[1] After graduating, he remained with the program as a graduate assistant before going on to Dixie State as their offensive coordinator in 2010. He was an administrative assistant at Utah in 2011 for Utes offensive coordinator Norm Chow, who was UCLA's offensive coordinator when Rauscher was a graduate assistant.[2]
After Chow was named the head coach at Hawaii in 2012, Rauscher was named the program's tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator.[2] He was not retained by Chow and Hawaii after the 2013 season.[3] Rauscher spent 2014 as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Cal Lutheran.
Denver Broncos
editRauscher was hired as a coaching assistant for the Denver Broncos in 2015. He was a part of the staff that won Super Bowl 50 in 2016, Rauscher's first career Super Bowl ring.[4] He was named the assistant to head coach Vance Joseph in 2017.[5]
Washington Redskins
editRauscher was named the assistant offensive line coach for the Washington Redskins on March 20, 2018.[6] He was promoted to offensive line coach during the 2019 season after offensive line coach Bill Callahan was named the Redskins interim head coach.[7]
Minnesota Vikings
editRauscher was announced as the assistant offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings on January 27, 2020.[8] He was promoted to offensive line coach on July 27, 2021 after Rick Dennison was reassigned to senior offensive adviser due to a lack of a Covid-19 vaccination.[9]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editOn February 17, 2022, Rauscher was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their offensive line coach under head coach Doug Pederson.[10] Rauscher also became the team’s run game coordinator starting in the 2024 season.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Krammer, Andrew. "Details and decibels define new Vikings offensive line coach Phil Rauscher". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Tanaka, Chris (January 10, 2012). "UH Announces Three More Members of Norm Chow's Coaching Staff". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ Tsai, Stephen (March 29, 2014). "UH hires running backs coach". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ Young, Lindsey (January 31, 2020). "5 Things to Know About New Vikings Asst. OL Coach Phil Rauscher". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Redskins Name Phil Rauscher As Assistant Offensive Line Coach". Washington Football Team. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ Alper, Josh (October 10, 2019). "Washington hires one assistant coach, promotes another". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Updates To 2020 Coaching Staff". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ Cronin, Courtney (July 27, 2021). "Minnesota Vikings name Phil Rauscher new O-line coach because of COVID-19 protocols; Rick Dennison still with team". ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Jaguars Finalize 2022 Coaching Staff". Jacksonville Jaguars. February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ https://www.jaguars.com/team/coaches-roster/phil-rauscher