Rick Neuheisel

Rick Neuheisel
Neuheisel at the UCLA spring scrimmage in 2011
Dallas Renegades
TitleHead coach
Personal information
Born (1961-02-07) February 7, 1961
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
PositionQuarterback (No. 7)
CollegeUCLA (1979–1983)
NFL draft1984: undrafted
Career history
Playing
Coaching
  • UCLA (1986)
    Graduate assistant
  • UCLA (1988–1989)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • UCLA (1990–1993)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Colorado (1994)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Colorado (1995–1998)
    Head coach
  • Washington (1999–2002)
    Head coach
  • Baltimore Ravens (2005–2006)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Baltimore Ravens (2007)
    Offensive coordinator
  • UCLA (2008–2011)
    Head coach
  • Arizona Hotshots (2019)
    Head coach
  • Dallas Renegades (2026–present)
    Head coach
Awards and highlights
Coaching
  • Pac-10 champion (2000)
  • Pac-12 South Division champion (2011)
Head coaching record
Regular seasonNCAA: 82–55 (.599)
UFL: 0–0 (–)
AAF: 5–3 (.625)
PostseasonNCAA: 5–4 (.556)
UFL: 0–0 (–)
AAF: 0–0 (–)
CareerNCAA: 87–59 (.596)
UFL: 0–0 (–)
AAF: 5–3 (.625)
Stats at Pro Football Reference 

Richard Gerald Neuheisel Jr. (/ˈnhzəl/; born February 7, 1961) is an American football analyst, coach, and former player who currently serves as the head coach for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1995 to 1999, at the University of Washington from 1999 to 2002, and at his alma mater, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from 2008 to 2011, compiling a career college football coaching record of 87–59. From 2005 to 2007, Neuheisel was an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL), as quarterbacks coach for two seasons and offensive coordinator for one. He formerly served as head coach for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) before the collapse of the league. Before coaching, Neuheisel played quarterback for the UCLA Bruins from 1980 to 1983, then spent two seasons with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL) before splitting the 1987 NFL season between the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.