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Rick Neuheisel entered his 2nd year as the Ravens' QB coach in 2006...Under Neuheisel, QB Kyle Boller improved his home record to 13-4 (a winning percentage of .765), completing the highest percentage of passes in Ravens history, 59.6%...Became the 1st QB in franchise history to post 110+ QB rating in consecutive games (GB and Min.)...At UCLA (1988-93), Neuheisel tutored QB Troy Aikman...In 1987, Neuheisel played QB, suiting up for the San Diego Chargers and playing in 3 games (starting 2)...Rick set a Chargers' highest pass-completion record of 81.8% in a game at Tampa.
OVERVIEW: Neuheisel has 8 years of head coaching experience at the collegiate Division I-A level, posting a 66-30 record, including a Rose Bowl victory in 2000 at Washington...Neuheisel went 33-16 at Washington and 33-14 at Colorado...In his 4 years at Washington, Neuheisel led the Huskies to 4 bowl appearances...Neuheisel posted a 33-14 (.702) record at Colorado and was 3-0 in postseason bowl games all against Pac-10 Conference opponents....His Buffalo team had 20 wins in his 1st 2 seasons as a college coach, which tied for the 4th most by a 1st-time college coach in the Division I-A modern era...Both of those teams finished in the top-10 of the national polls.
2005: (Baltimore) 2005: With the 7-game absence of starting QB Kyle Boller, who injured his toe in the season opener vs. the Colts (9/11), the Ravens looked to backup Anthony Wright, who started the next 7...By the time Boller returned to the lineup, Baltimore was 2-6, having lost 3 straight (at Chi., at Pit., vs. Cin.)...Boller fared better, finishing the season with 4 straight wins at home (.500), including a 16-13 OT win over the Super Bowl Champion Steelers (11/20), a nailbiting 16-15 win over Houston (12/4) and 2 dominating victories - arguably the best 2-game stretch by a Ravens' QB in team history - over Green Bay (48-3 on 12/19) and Minnesota (30-23 on 12/25)...Boller produced the best back-to-back games of his career with a career-high 70.6 completion percentage (24-of-34) for 289 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT for a 113.5 QB rating in game 15 vs. Min. and completed 19-of-27 passes (70.4%) for 253 yards, 3 TDs and 0 INTs for a career-high 136.8 QB rating in the 48-3 victory in game 14 vs. GB (12/19)..."Kyle had a tough game at Denver and got a lot of criticism," said Neuheisel. "But the way he came back from that game and played against Green Bay and Minnesota showed something to me. The goal now is to be that QB for the entire season. He showed that he is not only developing as an NFL QB, he showed that he is an NFL QB."
1999-2002: (with University of Washington) In his 4 years at Washington, Neuheisel led the Huskies to 4 Bowl appearances, 1 Rose Bowl, 2 Holiday Bowls and 1 Sun Bowl. 2002: Finished 7-6 and tied for 4th in the Pac-10 (4-4)...Ranked 4th in passing offense (346.2 yards per game) in NCAA Top 10...Earned a spot in the Sun Bowl. 2001: Placed 2nd in the Pac-10...Posted a 8-4 record that included 6 wins at home...Also recorded a 6-2 conference record and earned an invitation to the Holiday Bowl...Huskies faced 5 teams ranked in the final AP Poll, winning 3 of those games. 2000: Team placed 1st in the Pac-10...Posted the 1st 10-win season since the 1991 Huskies went 12-0 en route to the National Championship...Was Washington's 1st Rose Bowl title in 10 years and its 1st Rose Bowl appearance since 1992...UW trailed in 8 of its 11 wins, and pulled off 5 consecutive 4thquarter comebacks. 1999: Huskies placed 2nd in the Pac-10...Neuheisel became the 1st UW coach to take his team to a bowl game during his inaugural season after guiding the Huskies to a 7-5 record, including an invitation to the 1999 Culligan Holiday Bowl.
1994-1998: (with Colorado) 1998: Colorado finished 8-4 with a stellar 51-43 victory over Oregon in the Aloha Bowl. 1997: Buffaloes went 5-6, including 3-5 in the Big 12...Colorado outscored (300-295) and outgained (4,047-3,858) opponents...QB John Hessler recorded a 119.3 QB rating. 1996: With more of his recruits, the team posted a 10-2 record (2nd in Big 12 North), including a 33-21 victory over Washington in the Holiday Bowl...Buffaloes outscored opponents 319-199, as the team set a school record by winning 10 consecutive road games...The team produced 3 All-Americans, including Butkus Award winner LB Matt Russell. 1995: Buffaloes ranked No. 4 in the USA Today standings and No. 5 in the final Associated Press poll and were the 8th-highest rankings ever for a 1st-year coach...Guided the Buffalo to a 10-2 record (the best ever by a 1st-year CU coach) and an appearance in the Cotton Bowl (38-6 win over Oregon), becoming the 1st rookie Colorado coach to take a team to a bowl game. 1994: Was an assistant coach on head coach Bill McCartney's staff.
1988-1993: (with UCLA) Spent 6 years at his alma mater under his college coach Terry Donahue...Tutored former Dallas Cowboy QB Troy Aikman. 1990-93: Coached WRs. 1988-89: Coached QBs.
PERSONAL: Began his collegiate career as a walk-on at UCLA, holding for K John Lee, and eventually battled Steve Bono for the starting QB job by his senior year...Secured the starting job 4 games into that regular season and led the Bruins to the Pac-10 ?mpionship in 1983, earning honorable mention All-Pac 10 honors...Led UCLA to a 45-9 victory against Illinois in the 1984 Rose Bowl and was named the game's MVP...Was later inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame...Played for the San Antonio Gunslingers from 1984-85...Following the USFL, Rick used his NCAA scholarship award and enrolled in law school at Southern California, while working as a graduate assistant at UCLA, tutoring Troy Aikman...In 1987, Neuheisel played QB, suiting up for 3 games for the San Diego Chargers (starting 2)....Rick held a team record for completion percentage in a game (81.8, going 18-of-22 for 217 yards and a TD at Tampa Bay)...He completed 40-of-59 passes in those 3 games for 367 yards and 1 TD and added another TD rushing...Earned a degree in political science at UCLA and a law degree from USC...Most thrilling personal moment came in Oct. '96 when Jimmy Buffet asked Rick to join him on stage and perform Margaritaville on his (Rick's) guitar at Fiddlers Green in Denver...Rick and his wife, Susan, have 3 children: Jerry (14), Jack (12) and Joe (9)...The Neuheisel family lives in Towson, MD.
NFL/PRO PLAYER EXPERIENCE: 1984-85 (San Antonio Gunslingers-USFL); 1987 (San Diego Chargers)
COACHING BACKGROUND: 1988-1993 (UCLA); 1994-1998 (Colorado); 1999-2002 (U. of Washington); 2005-06 (Baltimore Ravens) |
