Daniel "Red" Raudabaugh (born March 30, 1987) is an American football coach, former player, who is currently the offensive coordinator for the

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. He played college football at

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High school career

Raudabaugh attended

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, in

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, where he was a member of the football and baseball team. He completed 95-of-187 passes for 1,282 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior season and was a second-team all-district selection in 2004. He was also a second-team all-district selection as a pitcher.

College career

Raudabaugh attended

, where he was a member of the football team. He finished his career ranked 5th on the RedHawk's all-time passing yards (5,352). He was third in all-time career completions (511) and also third in the school’s all-time pass attempts (916).

College career statistics

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Professional career

Raudabaugh was rated the 52nd best quarterback in the

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by NFLDraftScout.com. He had a tryout with the

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in April 2010.

Dallas Vigilantes

Raudabaugh signed late in the 2010 season, with the

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, and saw action in its final two games. He engineered a 62–56 Dallas victory in the season finale against the

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by turning in a 22-of-29 performance for 311 yards. He also tied a Vigilantes team high with eight touchdown passes in the game. For the season, Raudabaugh completed 31-of-46 passes (67.4%) for 442 yards and 10 touchdowns. He threw one interception and had a passer rating of 128.8. In 2011, Raudabaugh was the starter for the entire season. He finished the season having completed 360-of-557 passes (64.8%) for 4,741 yards and 90 touchdowns. He threw seven interception and had a passer rating of 118.3.

Philadelphia Soul

Raudabaugh followed Vigilantes head coach

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to the

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in 2012. Raudabaugh led the Soul to

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in 2012, where they fell to the Arizona Rattlers. Raudabaugh lead the Soul to another ArenaBowl in 2013, once again facing the Rattlers. In 2015, he earned AFL MVP,

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and First Team All-Arena honors after throwing for 4,995 yards and 119 touchdowns. In 2016, he threw for 4,303 yards and 101 touchdowns, earned Second Team All-Arena accolades and helped the Soul beat the Arizona Ratters in

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. In 2017, he threw for 3,175 yards and 82 touchdowns, earned Second Team All-Arena accolades and helped the Soul beat the

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. After the 2019 season, the AFL folded. He again followed Soul head coach

to the expansion

of the

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, but as an offensive coordinator on the coaching staff.

Statistics

''Stats from ArenaFan'':

References

External links

Miami RedHawks bio

Dallas Vigilantes bio

Philadelphia Soul bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raudabaugh, Dan 1987 births Living people American football quarterbacks Miami RedHawks football players Dallas Vigilantes players Philadelphia Soul players Players of American football from Texas People from Coppell, Texas