Dowell Loggains (born October 1, 1980) is an

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coach. He currently serves as the

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and quarterbacks coach for the

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. He has been the offensive coordinator for the

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, and

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. He played

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and served as

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prior to his hiring at South Carolina.

Coaching career

Tennessee Titans

Loggains served as the offensive coordinator for the

from 2012 to 2013 as a part of

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's coaching staff. Days after

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took over as Titans head coach in 2014, Loggains was informed that he wouldn't remain with the organization. He had previously been the team's quarterbacks coach.

Cleveland Browns

Loggains spent 2014 as the quarterbacks coach for the

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. He was an advocate of drafting Texas A&M quarterback

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Chicago Bears

The next year Loggains was looking for a job. He was interviewed for an offensive coordinator job by the

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, but was instead hired by the Bears on January 23, 2015 as quarterbacks coach. Under Loggains' helm, quarterback

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had one of his best seasons as he ended 2015 with 3,629 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, and career highs in passer rating (92.3) and completion percentage (64.4). The 11 interceptions were the lowest in his career and resulted in an interception percentage of 2.3, the lowest in a season when he has started at least 12 games, while 21 touchdowns were his second-most since 2011 and the 3,629 yards were the third-most in his career. On third down, Cutler had a 103.2 passer rating (fourth in the NFL) after completing 91 of 141 passes for 1,242 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions. In contrast, against the

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backup quarterback

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completed 9 of 17 passes for 63 yards, and including sacks, recorded 48 net passing yards, the second time since the 1990 season that the Bears had less than 50 net yards passing. The Bears ended the year with 228.9 passing yards per game, ranked 23rd in the league, with the quarterbacking group having a combined 63.9 completion percentage and 2.3 interception percentage, both of which ranked third in team history, along with 3,843 gross passing yards and a 42.5 third down percentage (fourth), 3,660 net passing yards (fifth), along with 5,514 total net yards and an 89.7 passer rating (sixth). Loggains was promoted to offensive coordinator on January 11, 2016 when

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left the position to become the head coach of the

. The Bears struggled during Loggains' tenure as OC, with a November 2017 ranking by

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placing him dead last among 32 playcallers, while the offense ended the 2017 season averaging just 16.5 points per game (29th in the league).

Miami Dolphins

After head coach John Fox was fired, Loggains reunited with Gase in Miami, landing another offensive coordinator position for the 2018 season.

New York Jets

On January 23, 2019, Loggains reunited with

once again after he was hired as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the

. On October 25, 2020, in anticipation of the Week 7 matchup against the

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, head coach Adam Gase gave up offensive play calling duties and gave them to Loggains. Despite a strong performance in the first half with a 10-6 lead, Loggains failed to gain momentum in the second half, culminating in an 18-10 loss to Buffalo. On October 28, 2020, ahead of the matchup against the

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, it was reported that Loggains would again be given offensive play calling duties. Gase was fired as the Jets head coach in January 2021, along with his staff, to include Loggains.

Arkansas

On June 14,

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, Loggains was hired by head coach

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as tight ends coach at the University of Arkansas, his alma mater.

South Carolina Gamecocks

Loggains was hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the University of South Carolina on December 13, 2022. His contract is three years long with a salary of $1 million per year.

References

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