Scot Loeffler (born November 1, 1974) is an

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coach and former player. He is currently the

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Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio. The main academic and residential campus is south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized programs and research facilities in the ...

. He formerly served as

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and quarterbacks coach at

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

. He was previously the

and quarterbacks coach at

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, having previously held the same role at

Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...

under head coach

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. Prior to joining Auburn, Loeffler served as

for

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. He has spent over a decade coaching

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, primarily in the

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and

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conferences. On November 28, 2018, Loeffler was named head coach at BGSU.

Career

Loeffler played

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for the

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from 1993 to 1996. After suffering a shoulder injury that prematurely ended his playing career, Loeffler joined

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's coaching staff at his alma mater as a

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, and was a part of the Wolverine staff during the 1997 undefeated, national championship season. In 2000, Loeffler was named

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Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, the private normal school became a state institution and renamed Cen ...

. After coaching the

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for two years, Loeffler returned to coaching quarterbacks at Michigan for the next six years. In 2008, the

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of the

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hired Loeffler to be a part of their offensive staff. However, after only one season out of the college ranks, Loeffler was hired by

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to join his staff at

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. Loeffler served as quarterbacks coach, where in his first season he was tasked with helping Tim Tebow become a more polished pro-style quarterback. Tebow finished the season ranked 1st in passer efficiency. When Steve Addazio was let go from Florida to eventually become the new head coach at

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, he brought Loeffler along as the new

and

. Under his leadership, the Owls offense improved to the 7th leading rushing offense in the nation (257 yards per game) and 33rd nationally in pass efficiency (142.8). The

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finished the season 9–4, ranked 2nd in the MAC East and defeated Wyoming 37–15 in the 2011 New Mexico Bowl (the school's first bowl win since the 1979 Garden State Bowl). Sophomore quarterback Chris Coyer was named the bowl's

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and finished the season with a 177.4 passer rating. Loeffler was linked to the vacant OC positions at the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and la ...

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...

and the

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. On January 22, 2012, head coach

hired Loeffler to serve as

and

at Auburn. At the end of the 2012 season, Chizik was fired by Auburn. Former offensive coordinator

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was hired as head coach on December 4, 2012. Shortly after being hired, Malzahn announced that all assistant coaches were being released, thus ending Loeffler's career at Auburn University. The offense finished the season dead last in the SEC in total yds/gm and pass yds/gm at 305 and 156.6, respectively. They also finished second to last with 18.7 pts/gm. On January 18, 2013, Virginia Tech head coach

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announced Loeffler's hiring as one of three new Hokies offensive assistants, along with offensive line coach

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(also formerly of Auburn) and wide receivers coach

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(formerly of

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). Loeffler has experience coaching in 11 bowl games including the 1999 Citrus Bowl,

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2003 Outback Bowl The 2003 Outback Bowl was a college football bowl game held on January 1, 2003, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Michigan Wolverines, third-place finishers in the Big Ten Conference, defeated the Florida Gators, who finished secon ...

, 2004 Rose Bowl,

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, 2005 Alamo Bowl, 2007 Rose Bowl,

2008 Capital One Bowl The 2008 Capital One Bowl was held on January 1, 2008 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game featured the University of Michigan Wolverines—who finished the 2007 season tied for second in the Big Ten Conference with an ...

, 2010 Sugar Bowl, 2011 New Mexico Bowl,

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2014 Military Bowl The 2014 Military Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2014 at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on the campus of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in the United States. The seventh annual Militar ...

, and the 2015 Independence Bowl. On November 28th, 2018 Loeffler was hired as the head coach of Bowling Green State University. Loeffler was taking over a Falcon program riddled by APR and off-field issues, as well as a team that in the last regime fell apart under Mike Jinks. Jinks took over with Bowling Green coming off of 3 straight MAC East Championships, winning the MAC twice and went just 4-8, 2-10, and 1-7 before being fired. Interim coach Carl Pelini went 2-3 to finish the year. In all of the press conferences, Coach Loeffler detailed a rebuild plan that would take time. With just 2 scholarship quarterbacks on the roster, one a transfer and one a former walk-on, Loeffler's Falcons went 3-9 in year 1. The season was highlighted by beating BGSU's biggest rival Toledo for the first time in a decade 20-7 in the Battle of I-75 as 30-point underdogs at home. The COVID 2020 season went 0-5. 2021 saw an improved 4-8 record, highlighted by a massive 38-point upset at Minnesota 14-10. 2022 started off tough, with an FCS loss to EKU in 7 overtimes, followed by a monumental homecoming win over Marshall who had just crushed 8th-ranked Notre Dame the week before. The Falcons started off MAC play 1-1, suffering a blowout loss to Buffalo but then won their next 3 conference games. BGSU finished the 2022 season 6-6, and was ranked 3rd in the MAC East with a 5-3 conference record. It received an invitation to play

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in the

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. On October 30, 2021, Loeffler became the first head coach to be ejected for two

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calls.

Personal life

Loeffler received his bachelor's degree from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1996 and a graduate degree in history and political science in 1998. He earned the Michigan Athletic Academic Achievement award during the 1997–98 academic year. Loeffler has a son, Luke, from his first marriage and two children, Alexis and Mary Elizabeth, with his current wife, Amie. He was a college quarterback coach to

Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots organization, with which ...

and is reported to be one of his closest friends.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Bowling Green profile

Boston College profile

Temple profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loeffler, Scot 1974 births Living people American football quarterbacks Auburn Tigers football coaches Boston College Eagles football coaches Bowling Green Falcons football coaches Central Michigan Chippewas football coaches Detroit Lions coaches Florida Gators football coaches Michigan Wolverines football coaches Michigan Wolverines football players Temple Owls football coaches Virginia Tech Hokies football coaches People from Barberton, Ohio Coaches of American football from Ohio Players of American football from Ohio