Scot Loeffler (born November 1, 1974) is an American

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coach and former player who is currently the quarterbacks coach for the

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of the

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. Prior to that, he was the

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

. He formerly served as

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and quarterbacks coach at

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, having previously held the same role at

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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 Southeastern 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 quarterbacks coach at

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

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of the

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

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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 quarterbacks coach. 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

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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

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and the

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. On January 22, 2012, head coach

hired Loeffler to serve as

and quarterbacks coach at Auburn. At the end of the 2012 season, Chizik was fired by Auburn. Former offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn 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 Jeff Grimes (also formerly of Auburn) and wide receivers coach

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(formerly of

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). Loeffler has experience coaching in 17 bowl games including two as a head coach. On November 28, 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. Loeffler detailed a rebuilding 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 2019. The season was highlighted by beating BGSU's biggest rival Toledo for the first time in a decade. BG was a 30-point underdog at home. The COVID 2020 season went 0–5. The 2021 season saw an improved 4–8 record, highlighted by a massive 38-point upset at Minnesota, 14–10. The 2022 season started off tough, with an FCS loss to EKU in 7 overtimes, followed by a homecoming win over Marshall who had just beaten 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 2022 Quick Lane Bowl, losing by a 24–19 score. In 2023, BGSU started out 1–3 before upsetting Georgia Tech in Atlanta, and then going 5–2 to finish the season with a 7–5 record. The Falcons lost to Minnesota, 30–24, in the 2023 Quick Lane Bowl. On October 30, 2021, Loeffler became the first head coach to be ejected for two

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calls. On February 28, 2025, Loeffler left Bowling Green to join the

as their quarterbacks coach.

Personal life

Loeffler received his bachelor's degree from the

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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

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and is reported to be one of his closest friends.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Bowling Green profile

Boston College profile

Temple profile
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