Kurt Schottenheimer
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | October 1, 1949 McDonald, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Fort Cherry (CO) |
| College: | Coffeyville CC, Miami |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Career history | |
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| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Kurt Schottenheimer (born October 1, 1949) is an American former
College
Schottenheimer was a junior college All-American quarterback at Coffeyville Community College, and led the nation in passing as a sophomore. The following year, he transferred to the University of Miami, where he started for his remaining two seasons at defensive back. Schottenheimer was inducted into Coffeyville's athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.[1]
Coaching career
Collegiate coaching
Schottenheimer then pursued a coaching career in the college ranks, working as the defensive coordinator for
Professional coaching
Schottenheimer's successful work at the college level interested NFL teams, and he was hired by the Cleveland Browns in 1987, to be their special teams coordinator. He then accepted the same position with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1989, and remained there until 1994. Following his productive run leading the Chiefs special teams, he went on to coach Kansas City's defensive backs from 1995 to 1998, before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 1999.
Schottenheimer spent three more seasons as a defensive coordinator in the NFL, serving one year with the Washington Redskins (2001) and two seasons with the Detroit Lions (2002–2003). He then served as the secondary coach in Green Bay from 2006 until 2008. It marked Schottenheimer's second stint with the Packers, having coached defensive backs for the team in 2004, before spending one year as the secondary coach for the St. Louis Rams (2005).
Schottenheimer was hired by Head Coach Mike Singletary to be the San Francisco 49ers' special teams coordinator for the 2010 season.[2] He was dismissed at the conclusion of the season following the team's firing of Singletary. After this, he joined his older brother, Marty Schottenheimer at the new Virginia Destroyers franchise of the United Football League.
In September 2012, just prior to the start of the 2012 UFL season, Schottenheimer was named as his brother's successor as head coach of the Destroyers.[3] However, the league suspended operations during the season,[4] and the Destroyers ended the shortened season with a 1–3 record.[5]
Head coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| VAD | 2012 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 3rd | 0 | 0 | -- | |
| VAD Total | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||
| Total | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | ||
Personal life
Schottenheimer is a graduate of Fort Cherry High School. He and his wife, the former Colleen Duffey, have two daughters, Steele and Sloane. His older brother Marty was head coach for four NFL teams, most notably the
References
- ^ "Lettermen's Hall of Fame". Coffeyville.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-09-17.
- ^ "Kurt Schottenheimer Named ST Coordinator".
- ^ Frankenberry, Jami (2012-09-18). "Schottenheimer's brother to coach Virginia Destroyers". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ "UFL suspends operations for 2012 season". Omaha Nighthawks. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ Smith, Brian (2012-10-21). "UFL and Destroyers suspending play, for now". WVEC. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-01-09.