| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Madrid Bravos |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 3, 1952 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1970–1973 | William & Mary |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974–1975 | Penn State (GA) |
| 1976 | NC State (QB) |
| 1977–1978 | Hawaii (RB) |
| 1979 | Virginia (QB) |
| 1980–1986 | Georgia Tech (QB/OC) |
| 1987 | Alabama (OC) |
| 1988–1990 | Arizona (OC) |
| 1991–1994 | James Madison |
| 1995–2000 | Memphis |
| 2001 | Kansas (co-OC) |
| 2003–2004 | Southern Miss (OC) |
| 2005–2008 | Cleveland Browns (assistant HC / QB) |
| 2009–2010 | Carolina Panthers (QB) |
| 2011–2012 | Colorado (assistant HC / QB) |
| 2016–2017 | UCLA (TE) |
| 2018–2020 | Los Angeles Chargers (TE/QB) |
| 2022 | UConn (senior analyst) |
| 2023 | UAB (sr assistant/advisor to HC) |
| 2024–present | Madrid Bravos |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2013–2015 | UCLA (associate athletic director for football) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–63 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Yankee Mid-Atlantic Division (1994) | |
William Bernard "Rip" Scherer Jr. (born August 3, 1952) is an American football coach. He is the head coach for the Madrid Bravos of the European League of Football (ELF). Scherer served at the head football coach at James Madison University from 1991 to 1994 and the University of Memphis from 1995 to 2000, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 51–63. In 2018, he was named tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). In 2024, he will be Head Coach of the Madrid Bravos in the European League of Football.[1]
Scherer is the cousin of Kevin Colbert, former Vice President of Football Operations for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is the son of longtime Pittsburgh-area high school coach William "Rip" Scherer.[2]