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Jim Hofher
American football player and coach (born 1957)
American football player and coach (born 1957)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jim Hofher |
| image | Jim Hofher.jpg |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| player_years1 | 1976–1978 |
| player_team1 | Cornell |
| player_positions | Quarterback |
| coach_years1 | 1979–1980 |
| coach_team1 | Wake Forest (GA) |
| coach_years2 | 1981–1982 |
| coach_team2 | Miami (OH) (QB/WR) |
| coach_years3 | 1983–1986 |
| coach_team3 | Wake Forest (RB) |
| coach_years4 | 1987–1988 |
| coach_team4 | Syracuse (RB) |
| coach_years5 | 1989 |
| coach_team5 | Tennessee (QB) |
| coach_years6 | 1990–1997 |
| coach_team6 | Cornell |
| coach_years7 | 1998–1999 |
| coach_team7 | North Carolina (QB) |
| coach_years8 | 2000 |
| coach_team8 | Syracuse (QB) |
| coach_years9 | 2001–2005 |
| coach_team9 | Buffalo |
| coach_years10 | 2008 |
| coach_team10 | Bowling Green (QB) |
| coach_years11 | 2009–2012 |
| coach_team11 | Delaware (OC/QB) |
| coach_years12 | 2013–2015 |
| coach_team12 | Nevada (AHC/WR) |
| coach_years13 | 2016–2017 |
| coach_team13 | Iowa State (PGC/QB) |
| coach_years14 | 2019 |
| coach_team14 | Atlanta Legends (QB/WR) |
| overall_record | 53–84 |
| championships | 1 Ivy (1990) |
James Hofher (born October 12, 1957) is an American college football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Cornell University from 1990 to 1997 and at the University at Buffalo from 2001 to 2005, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 53–84. Hofher was the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach of the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019.
Coaching career
Hofher's coaching career began in 1981 as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Miami of Ohio. Since then he's held offensive assistant coaching positions at Wake Forest, Syracuse, Tennessee, North Carolina and Bowling Green. He was the head coach at Cornell from 1990 to 1997 and at Buffalo from 2001 to 2005. In 1998, Hofher resigned at Cornell to join the staff at North Carolina. Hofher spent one year as quarterbacks coach for at Bowling Green State University in 2008 under head coach Gregg Brandon. He was hired in 2009 by Delaware to serve as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During the 2011 off-season, Hofher was considered a candidate by Boston College for the offensive coordinator position, but was not hired. After four seasons with the Blue Hens, Hofher was released on November 18, 2012, after the team posted a 5−6 record in 2012. From 2016 to 2017, he served as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the Iowa State University.
Head coaching record
References
References
- "Former (and Current?) Cyclones Added to Alliance of American Football Rosters and Staffs".
- Graham, Tim. (November 30, 2000). "Hofher experienced at turnarounds".
- "Hofher leaves football post for N.C. job". Cornell Chronicle.
- "University of Delaware Athletics and Sports Information".
- "Around The Res: OC Candidates: Jim Hofher".
- Tresolini, Kevin. (December 14, 2012). "UD confirms Hofher's exit from football coaching staff". [[The News Journal]].
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