Jim Hofher
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 12, 1957 |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 53–84 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Ivy (1990) | |
Jim Hofher (born October 12, 1957) is an American football coach and former player. Hofher served as the head football coach at Cornell University from 1990 to 1997 and at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York from 2001 to 2005. Hofher spent one year as quarterbacks coach for at Bowling Green State University in 2008 under head coach Gregg Brandon before joining the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2009 to 2012.
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, Syracuse and Bowling Green. He was the head coach at Cornell from 1990-1997 and later at Buffalo from 2001-2005. In 1998, Hofher resigned at Cornell to join the staff at North Carolina.[1] He was hired in 2009 by Delaware to serve as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[2] During the 2011 off-season, Hofher was considered a candidate by Boston College for the offensive coordinator position, but was not hired.[3] After four seasons with the Blue Hens, Hofher was released on November 18, 2012, after the team posted a 5−6 record in 2012.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (1990–1997) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Cornell | 7–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1991 | Cornell | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1992 | Cornell | 7–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1993 | Cornell | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1994 | Cornell | 6–4 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1995 | Cornell | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1996 | Cornell | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1997 | Cornell | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Cornell: | 45–35 | 33–23 | |||||||
| Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2001–2005) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Buffalo | 3–8 | 1–7 | T–6th (East) | |||||
| 2002 | Buffalo | 1–11 | 0–8 | 7th (East) | |||||
| 2003 | Buffalo | 1–11 | 1–7 | T–6th (East) | |||||
| 2004 | Buffalo | 2–9 | 2–6 | T–5th (East) | |||||
| 2005 | Buffalo | 1–10 | 1–7 | 5th (East) | |||||
| Buffalo: | 8–49 | 5–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 53–84 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ "Hofher leaves football post for N.C. job". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "University of Delaware Athletics and Sports Information". Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Around The Res: OC Candidates: Jim Hofher". Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Tresolini, Kevin (December 14, 2012). "UD confirms Hofher's exit from football coaching staff". The News Journal. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
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