Jimmy Raye II

Jimmy Raye II

Raye at 49ers training camp in August 2010
Date of birth	March 26, 1946 (1946-03-26)
Place of birth	Fayetteville, North Carolina
Position(s)	Cornerback
College	Michigan State
NFL Draft	1968 / Round 16 / Pick 431
Stats
Playing stats	Pro Football Reference
Playing stats	NFL.com
Team(s) as a player
1968 1969	Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Eagles
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
1971–1975 1976 1977 1978–1979 1980–1982 1983–1984 1985–1986 1987–1989 1990 1991 1992–2000 2001 2002–2003 2004–2005 2006–2008 2009-2010 (partial)	Michigan State Wyoming San Francisco 49ers (Wide receivers coach) Detroit Lions (Running backs coach) Atlanta Falcons (Wide receivers coach) Los Angeles Rams (Offensive coordinator) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Offensive coordinator) Atlanta Falcons (Wide receivers coach) New England Patriots (Offensive coordinator) Los Angeles Rams (Passing coordinator/Wide receivers coach) Kansas City Chiefs (Tight ends coach, Running backs coach, Offensive coordinator) Washington Redskins (Offensive coordinator) New York Jets (Senior offensive assistant) Oakland Raiders (Offensive coordinator) New York Jets (Running backs coach) San Francisco 49ers (Offensive coordinator)

James Arthur Raye, Jr. (born March 26, 1946) is a former American football player and coach. He was most recently the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League until he was fired on September 27, 2010, one day after the team's lopsided loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Playing career

As a player, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams for the position of cornerback but was quickly traded to the Philadelphia Eagles. In college, as a quarterback, he was the backup for the Michigan State Spartan football team that played in the 1966 Rose Bowl and started for the 1966 Spartans in the famous 10-10 tie with Notre Dame, a game often referred to as "The Game of the Century."

Coaching career

Raye previously coached the NY Jets following two seasons as the assistant head coach/offensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders. He brings 29 years of NFL coaching experience, and previously spent two seasons with the Jets, adding the title of assistant head coach in 2003 after serving as senior offensive assistant in 2002. Raye has served as an NFL offensive coordinator for 11 seasons and on six separate occasions.

• Los Angeles Rams (twice - 1983-84, 1991) - 12th ranked offense in 1983 and dropped to 21st in 1984, 18th in 1991
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985–86) - 23rd offense in 1985 and dropped to 27th in 1986
• New England Patriots (1990) - 26th ranked offense
• Kansas City Chiefs (1998–2000) - 19th ranked offense in 1998, 12th in 1999, and 8th in 2000
• Washington Redskins (2001) - 28th ranked offense
• Raiders (2004–2005) - 17th ranked offense in 2004 and dropped to 21st in 2005
• San Francisco 49ers (2009–2010, Week 3) - 27th ranked offense in 2009

Note: There were 28 teams in the NFL until 1995. From 1995 until 1999 there were 30 teams. From 1999-2001 there were 31 teams. In 2002, the entry of the Houston Texans brought the number of teams to its current total of 32.

Raye was a standout quarterback for the Michigan State Spartans (1965–67) and led the Spartans to two Big Ten titles and the 1966 Rose Bowl. The Fayetteville, North Carolina native began his coaching career in 1971 at his alma mater, Michigan State, where he stayed for five years (1971–75). He served a brief stint at Wyoming in 1976 before moving to the NFL ranks, beginning with the San Francisco 49ers (1977), Detroit Lions (1977–79), Atlanta Falcons (1980–82, 1987–89), the L.A. Rams (1983–84, 1991), Tampa Bay (1985–86) and New England (1990).

He was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as the official Offensive Coordinator on January 29, 2009. After the 2009 season, he was praised for his ability to adapt the offense after key players were injured and continued as the 49ers' offensive coordinator to start the 2010 season. This was the first time that the 49ers had an offensive coordinator return to the team for consecutive seasons in seven years.

On September 27, 2010, he was fired by the 49ers and quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson was promoted to replace him.

Personal

His son, Jimmy Raye III, is currently director of player personnel for the San Diego Chargers.

References

Preceded by Boyd Dowler	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator 1985-1986	Succeeded by Marc Trestman
Preceded by Paul Hackett	Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator 1998-2000	Succeeded by Al Saunders
Preceded by Marc Trestman	Oakland Raiders Offensive Coordinator 2004-2005	Succeeded by Tom Walsh
Preceded by Mike Martz	San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinator 2009-2010	Succeeded by Mike Johnson