Richard James Clausen (born June 29, 1982) is the current offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Bishop Alemany High School. He is also a former American football player who played college football for Louisiana State University and University of Tennessee.

Rick Clausen
Bishop Alemany High School
Position:Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born: (1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 (age 41)
Thousand Oaks, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:William Howard Taft
(Woodland Hills, California)
College:Tennessee
Undrafted:2005
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

College career edit

Clausen initially started his college football career at LSU under then-head coach Nick Saban.[1] In 2001, he redshirted as Rohan Davey was the established starter.[2] In 2002, he played in three games, starting the 2002 game against Ole Miss. At the end of the 2002 season, he transferred to Tennessee, where he walked on to the football team as a backup quarterback, sitting out the 2003 season under the NCAA transfer rules.[3] In the 2004 season under head coach Phillip Fulmer, he shared the quarterback job with Erik Ainge and Brent Schaeffer.[4] He was 81 of 136 for 949 passing yards, eight touchdowns, and five interceptions.[5] In the 2005 season, he and Ainge continued to share time.[6] He was 120 of 209 for 1,441 passing yards, six touchdowns, and six interceptions.[7] Clausen went undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Personal life edit

His older brother, Casey, also played college football for Tennessee in 2000–2003 and is the head football coach at Bishop Alemany High School.[8][9] His youngest brother, Jimmy, formerly played quarterback for Notre Dame and the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ "LSU Fighting Tigers Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "2001 LSU Fighting Tigers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Position Outlook: Quarterback – University of Tennessee". University of Tennessee. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "2004 Tennessee Volunteers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rick Clausen 2004 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "2005 Tennessee Volunteers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Rick Clausen 2005 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Clausen brothers will combine to coach a California prep football team". Yahoo! Sports. December 13, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "Casey Clausen – Football". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  10. ^ Sondheimer, Eric (August 29, 2005). "Latest Clausen Has Arm Up on Future". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  11. ^ "Jimmy Clausen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

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