Brian Schottenheimer was named the 10th head coach in franchise history on Jan. 24, 2025 after spending the previous two seasons as the ¶¶ÒõÊÓƵ offensive coordinator.
Schottenheimer, a veteran coach with 24 years of NFL coaching experience and 14 years as an offensive coordinator at the pro level, previously served as a consultant for the Cowboys throughout the 2022 season, studying future opponents and assisting both the offensive and defensive units with game planning and self-scouting.
Before joining Dallas, Schottenheimer was the passing game coordinator for Jacksonville during the 2021 season, where he assisted with the Jaguars No. 1 overall selection, Trevor Lawrence, who finished his rookie season with a single-season team rookie record 3,641 passing yards.
Previously, Schottenheimer spent three seasons (2018-20) as the Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator, where he helped lead the Seahawks to three consecutive postseason appearances. In 2020 the team set franchise records for points scored (459) and points-per-game (28.7), while Russell Wilson marked his career milestones in touchdowns (40) and completion percentage (68.8) en route to his seventh Pro Bowl.
Additionally, Schottenheimer served as the quarterbacks coach for the Indianapolis Colts from 2016-17, working with Pro Bowl passer Andrew Luck, who established a then single-season career-high in completion percentage (63.5) and finished the season ranked eighth in passing yards (4,240), fifth in passing touchdowns (31) and ninth in passer rating (96.4).
Schottenheimer served as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Georgia in 2015 when the Bulldogs totaled 4,904 yards of offense.
Prior to his return to the collegiate ranks, Schottenheimer spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams (2012-14). The Rams tallied 38 touchdowns in 2013, which was then the most in a single season for the franchise since 2006 when they reached the endzone 39 times. Under Schottenheimer, Zac Stacy rushed for 973 yards - third-most rushing yards in franchise history by a rookie - while Jared Cook set the Rams single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end (671).
Schottenheimer spent six seasons with the New York Jets (2006-11), including assembling an offense that helped the Jets earn back-to-back appearances in the AFC Championship Game.
In four seasons with San Diego as the quarterbacks coach (2002-2005), Schottenheimer helped Drew Brees become the NFL Comeback Player of the Year and earn Pro Bowl honors for the first time in his career after throwing 27 touchdown passes and finishing third in the NFL in passer rating in 2004.
Prior to San Diego, Schottenheimer worked for his father, Marty, in Washington and Kansas City. He was an offensive assistant with the Chiefs in 1998 and was the quarterbacks coach during his lone season with Washington in 2001.
In between those two stops, Schottenheimer moved to the collegiate level, overseeing tight ends at Southern California in 2000 and wide receivers at Syracuse in 1999.
Schottenheimer got his start as an offensive assistant under Dick Vermeil with the St. Louis Rams in 1997.
As a player, Schottenheimer earned three letters as a quarterback at the University of Florida from 1994-96, where he played under Steve Spurrier and backed up Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel during the Gators 1996 National Championship season. His career began at the University of Kansas where he played one season in 1992 before transferring to Florida.
Schottenheimer and his wife, Gemmi, have a son, Sutton, and a daughter, Savannah.
