Bill Musgrave

Musgrave accepted a football scholarship from the University of Oregon, at a time when the school had only four winning seasons in the last 22 years and hadn't been invited to a bowl game since 1963.

He became a starter as a freshman, leading his team to a No. 16 national ranking, including wins against USC and Washington.

As a sophomore, he helped Oregon achieve a top-20 ranking and a 6–1 record, until breaking his collarbone against Arizona State University.

The team went winless in the last 4 games.

As a junior, he posted 3,081 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

Against BYU, he passed for a then school-record 489 yards, combining with Cougars quarterback Ty Detmer who tallied 470 passing yards, to set an NCAA record for passing yardage in a game by two players.

As a senior, he was named team MVP, first-team All-conference quarterback, GTE Academic All-American of the Year, and earned a Scholar-Athlete Award by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame.

In his final game he injured his shoulder in the fourth quarter against UCLA, only to return and throw a 16-yard touchdown pass with 2:10 remaining for a 28–24 win.

He was a four-year starter at quarterback and a three-year team captain, while leading the Oregon to its first bowl game in 26 years and to back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time in school history.

He finished with 8,343 passing yards, a 57.4 passing percentage, 60 touchdowns and 40 interceptions.

William Scott Musgrave (born November 11, 1967) is an American football coach and former player who is the senior offensive assistant for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).

He is a former quarterback, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for multiple NFL teams.

He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, earning all-conference honors in the Pac-10.

He is also the uncle of Green Bay Packers tight end Luke Musgrave.

Musgrave is a 21-year coaching veteran with 19 years of NFL experience as a quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator.

He was the Colorado High School Athlete of the Year in 1985, after registering 30 touchdown passes (a state record).

He also received the Denver Post Gold Helmet Award as the state's top scholar football athlete.

Musgrave was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (106th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.

He went into training camp with Troy Aikman, Babe Laufenberg and Cliff Stoudt at quarterback.

On August 25, the Cowboys traded for Steve Beuerlein to improve the backup position and released Musgrave and Stoudt, opting to keep just two quarterbacks.

On August 28, 1991, he was signed to the practice squad by the San Francisco 49ers.

He was promoted to the active roster in week 11 and made his professional debut in the week 17 game against the Chicago Bears, throwing for a touchdown and 33 yards, after replacing Steve Young late in the contest.

The next year, he was the fourth-string quarterback, until being placed on the injured reserve list on December 15.

In 1993 and 1994, he was named the team's third-string quarterback and was rarely activated on game days.

He played under head coach George Seifert and offensive coordinators Mike Holmgren and Mike Shanahan.

In 1995, he signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos, reuniting with Shanahan, who was the new team's head coach.

In 1996, he was inducted into the Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame.

He was the backup quarterback behind John Elway, before announcing his retirement on July 22, 1997.

Immediately after being released as a player, Musgrave joined the Oakland Raiders as a quarterbacks coach in 1997 under head coach Joe Bugel.

Following a brief coaching stint as the quarterbacks coach of the Oakland Raiders, Musgrave signed with the Indianapolis Colts on April 8, 1998, but was released during training camp.

When the Raiders fired Bugel following the season, Musgrave attempted another try as a player with the Colts in 1998, but was released during training camp.

He was immediately hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive assistant under Ray Rhodes, a former 49ers assistant coach.

Musgrave was promoted to offensive coordinator and called plays in place of Dana Bible for the final 10 games of the season.

In 2000, he was inducted into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame.

Musgrave finished as the school's all-time leader in passing yards and total offense, until being broken by Marcus Mariota in 2014.

He set 15 passing records, while his 60 career passing touchdowns and 8,343 career yardage ranked second only to John Elway in Pacific-10 Conference history.

During his coaching career, Musgrave helped three different quarterbacks to Pro Bowl seasons: Derek Carr (2015–16), Matt Ryan (2010) and Steve Beuerlein (1999).

Musgrave attended Grand Junction High School, earning All-conference honors at safety as a sophomore.

The next year he was named the starter at quarterback and earned All-conference honors in his last 2 seasons.

He has previously coached in the NFL with the Denver Broncos (2017–18), Oakland Raiders (2015–16, 1997), Philadelphia Eagles (2014, 1998), Minnesota Vikings (2011–13), Atlanta Falcons (2006–10), Washington Redskins (2005), Jacksonville Jaguars (2003–04) and Carolina Panthers (1999–2000).