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  Jimbo Fisher
Jimbo Fisher

Player Profile
Position:
Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks

Experience:
1st season at FSU

Alma Mater:
Salem College '89

  • Coach Jimbo Fisher's bio in PDF

    FISHER'S QUICK FACTS
    Years as a Collegiate Coach: 19
    Born: Clarksburg, WV
    Family: Married to Candi and has two children Trey (6) and Ethan (2)
    Coaching Stops:
    1988-90 -- Samford (graduate assistant/quarterbacks)
    1991-92 -- Samford (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
    1993-98 -- Auburn (quarterbacks)
    1999 -- Cincinnati (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
    2000-06 -- LSU (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)

    • Jimbo Fisher is one of the most highly regarded offensive coordinators in the nation and this is his first season as a member of Bobby Bowden's staff
    • Offensive coordinator for the 2003 National Champion LSU Tigers
    • Coached three players selected in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft including No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell
    • Coached five quarterbacks in seven years at LSU that were NFL draft picks (Josh Booty, Rohan Davey, Craig Nall, Matt Mauck and JaMarcus Russell)
    • Two first team All-SEC quarterbacks (Booty in 2000 and Russell in 2006) and two second team All-SEC quarterbacks (Davey in 2001 and Mauck in 2003) were coached by Fisher at LSU
    • Tigers posted a 70-20 record and went to seven bowl games with Fisher as offensive coordinator. The 70 wins are the most over any seven-year stretch in LSU history as were the seven consecutive bowl games
    • While at LSU the Tigers won two SEC titles and played in three BCS Bowl games including winning the National Title in the 2004 Nokia Sugar Bowl
    • Named a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award in 2001 as the nation's top assistant coach
    • Led LSU to school records for points, passing TD's and yards in a season in 2003
    • Fisher's LSU offenses hold 13 school records
    • Under Fisher, Russell finished third in the nation in passing efficiency in 2006
    • LSU's 2006 scoring offense was the ninth-best in the NCAA
    • In seven years at LSU, Fisher's offenses were ranked in the top 20 in either passing, scoring or total offense in the NCAA six times In 2006 the Fisher-coached offense at LSU led the SEC in scoring, total offense and pass efficiency
    • Directed the SEC's No. 1 rushing offense in 2004
    • Under Fisher, LSU's offense has been either first or second in the SEC in an offensive category nine times
    • In 1999, his offense at Cincinnati was ranked 16th in the NCAA
    • Coached the only two 3,000-yard passers in LSU history (Russell and Davey)
    • Coached the only 3,000 yard passer in the history of Auburn football (Dameyune Craig)
    • Played quarterback for Terry Bowden at Salem College for two seasons (1984-85) and at Samford in 1987
    • Set the school record at Samford with 34 passing touchdowns and was named the Division III National Player of the Year in 1987
    • Played for the Chicago Bruisers of the Arena Football League in 1988

    FISHER'S #1 PICKS JaMarcus Russell (Raiders -- No. 1 overall pick in 2007)
    Dewayne Bowe (Chiefs No. 1 pick in 2007)
    Craig Davis (Chargers No. 1 pick in 2007)
    Joseph Addai (Colts No. 1 pick in 2006)
    Michael Clayton (Buccaneers No. 1 pick in 2004)

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