| Rip Scherer | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Madrid Bravos |
| Current Record: | 0–0 |
| Birth Date: | 3 August 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1970–1973 |
| Player Team1: | William & Mary |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1974–1975 |
| Coach Team1: | Penn State (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1976 |
| Coach Team2: | NC State (QB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1977–1978 |
| Coach Team3: | Hawaii (RB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1979 |
| Coach Team4: | Virginia (QB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1980–1986 |
| Coach Team5: | Georgia Tech (QB/OC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1987 |
| Coach Team6: | Alabama (OC) |
| Coach Years7: | 1988–1990 |
| Coach Team7: | Arizona (OC) |
| Coach Years8: | 1991–1994 |
| Coach Team8: | James Madison |
| Coach Years9: | 1995–2000 |
| Coach Team9: | Memphis |
| Coach Years10: | 2001 |
| Coach Team10: | Kansas (co-OC) |
| Coach Years11: | 2003–2004 |
| Coach Team11: | Southern Miss (OC) |
| Coach Years12: | 2005–2008 |
| Coach Team12: | Cleveland Browns (assistant HC / QB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2009–2010 |
| Coach Team13: | Carolina Panthers (QB) |
| Coach Years14: | 2011–2012 |
| Coach Team14: | Colorado (assistant HC / QB) |
| Coach Years15: | 2016–2017 |
| Coach Team15: | UCLA (TE) |
| Coach Years16: | 2018–2020 |
| Coach Team16: | Los Angeles Chargers (TE/QB) |
| Coach Years17: | 2022 |
| Coach Team17: | UConn (senior analyst) |
| Coach Years18: | 2023 |
| Coach Team18: | UAB (sr assistant/advisor to HC) |
| Coach Years19: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team19: | Madrid Bravos |
| Admin Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Admin Team1: | UCLA (associate athletic director for football) |
| Overall Record: | 51–63 (college) |
| Tournament Record: | 1–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 Yankee Mid-Atlantic Division (1994) |
William Bernard "Rip" Scherer Jr. (born August 3, 1952) is an American football coach. He is the head coach for the Madrid Bravos of the European League of Football (ELF). Scherer served at the head football coach at James Madison University from 1991 to 1994 and the University of Memphis from 1995 to 2000, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 51–63. In 2018, he was named tight ends coach for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). In 2024, he will be Head Coach of the Madrid Bravos in the European League of Football.[1]
Scherer is the cousin of Kevin Colbert, former Vice President of Football Operations for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is the son of longtime Pittsburgh-area high school coach William "Rip" Scherer.[2]