Rick Christophel

Rick Scott Christophel (born October 27, 1952) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the senior offensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as head football coach at Austin Peay State University from 2007 to 2012, compiling a record of 20–46.

Rick Christophel
Christophel in 2014
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Senior offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1952-10-27) October 27, 1952
Reading, Ohio
Career information
High school:Reading (OH)
College:Austin Peay
Career history
As a coach:
  • Austin Peay (1975)
    Graduate assistant
  • Highlands HS (Fort Thomas, KY) (1976–1978)
    Assistant
  • Austin Peay (1979–1981)
    Running backs
  • Southern Arkansas (1982)
    offensive coordinator
  • Cincinnati (1983)
    Quarterbacks/Tight ends
  • Rice (1984–1985)
    Quarterbacks/running backs
  • Vanderbilt (1986–1988)
    Offensive line
  • Vanderbilt (1989)
    Defensive Coordinator/middle linebackers
  • Vanderbilt (1990)
    Offensive line/Assistant head coach
  • Mississippi State (1991–1994)
    Wide receivers
  • UAB (1995–1996)
    Offensive Coordinator/running backs
  • UAB (1997–1998)
    Wide receivers
  • UAB (1999)
    Offensive line/Tight ends
  • UAB (2000)
    Wide receivers
  • UAB (2001)
    Defensive Coordinator
  • UAB (2004)
    Offensive line/defensive line
  • UAB (2005)
    Defensive line/Assistant head coach
  • UAB (2006)
    Defensive Coordinator
  • Austin Peay (2007–2012)
    Head Coach
  • Arizona Cardinals (2013–2017)
    Tight ends
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019–2021)
    Tight ends
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2022–present)
    Senior offensive assistant
Career highlights and awards
Head coaching record
Regular season:20–46 (.303)
Career:20–46 (.303)

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Austin Peay Governors (Ohio Valley Conference) (2007–2012)
2007 Austin Peay 7–45–3T–3rd
2008 Austin Peay 2–92–68th
2009 Austin Peay 4–73–56th
2010 Austin Peay 2–91–78th
2011 Austin Peay 3–82–6T–7th
2012 Austin Peay 2–91–7T–8th
Austin Peay: 20–4614–34
Total:20–46

NFL Coaching

Arizona Cardinals

Christophel worked with the Arizona Cardinals[1] from 2013-2017, serving as the team's tight ends coach. In 2017, Christophel helped develop rookie free agent Ricky Seals-Jones a college wide receiver who he helped convert into a tight end. He briefly retired after that year.[2]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In 2019 Christophel would once again coach under Bruce Arians[3] this time however it would be with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[2]

References
  1. January 23; 2013 | (January 23, 2013). "Austin Peay Governors football coach Rick Christophel accepts job with Arizona Cardinals". Clarksville, TN Online. Retrieved May 20, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "Bruce Arians' Bucs staff has Arizona Cardinals, Temple influences". ESPN.com. January 30, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. "Rick Christophel named tight ends coach for Tampa Bay Buccaneers". Austin Peay State University Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2020.


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