Football
Shurmur, Pat
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Pat Shurmur
- Title:
- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Pat Shurmur joined the Colorado football staff in July 2023 as part of the initial staff of Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders in Boulder. He initially served in a quality control position and was moved to the co-offensive coordinator mid season. After the season, he was named the sole offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
While taking over midway through the 2023 season, he didn’t make any dramatic changes that season, but with a full offseason to install his offense prior to the 2024 season, the results were dramatic. CU’s offense, which made dramatic improvements in 2023 from the 1-11 2022 season, saw another big jump as the 2024 Buffaloes averaged 4.7 more points per game, improving from 58th to 31st nationally in scoring, and fine tuning a solid passing game, improving from the 14th best passing offense to the eighth best in 2024, leading the Big 12.
Under Shurmur, Shedeur Sanders became one of the best quarterbacks in college football and in CU history, as he set more than 100 school records and won the Johnny Unitas Award as the nation’s top quarterback. He finished in the top 10 in the Heisman voting despite teammate Travis Hunter winning the Heisman. Hunter spent half of his time on the offensive side of the ball and was voted the nation’s top receiver winning the Biletnikoff Award while also being the consensus National Player of the Year and the consensus National Defensive Player of the Year.
Both Sanders and Hunter were drafted into the NFL after the 2024 season, Hunter the No. 2 overall selection, as were two other receivers, LaJohntay Wester and Jimmy Horn Jr., who were both joined by Xavier Weaver, who made an NFL roster as an undrafted free agent prior to the 2024 season.
With 37 years of coaching experience, Shurmur joined the Buffs from the NFL, where he spent 23 seasons, including the last 13 of those seasons as either a head coach or offensive coordinator. Shurmur has four years of experience as a head coach, with the Cleveland Browns from 2011-12 and the New York Giants from 2018-19 while also serving as the interim head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles at the end of the 2015 season.
He also served on the staffs of the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos over his 21 years in the NFL, which includes 11 seasons as either a head coach or offensive coordinator.
Prior to the NFL, he coached as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Michigan State from 1988-97 and for one season at Stanford in 1998 before entering the NFL ranks.
During his NFL career, Shurmur has been part of nine playoff teams and seven division champions. He also has coached in six conference championship games as well as Super Bowl XXXIX (2004 season).
Shurmur has coached 14 different offensive players that have combined for 23 Pro Bowl selections. In the last 17 seasons, he also has directly coached six different 3,000-yard passers, four 1,000-yard receivers and three 1,000-yard rushers.
As head coach of the Giants from 2018-19, Shurmur inherited a three-win team and helped the offense improve significantly over the course of his two seasons. Only five NFL clubs produced more big plays (20+ yards, 4.5 per game) than the Giants from 2018-19 despite the team making several personnel changes on offense.
During his first season in New York in 2018, Shurmur helped the offense rank fourth in the league with 76 explosive plays (20+ yards). Veteran quarterback Eli Manning produced one of his most efficient seasons, completing a career-best 66.0 percent of his passes while throwing for 21 touchdowns and just 11 interceptions.
Running back Saquon Barkley, the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, totaled more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage and 15 total touchdowns while wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. topped 1,000 yards receiving in just 12 games played that season.
Before he was named head coach of the Giants, Shurmur spent two years as offensive coordinator for Minnesota. Originally hired as tight ends coach for the Vikings, he was elevated to offensive coordinator nine games into the 2016 season.
Shurmur was named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Associated Press in 2017 after the Vikings won 13 games and advanced to the NFC Championship Game.
Shurmur spent three seasons (2013-15) as offensive coordinator for Philadelphia, helping the Eagles rank third in both yards per game (392.8) and points per game (26.9) in that span.
Prior to joining the Eagles, Shurmur worked two seasons (2011-12) as head coach of the Browns and two years (2009-10) as offensive coordinator for the Rams.
Shurmur spent his first 10 NFL seasons with Philadelphia under Head Coach Andy Reid, coaching tight ends and offensive line from 1999-2001 and quarterbacks from 2002-08. During that span, the Eagles made seven postseason appearances, captured five division titles, appeared in two NFC Championship Games and advanced to Super Bowl XXXIX.
Shurmur spent the first 10 years of his coaching career at his alma mater, Michigan State University, from 1988-97. He coached the offensive line at Stanford University in 1998 before advancing to coach in the NFL ranks with Philadelphia beginning in 1999.
A four-year letterman at Michigan State (1984-87), Shurmur spent his final three seasons as the school’s starting center. As a senior team captain in 1987, Shurmur earned All-Big Ten Conference honors while helping his team to a Rose Bowl victory over USC.
Shurmur, who earned a master’s degree in financial administration from MSU, graduated from Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Mich. His uncle, the late Fritz Shurmur, coached in the NFL for 24 seasons.
Shurmur and his wife, Jennifer, have three daughters: Allyson, Erica and Claire. They also have a son, Kyle, who played quarterback from Vanderbilt University and played in the NFL.
While taking over midway through the 2023 season, he didn’t make any dramatic changes that season, but with a full offseason to install his offense prior to the 2024 season, the results were dramatic. CU’s offense, which made dramatic improvements in 2023 from the 1-11 2022 season, saw another big jump as the 2024 Buffaloes averaged 4.7 more points per game, improving from 58th to 31st nationally in scoring, and fine tuning a solid passing game, improving from the 14th best passing offense to the eighth best in 2024, leading the Big 12.
Under Shurmur, Shedeur Sanders became one of the best quarterbacks in college football and in CU history, as he set more than 100 school records and won the Johnny Unitas Award as the nation’s top quarterback. He finished in the top 10 in the Heisman voting despite teammate Travis Hunter winning the Heisman. Hunter spent half of his time on the offensive side of the ball and was voted the nation’s top receiver winning the Biletnikoff Award while also being the consensus National Player of the Year and the consensus National Defensive Player of the Year.
Both Sanders and Hunter were drafted into the NFL after the 2024 season, Hunter the No. 2 overall selection, as were two other receivers, LaJohntay Wester and Jimmy Horn Jr., who were both joined by Xavier Weaver, who made an NFL roster as an undrafted free agent prior to the 2024 season.
With 37 years of coaching experience, Shurmur joined the Buffs from the NFL, where he spent 23 seasons, including the last 13 of those seasons as either a head coach or offensive coordinator. Shurmur has four years of experience as a head coach, with the Cleveland Browns from 2011-12 and the New York Giants from 2018-19 while also serving as the interim head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles at the end of the 2015 season.
He also served on the staffs of the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos over his 21 years in the NFL, which includes 11 seasons as either a head coach or offensive coordinator.
Prior to the NFL, he coached as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Michigan State from 1988-97 and for one season at Stanford in 1998 before entering the NFL ranks.
During his NFL career, Shurmur has been part of nine playoff teams and seven division champions. He also has coached in six conference championship games as well as Super Bowl XXXIX (2004 season).
Shurmur has coached 14 different offensive players that have combined for 23 Pro Bowl selections. In the last 17 seasons, he also has directly coached six different 3,000-yard passers, four 1,000-yard receivers and three 1,000-yard rushers.
As head coach of the Giants from 2018-19, Shurmur inherited a three-win team and helped the offense improve significantly over the course of his two seasons. Only five NFL clubs produced more big plays (20+ yards, 4.5 per game) than the Giants from 2018-19 despite the team making several personnel changes on offense.
During his first season in New York in 2018, Shurmur helped the offense rank fourth in the league with 76 explosive plays (20+ yards). Veteran quarterback Eli Manning produced one of his most efficient seasons, completing a career-best 66.0 percent of his passes while throwing for 21 touchdowns and just 11 interceptions.
Running back Saquon Barkley, the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, totaled more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage and 15 total touchdowns while wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. topped 1,000 yards receiving in just 12 games played that season.
Before he was named head coach of the Giants, Shurmur spent two years as offensive coordinator for Minnesota. Originally hired as tight ends coach for the Vikings, he was elevated to offensive coordinator nine games into the 2016 season.
Shurmur was named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Associated Press in 2017 after the Vikings won 13 games and advanced to the NFC Championship Game.
Shurmur spent three seasons (2013-15) as offensive coordinator for Philadelphia, helping the Eagles rank third in both yards per game (392.8) and points per game (26.9) in that span.
Prior to joining the Eagles, Shurmur worked two seasons (2011-12) as head coach of the Browns and two years (2009-10) as offensive coordinator for the Rams.
Shurmur spent his first 10 NFL seasons with Philadelphia under Head Coach Andy Reid, coaching tight ends and offensive line from 1999-2001 and quarterbacks from 2002-08. During that span, the Eagles made seven postseason appearances, captured five division titles, appeared in two NFC Championship Games and advanced to Super Bowl XXXIX.
Shurmur spent the first 10 years of his coaching career at his alma mater, Michigan State University, from 1988-97. He coached the offensive line at Stanford University in 1998 before advancing to coach in the NFL ranks with Philadelphia beginning in 1999.
A four-year letterman at Michigan State (1984-87), Shurmur spent his final three seasons as the school’s starting center. As a senior team captain in 1987, Shurmur earned All-Big Ten Conference honors while helping his team to a Rose Bowl victory over USC.
Shurmur, who earned a master’s degree in financial administration from MSU, graduated from Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Mich. His uncle, the late Fritz Shurmur, coached in the NFL for 24 seasons.
Shurmur and his wife, Jennifer, have three daughters: Allyson, Erica and Claire. They also have a son, Kyle, who played quarterback from Vanderbilt University and played in the NFL.
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