Dan Roushar

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Dan Roushar
Tulane Green Wave
Position: Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1960-09-27) September 27, 1960 (age 63)
Clinton, Iowa, U.S.
Career information
High school: Clinton (IA)
College: Northern Illinois
Career history
As a coach:
  • Butler (1986–1988)
    Offensive backfield coach
  • Butler (1989–1992)
    Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach
  • Rhode Island (1993)
    Offensive line coach
  • Ball State (1994)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Illinois (1995)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Illinois (1996)
    Offensive tackles coach & tight ends coach
  • Northern Illinois (1997)
    Offensive line coach
  • Northern Illinois (1998–2002)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Illinois (2003)
    Running backs coach
  • Illinois (2004)
    Offensive coordinator & running backs coach
  • Cincinnati (2005–2006)
    Offensive line coach
  • Michigan State (2007–2010)
    Offensive line coach
  • Michigan State (2011–2012)
    Offensive coordinator & tight ends coach
  • New Orleans Saints (20132014)
    Running backs coach
  • New Orleans Saints (2015)
    Tight ends coach
  • New Orleans Saints (20162020)
    Offensive line coach
  • New Orleans Saints (20212022)
    Run game coordinator & tight ends coach
  • Tulane (2023–present)
    Offensive line coach

Dan Roushar (born September 27, 1960) [1] is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Tulane Green Wave.

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Coaching career

He was the offensive coordinator at Michigan State. Roushar has served as an assistant coach with several teams, beginning in 1986 as the offensive backfield coach with Butler. He formerly held the offensive coordinator position at Butler, Ball State, Northern Illinois, Illinois, and offensive line coach at Cincinnati. [2]

On February 16, 2013, the New Orleans Saints hired Roushar as their running backs coach. [3] He served in a variety of roles over a decade with the team, performing duties as running backs coach, tight ends coach, offense line coach, and run game coordinator. [4] On January 19, 2023, Rouchar was dismissed by the Saints. [5]

On February 9, 2023, Rouchar was hired by Tulane University to serve as the team's offensive line coach. [6]

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References

  1. Michigan State University (December 1, 2006). "Dantonio names four assistant football coaches". East Lansing, MI: SpartanMag.com. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  2. "2006 University of Cincinnati Football Coaching Staff" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. p. 10 (labeled 116).
  3. "Saints hire Dan Rouchar to coach running backs". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. Terrell, Katherine (February 11, 2015). "New Orleans Saints RB coach Dan Roushar will coach tight ends in 2015". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  5. "Saints begin coaching staff changes, dismiss longtime assistant Dan Roushar". saintswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  6. "Report: Former Saints assistant Dan Rouchar to be named Tulane OL coach". saintswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.