Marc Mueller

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Marc Mueller
Saskatchewan Roughriders
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Mueller with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2024
Born: (1989-04-15) April 15, 1989 (age 35)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) Offensive coordinator
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
College University of Regina
Career history
As coach
2013 Regina Rams
(Quarterbacks coach)
2014 Calgary Stampeders
(Defensive assistant)
20152019,
2021
Calgary Stampeders
(Running backs coach)
20202023 Calgary Stampeders
(Quarterbacks coach)
2024–present Saskatchewan Roughriders
(Offensive coordinator)
As player
2011 Edmonton Eskimos*
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Marc Mueller (born April 15, 1989) is the offensive coordinator for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach with the Calgary Stampeders. In university, he played quarterback for the Regina Rams of the CIS from 2007 to 2012.

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Early life

In 2006, Mueller quarterbacked Regina's Sheldon-Williams Spartans to the Saskatchewan 4A high school championship. [1]

University career

Mueller joined the Regina Rams for the 2007 season, dressing for all eight regular season games and both playoff games as the team's second-string quarterback. [1] In 2008, Mueller dressed for all eight regular season games and the team's Canada West semifinal game at Calgary as a backup quarterback. [1]

2008 was Teale Orban's last year of eligibility playing university football. Mueller took over from him as the starting quarterback for the 2009 season, [2] and started all eight of the team's regular season games and the team's one playoff game. That year, he set a Rams single-season record with 310 pass attempts, also led the Canada West Conference in pass completions (176) and yards (2308). Mueller threw for a Rams postseason record with 470 passing yards in the team's Canada West semifinal game at Saskatchewan on November 7. [1]

In 2010, Mueller once again started all eight of the Rams regular season games and the team's one playoff game. He set a Ram single-season record in pass completions (182) and led the conference in passing yards (2437). Mueller was named the Canada West Offensive Player of the Week after throwing two touchdown passes and rushing for two more in a 40-8 win over Alberta on October 2. [1]

Mueller's 2011 season was cut short when he suffered a season-ending injury on the team's second play from scrimmage against UBC on September 2. Because of his injury, he was granted a medical redshirt. [1]

In 2012, Mueller started six regular season and both playoff games at quarterback for the Rams. He engineered a game-winning touchdown drive against Manitoba that spanned nine plays and 95 yards. He was injured at the beginning of that drive and missed the team's next two games. In the Rams' Canada West Semifinal win on November 2 against Saskatchewan, Mueller was named the Canada West and CIS Offensive Player of the Week after completing 21 of 32 passes for 393 yards and three touchdowns. [1]

Mueller finished his career as the Rams' all-time leader in pass completion rate (62.1%), second on the team's all-time list in career pass completions (511) and passing yards (6522), and third in touchdown passes (34). [1]

Professional career

Mueller signed as an undrafted free agent with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL on May 9, 2011, following the 2011 CFL Draft. [3] He saw game action in Edmonton's first preseason game, a game played in Regina against his hometown team, the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In that game, Mueller was 3 for 3 passing for 45 yards. [4] He was released on June 20, 2011 and returned to the Rams. [5]

Coaching career

Regina Rams

In 2013, after completing his Regina Rams playing eligibility, Mueller joined the team as quarterbacks coach. [6]

Calgary Stampeders

On February 18, 2014, Mueller was named a defensive assistant coach for the Calgary Stampeders. [7] That year, he won his first Grey Cup when Calgary defeated Hamilton. From 2015 to 2019, Mueller was the Stampeders' running backs coach. [8] [9] During that span, Calgary went to the Grey Cup in 2016, 2017, and 2018, with the team winning in 2018. He was named the quarterbacks coach for the Stampeders on January 16, 2020. [10] In 2021, he held the titles of quarterbacks and running backs coach, and quarterbacks coach for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. [9]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On December 6, 2023, it was announced that Mueller had been hired as the offensive coordinator of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, to a two-year term. [11]

Personal life

Mueller is the grandson of former CFL quarterback and coach Ron Lancaster. [3]

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