Scott Linehan
Offensive Assistant at New Orleans Saints since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 39
- First season
- 1987
- Teams
- 14
Career
17 stints
1980s
- 1987–1988Sunset HS (OR)Offensive Coordinator
- 1989–1990IdahoWide Receivers
1990s
- 1991UNLVQuarterbacks
- 1992–1993IdahoOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 1994–1995WashingtonWide Receivers
- 1996–1998WashingtonOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacksWide Receivers
- 1999–2001LouisvilleOffensive CoordinatorWide Receivers
2000s
- 2002–2004Minnesota VikingsOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2005Miami DolphinsOffensive Coordinator
- 2006–2008St. Louis RamsHead Coach
- 2009–2013Detroit LionsOffensive Coordinator
2010s
- 2014Dallas CowboysPassing Game Coordinator
- 2015–2018Dallas CowboysOffensive Coordinator
2020s
- 2020LSUPassing Game Coordinator
- 2021–2023MissouriOffensive Analyst
- 2024MontanaOffensive Analyst
- 2025–presentNew Orleans SaintsOffensive Assistant
Coaching tree
10 mentors, 14 protégés, 3 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
26
- 2024Bobby HauckCoached under · Montana
- 2021–2023Eli DrinkwitzCoached under · Missouri
- 2020Ed OrgeronCoached under · LSU
- 2014–2015Jimmy RobinsonCoached under · Dallas Cowboys
- 2012–2013Evan RothsteinCoached under · Detroit Lions
- 2008Al SaundersMentored · St. Louis Rams
- 2008Steve LoneyMentored · St. Louis Rams
- 2008Terry SheaMentored · St. Louis Rams
- 2007–2008Al RobertsMentored · St. Louis Rams
- 2007–2008Mike CoxMentored · St. Louis Rams
- 2006Bob LigasheskyMentored · St. Louis Rams
- 2006–2008Brian BakerMentored · St. Louis Rams
- 2006–2007Doug NussmeierMentored · St. Louis Rams
- 2006–2007Greg OlsonMentored · St. Louis Rams
- 2006–2008Jeff HortonMentored · St. Louis Rams
11 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
14
- 2024Timm RosenbachSucceeded · Montana
- 2021DJ MangasSucceeded by · LSU
- 2020Joe BradySucceeded · LSU
- 2015Bill CallahanSucceeded · Dallas Cowboys
- 2009Jim CollettoSucceeded · Detroit Lions
- 2005Chris FoersterSucceeded · Miami Dolphins
- 2005Steve LoneySucceeded by · Minnesota Vikings
- 1999Bobby PetrinoSucceeded · Louisville
- 1999Karl DorrellSucceeded by · Washington
- 1996Bill DiedrickSucceeded · Washington
- 1994Dick BairdSucceeded · Washington
- 1992Bobby PetrinoSucceeded · Idaho
- 1991Brian WhiteSucceeded · UNLV
- 1989Curtis JohnsonSucceeded · Idaho
Tenure
39 seasons
- Dallas CowboysCoordinator · 2014–20185
- Detroit LionsCoordinator · 2009–20135
- MissouriAnalyst · 2021–20233
- St. Louis RamsHead coach · 2006–20083
- Minnesota VikingsCoordinator · 2002–20043
- LouisvilleCoordinator · 1999–20013
- WashingtonCoordinator · 1996–19983
- New Orleans SaintsAnalyst · 2025–2026 · current2
- WashingtonPosition coach · 1994–19952
- IdahoCoordinator · 1992–19932
- IdahoPosition coach · 1989–19902
- Sunset HS (OR)Coordinator · 1987–19882
- MontanaAnalyst · 20241
- LSUCoordinator · 20201
- Miami DolphinsCoordinator · 20051
- UNLVPosition coach · 19911
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Scott Linehan. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.