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'''Jeff Nixon''' (born October 16, 1974) is an [[American football]] coach who is the assistant head coach for the [[Carolina Panthers]]. He played [[college football]] at [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] from 1993-1994 before transferring to [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]], where he earned Dean’s List and Big Ten Conference All-Academic Team recognition. Nixon earned a degree in elementary education from Penn State in 1998 before receiving his master's degree in education administration from [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania|Shippensburg]] in 2003.
'''Jeff Nixon''' (born October 16, 1974) is a former [[American football]] player. He currently is the [[offensive coordinator]] and running backs coach for the [[Syracuse Orange]].
==Education & college career==
He played [[college football]] at [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] from 1993 to 1994 before transferring to [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]], where he earned Dean's List and Big Ten Conference All-Academic Team recognition. Nixon earned a degree in elementary education from Penn State in 1998 before receiving his master's degree in education administration from [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania|Shippensburg]] in 2003.


==Career==
==Career==
Nixon began his coaching career in 1997 as a student assistant coach at [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]. He was running backs coach at [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton]] in 1998. Nixon served as running backs coach at [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania|Shippensburg]] from 1999-02. From 2003-05, he coached at [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Tennessee-Chattanooga]], where he worked with the running backs, tight ends and as a special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator. Nixon served as the running backs coach at [[Temple Owls football|Temple University]] in [[2006 Temple Owls football team|2006]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeff Nixon - Football Coach|url=https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jeff-nixon/499|website=Temple University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> He was promoted to coach wide receivers after the season. Nixon also spent the four seasons (2007–10) with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] coaching staff where he was an assistant coach working with the special teams as well as the offense, with a focus on the running back position. Nixon was hired by the [[Miami Dolphins]] after being named running backs coach in 2011, coaching for them until 2015.
Nixon began his coaching career in 1997 as a student assistant coach at [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]. He was running backs coach at [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton]] in 1998. Nixon served as running backs coach at [[Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania|Shippensburg]] from 1999 to 2002 under [[Rocky Rees]].<ref name="CDG nm">{{cite news |last1=Guzman |first1=Christian De |title=Syracuse football: Jeff Nixon brings NFL pro-style offense to revitalize Orange |url=https://www.nunesmagician.com/2024/10/18/24273341/syracuse-orange-football-jeff-nixon-brings-nfl-pro-style-offense-to-revitalize-offense |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=[[Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician]] |date=18 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref> From 2003 to 2005, he coached at [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Tennessee-Chattanooga]], where he worked with the running backs, tight ends and as a special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator. Nixon served as the running backs coach at [[Temple Owls football|Temple University]] in [[2006 Temple Owls football team|2006]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeff Nixon - Football Coach|url=https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jeff-nixon/499|website=Temple University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> He was promoted to coach wide receivers after the season. Nixon also spent the four seasons 2007–2010 with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] coaching staff where he was an assistant coach working with the special teams as well as the offense, with a focus on the running back position. Nixon was hired by the [[Miami Dolphins]] after being named running backs coach in 2011,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Chris J. |title=Miami Dolphins Add Jeff Nixon, Darren Krein to Coaching Staff |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/580709-miami-dolphins-add-jeff-nixon-darren-krein-to-coaching-staff |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> coaching for them until 2015.

In 2016, he was hired by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] to coach the tight ends position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/source-49ers-hire-nixon-tight-ends-coach|title=Source: 49ers hire Nixon as tight ends coach}}</ref>

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In 2017, Nixon became the co-offensive coordinator/play-caller and running backs coach for the [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor Bears]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeff Nixon, Co-Offensive Coordinator (FB), Baylor Bears|url=https://247sports.com/coach/Jeff-Nixon-3327/|website=247Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> under [[Matt Rhule]] for the next three years. In the 2018 season, Baylor averaged 460 yards of total offense (including 290 yards passing per game), ranking in the Top 20, in the country, in both total offense and total passing. In the 2019 season, the Nixon led offense averaged 36 points per game (17th in the country) and helped guide Baylor to a Top 10 rank and a Sugar Bowl berth playing against the Georgia Bulldogs.

===Panthers===
In 2020, Nixon joined the [[Carolina Panthers]] as the team's running backs coach / senior offensive assistant under Rhule.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report: Jeff Nixon joining Matt Rhule in move from Baylor to Panthers|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/report-jeff-nixon-joining-matt-165416777.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130035806/https://sports.yahoo.com/report-jeff-nixon-joining-matt-165416777.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2020|website=sports.yahoo.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> Nixon became the offensive coordinator for the Panthers after [[Joe Brady (American football coach)|Joe Brady]] was fired on December 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carolina Panthers fire offensive coordinator Joe Brady with team sitting at 5-7 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32795908/carolina-panthers-fire-oc-joe-brady-team-sitting-5-7 |website=NFL.com |date=5 December 2021 |access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref> In 2022 he became the assistant head coach for the offense for the Panthers. He was not retained by the Panthers for the 2023 season.

===New York Giants===
On February 24, 2023, the [[New York Giants]] hired Nixon as their running backs coach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-24 |title=Reports: Giants hire Jeff Nixon as running backs coach |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/02/23/reports-giants-hire-jeff-nixon-as-running-backs-coach/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}</ref>


===Syracuse ===
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In 2016, he was hired by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] to coach the tight ends position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/source-49ers-hire-nixon-tight-ends-coach|title=Source: 49ers hire Nixon as tight ends coach}}</ref> In 2017, Nixon became the co-offensive coordinator/play-caller and running backs coach for the [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor Bears]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeff Nixon, Co-Offensive Coordinator (FB), Baylor Bears|url=https://247sports.com/coach/Jeff-Nixon-3327/|website=247Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> under [[Matt Rhule]] for the next three years. In the 2018 season, Baylor averaged 460 yards of total offense (including 290 yards passing per game), ranking in the Top 20, in the country, in both total offense and total passing. In the 2019 season, the Nixon led offense averaged 36 points per game (17th in the country) and helped guide Baylor to a Top 10 rank and a Sugar Bowl birth playing against the Georgia Bulldogs. In 2020, Nixon joined the [[Carolina Panthers]] as the team's running backs coach / senior offensive assistant under Rhule.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report: Jeff Nixon joining Matt Rhule in move from Baylor to Panthers|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/report-jeff-nixon-joining-matt-165416777.html|website=sports.yahoo.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> Nixon became the offensive coordinator for the Panthers after [[Joe Brady (American football coach)|Joe Brady]] was fired on December 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carolina Panthers fire offensive coordinator Joe Brady with team sitting at 5-7 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32795908/carolina-panthers-fire-oc-joe-brady-team-sitting-5-7 |website=NFL.com |access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref>
In December 2023, Nixon joined [[Syracuse Orange Football|Syracuse]] as offensive coordinator under new head coach [[Fran Brown]] for the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Nixon Tapped to Lead Orange Offense |url=https://cuse.com/news/2024/1/5/football-nixon-tapped-to-lead-orange-offense |access-date=12 June 2024 |work=[[Syracuse University Athletics]] |date=5 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stepansky |first1=Aiden |title=‘OFFENSIVE SCIENTIST’: Jeff Nixon is using 14 years of NFL experience to transform SU’s offense |url=https://dailyorange.com/2024/09/jeff-nixon-syracuse-offensive-coordinator-nfl-experience/ |access-date=19 September 2024 |work=[[The Daily Orange]] |date=19 September 2024}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:18, 28 November 2024

For the former NFL defensive back, see Jeff Nixon.

Jeff Nixon
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Nixon with the Syracuse Orange in 2024
Syracuse Orange
Position:Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1974-10-16) October 16, 1974 (age 50)
Rochester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
High school:State College (PA)
College:Penn State
Career history
As a coach:
Record at Pro Football Reference

Jeff Nixon (born October 16, 1974) is a former American football player. He currently is the offensive coordinator and running backs coach for the Syracuse Orange.

Education & college career

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He played college football at West Virginia from 1993 to 1994 before transferring to Penn State, where he earned Dean's List and Big Ten Conference All-Academic Team recognition. Nixon earned a degree in elementary education from Penn State in 1998 before receiving his master's degree in education administration from Shippensburg in 2003.

Career

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Nixon began his coaching career in 1997 as a student assistant coach at Penn State. He was running backs coach at Princeton in 1998. Nixon served as running backs coach at Shippensburg from 1999 to 2002 under Rocky Rees.[1] From 2003 to 2005, he coached at Tennessee-Chattanooga, where he worked with the running backs, tight ends and as a special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator. Nixon served as the running backs coach at Temple University in 2006.[2] He was promoted to coach wide receivers after the season. Nixon also spent the four seasons 2007–2010 with the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff where he was an assistant coach working with the special teams as well as the offense, with a focus on the running back position. Nixon was hired by the Miami Dolphins after being named running backs coach in 2011,[3] coaching for them until 2015.

In 2016, he was hired by the San Francisco 49ers to coach the tight ends position.[4]

In 2017, Nixon became the co-offensive coordinator/play-caller and running backs coach for the Baylor Bears[5] under Matt Rhule for the next three years. In the 2018 season, Baylor averaged 460 yards of total offense (including 290 yards passing per game), ranking in the Top 20, in the country, in both total offense and total passing. In the 2019 season, the Nixon led offense averaged 36 points per game (17th in the country) and helped guide Baylor to a Top 10 rank and a Sugar Bowl berth playing against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Panthers

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In 2020, Nixon joined the Carolina Panthers as the team's running backs coach / senior offensive assistant under Rhule.[6] Nixon became the offensive coordinator for the Panthers after Joe Brady was fired on December 5, 2021.[7] In 2022 he became the assistant head coach for the offense for the Panthers. He was not retained by the Panthers for the 2023 season.

New York Giants

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On February 24, 2023, the New York Giants hired Nixon as their running backs coach.[8]

Syracuse

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In December 2023, Nixon joined Syracuse as offensive coordinator under new head coach Fran Brown for the 2024 season.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Guzman, Christian De (October 18, 2024). "Syracuse football: Jeff Nixon brings NFL pro-style offense to revitalize Orange". Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeff Nixon - Football Coach". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Nelson, Chris J. "Miami Dolphins Add Jeff Nixon, Darren Krein to Coaching Staff". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Source: 49ers hire Nixon as tight ends coach".
  5. ^ "Jeff Nixon, Co-Offensive Coordinator (FB), Baylor Bears". 247Sports. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Report: Jeff Nixon joining Matt Rhule in move from Baylor to Panthers". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Carolina Panthers fire offensive coordinator Joe Brady with team sitting at 5-7". NFL.com. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Reports: Giants hire Jeff Nixon as running backs coach". ProFootballTalk. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Nixon Tapped to Lead Orange Offense". Syracuse University Athletics (Press release). January 5, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  10. ^ Stepansky, Aiden (September 19, 2024). "'OFFENSIVE SCIENTIST': Jeff Nixon is using 14 years of NFL experience to transform SU's offense". The Daily Orange. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
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