Hue Jackson facts for kids
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Jackson with the Browns in 2017
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| Position: | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
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| Born: | October 22, 1965 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| High school: | Susan Miller Dorsey (Los Angeles, California) |
| College: | Pacific |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | NFL: 11–44–1 (.205) |
| Career: | NFL: 11–44–1 (.205) NCAA: 8–14 (.364) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Hue Jackson (born October 22, 1965) is an American football coach. He is currently the assistant general manager at Georgia State University. He started this job in 2024.
Jackson has worked as an offensive coach for both college and professional teams. In the National Football League (NFL), he was an offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins in 2003. He also worked for the Atlanta Falcons in 2007, the Oakland Raiders in 2010, and the Cincinnati Bengals from 2014 to 2015. He was also the head coach for the Raiders in 2011 and the Cleveland Browns from 2016 to 2018.
Early Life and Playing Football
Hue Jackson grew up in Los Angeles, California. He played quarterback at Dorsey High School. He also played basketball there. After high school, he played football at Glendale Community College in 1983 and 1984. He earned his associate degree in 1984.
Jackson then played quarterback at the University of the Pacific from 1985 to 1986. During his junior year, he gained 1,595 total yards. He rushed for 502 yards, which was the second-highest on the team. In his senior year, he passed for 1,455 yards and rushed for 417 yards. Overall, he threw for 2,544 yards and 19 touchdowns. The team's record was 9 wins and 14 losses during his two seasons. He also played basketball in 1986 and earned a degree in physical education.
Hue Jackson's Coaching Career
Starting in College Football
Jackson began his coaching career in 1987 at the University of the Pacific, where he used to play. He coached there for three years until 1989. From 1990 to 1991, Jackson coached running backs and special teams at Cal State Fullerton. In 1991, he also coached for the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football. This team won the championship in its first year.
He then spent four years (1992–1995) at Arizona State. For the first three years, he coached running backs. In 1995, he coached the quarterbacks. In 1996, he became the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for California. He helped the Golden Bears reach the Aloha Bowl. Jackson was also the offensive coordinator for University of Southern California from 1997 to 2000. He helped develop players like quarterback Carson Palmer.
Jackson also had three summer coaching internships with NFL teams. These were with the Los Angeles Rams in 1990, the Phoenix Cardinals in 1992, and the Washington Redskins in 1995.
Coaching in the NFL
Washington Redskins
From 2001 to 2002, Jackson was the running backs coach for the Washington Redskins. In 2001, running back Stephen Davis rushed for 1,432 yards under Jackson's coaching. This broke the team record for most rushing yards in a season. In 2003, Jackson became the offensive coordinator for the Redskins. He was in charge of calling the offensive plays for the team.
Cincinnati Bengals (First Time)
Jackson coached wide receivers for the Cincinnati Bengals for three seasons. During this time, Chad Johnson and T. J. Houshmandzadeh became a very strong wide-receiving duo. In 2005, they combined for 175 catches and 2,388 yards. They helped the Bengals win the AFC North title and reach the playoffs for the first time in 15 years.
In 2006, Johnson and Houshmandzadeh each gained over 1,000 receiving yards. This was the first time two Bengals receivers did this in one season. Chad Johnson was chosen for the Pro Bowl in each of Jackson's three years with the Bengals.
Atlanta Falcons
In 2007, Jackson became an NFL offensive coordinator for the second time. He worked for the Atlanta Falcons.
Baltimore Ravens
From 2008 to 2009, Jackson was the quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens. In 2008, he coached Joe Flacco, who was a rookie quarterback. Flacco became the first rookie quarterback to win two playoff games in NFL history. The Ravens made it to the AFC Championship game that year. Jackson helped the Ravens reach the playoffs in both seasons he was there.
Oakland Raiders
In 2010, Jackson was the offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders' offense was very good that year. They ranked fourth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL for scoring points. They were also fifth in the AFC and tenth in the NFL for total offense. The team was second in the NFL for rushing yards.
Running back Darren McFadden had a great season under Jackson's offense. He rushed for 1,157 yards and scored 7 touchdowns. He also caught 47 passes for 507 yards and 3 touchdowns. Overall, McFadden had 1,664 total yards and 10 touchdowns in 2010.
After the 2010 season, Jackson became the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 2011. He coached for one season. He left the Raiders on January 10, 2012. In his only season as head coach, the Raiders finished with 8 wins and 8 losses. They did not make the playoffs.
Cincinnati Bengals (Second and Third Times)
On February 17, 2012, Jackson returned to the Cincinnati Bengals. He worked as an assistant defensive backs coach and helped with special teams. The Bengals finished with 10 wins and 6 losses in 2012 and made the playoffs.
On January 30, 2013, Jackson became the Bengals' running backs coach. In January 2014, he was promoted to offensive coordinator. Jackson spent a total of seven years with the Bengals across his different times with the team. On November 12, 2018, Jackson rejoined the Bengals coaching staff again as an assistant to the head coach. He left the Bengals on January 11, 2019.
Cleveland Browns
On January 13, 2016, Hue Jackson was hired as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. On December 18, 2016, he became the first NFL coach since 2008 to start a season with 14 losses and no wins. Jackson got his first win with the Browns on December 24, 2016, beating the San Diego Chargers 20–17. The Browns finished that season with 1 win and 15 losses.
The Browns finished the 2017 season without any wins, losing all 16 games. This made them the second team in NFL history to have a 0–16 record.
On October 29, 2018, the Browns announced that Jackson's time as head coach was over. He had a record of 3 wins, 36 losses, and 1 tie during his time with the team. This included a start of 2 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie in the 2018 season. He also never won a road game while coaching the Browns.
After the Cleveland Browns
On November 14, 2019, it was reported that Jackson would lead drills for quarterback Colin Kaepernick at a workout. However, the workout location changed, and Jackson was not able to be there.
In 2021, Jackson joined Tennessee State's coaching staff. He became the new offensive coordinator for the 2021 season. The team finished with 5 wins and 6 losses.
On December 10, 2021, Jackson was hired as the head coach of the Grambling State Tigers. This was his first time being a head coach in college football. He left this role in November 2023.
In June 2024, Jackson was hired as the assistant general manager for the Georgia State Panthers football team. He works with head coach Dell McGee.
Coaching Records
Here are Hue Jackson's records as a head coach in the NFL and college football:
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||||||||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||||||||||||
| OAK | 2011 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in AFC West | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| OAK total | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| CLE | 2016 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 4th in AFC North | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| CLE | 2017 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .000 | 4th in AFC North | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| CLE | 2018 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | Fired | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| CLE total | 3 | 36 | 1 | .088 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| Total | 11 | 44 | 1 | .205 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Grambling State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Grambling State | 3–8 | 2–6 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2023 | Grambling State | 5–6 | 4–4 | 4th (West) | |||||
| Grambling State: | 8–14 | 6–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–14 | ||||||||
