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| Title | Quarterbacks coach | ||||||||
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| Born | (1977-03-15)March 15, 1977 (age 48) Elyria, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Phoenix Christian(Phoenix, Arizona) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2000: 7th round, 212th overall pick | ||||||||
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Timothy F. Rattay (/rəˈteɪ/; born March 15, 1977) is an Americanfootball coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for theLSU Tigers. Prior to becoming a coach, Rattay played as a quarterback in theNational Football League (NFL) andUnited Football League (UFL). He playedcollege football for theLouisiana Tech Bulldogs, and was selected by theSan Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the2000 NFL draft.
Rattay was also a member of theTampa Bay Buccaneers,Tennessee Titans,Arizona Cardinals, andLas Vegas Locomotives.
Rattay's high school career began atMesa High School inMesa, Arizona. He did not take snaps as a sophomore or junior at Mesa High before transferring toPhoenix Christian when his father, Jim, became an assistant.
Because he was a backup, Rattay did not play until his senior year at Phoenix Christian, where he set a school record with 40 touchdown passes in 1994.
Rattay was not scouted by a major college, so he played a year atScottsdale Community College, where he beat out five quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart to earn the starting spot the week of the season opener. He led the nation's junior-college quarterbacks in touchdown passes (28) and yardage (3,526).[1]
Tim Rattay then transferred toLouisiana Tech, inRuston. There he set several NCAA records, finishing his career with the NCAA Division I-A records for average passing yards per game, 386.2, and total offensive yards, 12,643. He was in the top 10 voting for theHeisman in 1998, which is awarded to the most outstanding college football player. In 1998, he broke school records as a senior with 4,943 yards and 46 touchdowns to finish with what was, at the time, third in NCAA history in single-season yardage.[2] His 1998 season is, as of 2020, 19th all-time.[3] He finished his college career #2 all-time in passing TDs.
| Season | GP | Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | ||
| Louisiana Tech | 11 | 293 | 477 | 61.4 | 3,881 | 34 | 10 | 149.1 |
| Louisiana Tech | 12 | 380 | 559 | 68.0 | 4,943 | 46 | 13 | 164.8 |
| Louisiana Tech | 10 | 342 | 516 | 66.3 | 3,922 | 35 | 12 | 147.9 |
| Totals | 33 | 1,015 | 1,552 | 65.4 | 12,746 | 115 | 35 | 154.3 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.91 s | 1.67 s | 2.79 s | 4.21 s | 7.34 s | 25.5 in (0.65 m) | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) | 27[4] | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Tim Rattay entered the league as the seventh-round pick (212th overall) of theSan Francisco 49ers in the2000 NFL draft.[7] Rattay outperformed fellow rookieGiovanni Carmazzi, who'd been taken in the third round (65th overall, 147 spots ahead of Rattay), to earn a roster spot as a backup to starting quarterbackJeff Garcia. Starting in place of an injured Garcia, Rattay won 2 of 3 games in2003, throwing 7 touchdowns and just 2 interceptions, before getting injured. When Garcia was released from the team in March 2004, largely due tosalary cap constraints,[8] Rattay was given thestarting job. From 2004 to 2005 he went 2–11 playing for the 49ers.
On October 18, 2005, Rattay was acquired by theTampa Bay Buccaneers for a 6th-round2006 NFL draft pick from the San Francisco 49ers.
Late in the2006 season, Rattay stepped in as the starting quarterback for the Buccaneers due to the poor play ofBruce Gradkowski. In the week 15 game against theChicago Bears, he entered the game with Tampa Bay losing 14–3. Due to his strong performance, Tampa Bay tied the game at 31, but they eventually lost in overtime 34–31. This performance led head coachJon Gruden to name Rattay as the team's third different starting quarterback in the 2006 season.
On May 9, 2007, Rattay signed as afree agent with theTennessee Titans. The following month Gruden would nameJeff Garcia Rattay's successor as the Buccaneers' starting quarterback.[9] Rattay signed with Tennessee to be a backup before 2007's training camp. He made the team's 53 man roster, but was cut the next day.
On October 9, 2007, Rattay signed a one-year contract with theArizona Cardinals as a backup toKurt Warner, following a season-ending collarbone injury to starting quarterbackMatt Leinart. Rattay would replace Warner in goal-line situations, where he went 3 for 3 with all 3 being touchdowns. Rattay declined to sign for another year, and decided to test the free agent market.
In September 2008, there were rumors that the New England Patriots considered signing Rattay afterTom Brady was lost for the entire 2008 season.[10] In the 2000 NFL draft, the Patriots considered drafting Rattay but opted for Brady instead. The Patriots brought Rattay to Foxboro along withChris Simms, but once they arrived, they were told that, sinceMatt Cassel had emerged, the situation had changed and Simms and Rattay were no longer needed in New England.
A month later, Rattay worked out with theDetroit Lions, but they never made an offer to him.[11]
In July 2009, Rattay signed with theLas Vegas Locomotives of theUnited Football League. Head coachJim Fassel said that Rattay would serve as the backup toJ. P. Losman. On November 21, Rattay started for an injured Losman and led the Locomotives with two touchdown passes in a blowout win against theNew York Sentinels.[12]
On July 12, 2010, Rattay announced his retirement from professional football.
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | Sacks | |||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Sck | Yds | ||
| 2000 | SFO | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | SFO | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 21 | 10.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 110.4 | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | SFO | 4 | 0 | - | 26 | 43 | 60.5 | 232 | 5.4 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 90.5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| 2003 | SFO | 11 | 3 | 2-1 | 73 | 118 | 61.9 | 856 | 7.3 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 96.6 | 3 | 8 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 54 |
| 2004 | SFO | 9 | 9 | 1-8 | 198 | 325 | 60.9 | 2,169 | 6.7 | 65 | 10 | 10 | 78.1 | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 | 37 | 211 |
| 2005 | SFO | 4 | 4 | 1-3 | 56 | 97 | 57.7 | 667 | 6.9 | 89 | 5 | 6 | 70.3 | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 63 |
| 2006 | TAM | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 61 | 101 | 60.4 | 748 | 7.4 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 88.2 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2007 | ARI | 4 | 0 | - | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 164 | 6.1 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 71.1 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 40 | 18 | 5-13 | 432 | 714 | 60.5 | 4,853 | 6.8 | 89 | 31 | 23 | 81.9 | 45 | 77 | 1.7 | 15 | 0 | 63 | 372 | |
Following his retirement, Rattay joined the Locomotives coaching staff as wide receivers coach on July 18, 2011.[16]
Skip Holtz hired Rattay to be the Louisiana Tech wide receivers coach prior to the 2013 football season. After three seasons in this role, Rattay became the quarterbacks coach for Louisiana Tech, a role in which he served from the 2016 - 2018 seasons.[17]
On February 8, 2019, Rattay joined theWashington Redskins staff as a quarterbacks coach.[18]
Rattay joined theOklahoma State Cowboys football team as their quarterbacks coach on January 10, 2020.[19]
