Justin Fuente Profile vs Doug Nussmeier Profile

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Doug Nussmeier
Hometown: Lake Oswego, Ore.
High School:Lakeridge
Position: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Experience:Second Year
Alma Mater: Idaho '94

Doug Nussmeier, a Pacific Northwest native, was hired as the Huskies' quarterback coach in January of 2009.

In his first season, Nussmeier's offense made tremendous strides over the previous year. Washington scored 26.1 points per game, nearly doubling their average from the previous year while total offense was up more than 110 yards per game over the 2008 average.

Nussmeier also coached UW quarterback Jake Locker, who had one of the most productive seasons in Husky history. Locker passed for 2,800 yards, the third-highest total in school history, while his offense also boasted a 1,000-yard rusher in redshirt-freshman Chris Polk.

Nussmeier, who was inducted to the University of Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008, along with fellow Vandal alum and Husky assistant coach Joel Thomas, came to the UW after one season as offensive coordinator at Fresno State.

He joined the Fresno State staff after having spent two seasons as the quarterbacks coach for the St. Louis Rams on the staff of head coach Scott Linehan, a former UW offensive coordinator.

While with the Rams, he coached Marc Bulger, who was named to his second Pro Bowl in 2006, finishing with 4,301 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and only eight interceptions.

Before his time with the Rams, Nussmeier was the QB coach at Michigan State for three seasons. In 2005, Spartans quarterback Drew Stanton passed for a school-record 3,415 yards, breaking a record set by another Nussmeier pupil, Jeff Smoker, who threw for 3,395 yards in 2003. Smoker also set MSU records for completions (302), attempts (488) and passing touchdowns (21).

Nussmeier, who played in both the NFL and the Canadian Football League, began his coaching career in the CFL. In 2001, he was the quarterbacks coach for the British Columbia Lions and then, in 2002, served as the offensive coordinator and QBs coach for the Ottawa Renegades.

During his outstanding collegiate career at Idaho, Nussmeier passed for 10,824 yards and averaged 309.1 yards per game in total offense for his career. Along with Steve McNair and Daunte Culpepper, he is one of only three QBs in NCAA history to total 10,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing during his career.

He also set Idaho school records for TD passes (91), passing efficiency (154.4), completion percentage (.609) and total offense (12,054 yards). In 1993, he won the Walter Payton Award, Division I-AA's version of the Heisman Trophy. That year, he led Idaho to an 11-3 record and set a school record with 33 TD passes. He was also the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year in 1992, when the Vandals went 9-3 and won the conference crown

In 1994, he was drafted in the fourth round by the New Orleans Saints. He played four years (1994-97) with the Saints and one with the Indianapolis Colts (1998). In 2000, he helped the BC Lions to the Grey Cup championship.

Nussmeier, who earned his bachelor's degree in business and marketing from Idaho in 1994, grew up in Lake Oswego, Ore., and attended Lakeridge High School. He and his wife, Christi, have two sons, Garrett and Colton, and a daughter, Ashlynn.

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Justin Fuente
Position: Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Experience: 4th Season
Alma Mater:Murray State 1999

Justin Fuente joined the TCU football coaching staff in February 2007 as running backs coach and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in February 2009. As part of his new duties, he moved from running backs to quarterbacks coach.

In his first season as co-offensive coordinator, Fuente helped direct a record-setting 2009 TCU attack. The Horned Frogs established single-season school marks for points scored (498), total offense (5,937 yards) and first downs (311).

TCU ranked fifth nationally in rushing offense (239.5 yards per game) and scoring (38.3 points per game) while placing seventh in total offense (456.7 yards per game) and eighth in passing efficiency (154.1).

Under Fuente's tutelage, TCU quarterback Andy Dalton received Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year and All-America honors. Dalton was also one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback, as he set a single-season TCU record with 2,756 yards passing.

The Horned Frogs defined running back by committee in 2008. TCU ranked 12th nationally in rushing despite not having a player in the top-96 individually. TCU's 220.2 yards per game rushing was its highest mark since 2000, when LaDainian Tomlinson keyed a Frog ground attack that averaged 275.6 per game.

Fuente coached tailback Aaron Brown into being a sixth-round selection by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL draft.

Fuente came to TCU after spending the previous six seasons as quarterbacks coach at Illinois State. His final three years saw him double as the Redbirds' offensive coordinator.

Fuente played two seasons (1996-97) at Oklahoma under former TCU quarterbacks coach and then-Sooners offensive coordinator Dick Winder. Fuente set an Oklahoma freshman record with 11 touchdown passes. He transferred to Murray State for his final two years of eligibility.

Fuente set 11 school records at Murray State, including total offense and passing yards in a game and season. He was the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the nation's top player in Division I-AA.

Under Fuente's direction, Illinois State ranked in the top 10 nationally in total offense in 2005 and 2006. The Redbirds placed eighth in 2006 with an average of 397.5 yards per game after ranking fifth in both total offense (477.6 yards) and scoring (39.2 points) in 2005.

Fuente coached Redbird quarterback Luke Drone to first-team All-Gateway Conference honors as he led the league in passing (227.8 yards) and total offense (231.6 yards). Running back Pierre Rembert set an Illinois State single-season record while ranking sixth nationally in rushing with 1,743 yards (134.1 per game).

Following his collegiate career, Fuente played professionally with the Oklahoma Wranglers in the Arena League. A 1999 graduate of Murray State, Fuente is a native of Tulsa, Okla.

Fuente and his wife, Jenny, have a daughter: Cecilia Mae.

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