Rick Venturi

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
27 158-265-1 37.38% 2-3 40.00%

Biography

Career Summary

Rick Venturi was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1982 to 2008, finishing his career as the assistant head coach/linebackers coach of the St. Louis Rams. Over his twenty-seven years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 158-265-1.

Playing Career

Venturi played quarterback while at college.

Personal Information

Venturi was born on Saturday, February 23, 1946 in Taylorville, Illinois.


History

Year Position Record Playoff record
2008 St. Louis Rams Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers Coach 2-14-0 0-0
2007 St. Louis Rams Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers Coach 3-13-0 0-0
2006 St. Louis Rams Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers Coach 8-8-0 0-0
2005 New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator 3-13-0 0-0
2004 New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator 8-8-0 0-0
2003 New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator 8-8-0 0-0
2002 New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator 9-7-0 0-0
2001 New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach / Secondary Coach 7-9-0 0-0
2000 New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach / Secondary Coach 10-6-0 1-1
1999 New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers Coach 3-13-0 0-0
1998 New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach / Secondary Coach 6-10-0 0-0
1997 New Orleans Saints Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers Coach 6-10-0 0-0
1996 New Orleans Saints Interim Head Coach / Linebackers Coach 3-13-0 0-0
1995 Cleveland Browns Defensive Coordinator 5-11-0 0-0
1994 Cleveland Browns Defensive Backs Coach 11-5-0 1-1
1993 Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach 4-12-0 0-0
1992 Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach 9-7-0 0-0
1991 Indianapolis Colts Interim Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach 0-5-0 0-0
1991 Indianapolis Colts Interim Head Coach 1-10-0 0-0
1990 Indianapolis Colts Linebackers Coach 7-9-0 0-0
1989 Indianapolis Colts Linebackers Coach 8-8-0 0-0
1988 Indianapolis Colts Linebackers Coach 9-7-0 0-0
1987 Indianapolis Colts Linebackers Coach 9-6-0 0-1
1986 Indianapolis Colts Linebackers Coach 3-13-0 0-0
1985 Indianapolis Colts Linebackers Coach 5-11-0 0-0
1984 Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator 4-12-0 0-0
1983 Baltimore Colts Linebackers Coach 7-9-0 0-0
1982 Baltimore Colts Linebackers Coach 0-8-1 0-0

Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win Seasons with a conference championship

Coach facts

  • Named the interim head coach during the 1991 season for the Indianapolis Colts and the 1996 season for the New Orleans Saints
  • Years as a coordinator: 9
  • Past teams coached for: St. Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts/Indianapolis Colts
  • College Attended: Northwestern Wildcats
  • Position Played: Quarterback
  • Date of Birth: Saturday, February 23, 1946 (78 years old), Taylorville, Illinois