Coaches

Jeff Horton joins the Lions after three seasons (2006-08) as the St. Louis Rams' special assistant/offense and assistant offensive line coach (2008) where he worked under head coach Scott Linehan (offensive coordinator) assisting with special assignments and administrative duties. Prior to St. Louis, Horton spent 22 years in the college coaching ranks, including seven years as quarterbacks coach at the University of Wisconsin (1999-2005).

During Horton's seven years at Wisconsin, the Badgers won the 1999 Big Ten Championship and the 2000 Rose Bowl. Horton was instrumental in the development of QB Brooks Bollinger, who led the team to a 30-12 record over four seasons, and was the school's all-time winningest quarterback. Horton's quarterbacks hold the first-, second- and fourth-best career passing totals in school history.

From 1994-98, Horton was the head coach at Nevada-Las Vegas, where he earned Big West Coach of the Year honors in 1994 after the Rebels won the 1994 conference title and the Las Vegas Bowl. In 1993, he was head coach at Nevada where the Wolfpack had the nation's top-ranked offense that season. He also served as the Wolfpack's wide receivers coach in 1992 after serving as the assistant head coach at UNLV from 1990-91.

Horton headed to his alma mater, Nevada, and served as an assistant coach from 1985-89 and helped and helped lead the Wolfpack to Big Sky Championships in 1985 and 1986. In 1984, Horton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Minnesota.

A native of Arlington, Texas, Horton graduated from Nevada and earned a master's degree in educational administration from the University of San Francisco in 1993. He lives with his wife Teri.


HORTON'S COACHING BACKGROUND

Detroit Lions 2009
• Quarterbacks Coach 2009

St. Louis Rams 2006-08
• Asst. Offensive Line 2008
• Special Asst./Offense 2006-07

University of Wisconsin 1999-2005
• Quarterbacks Coach 1999-2005

UNLV 1994-98
• Head Coach 1994-98

University of Nevada 1992-93
• Head Coach 1993
• Wide Receivers 1992

UNLV 1990-91
• Asst. Head Coach 1990-91

University of Nevada 1985-89
• Assistant Coach 1985-89

University of Minnesota 1984
• Graduate Asst. 1984