Paul Guenther (American football)
Paul Guenther (born November 22, 1971) is an American football coach. He most recently served as the defensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) from 2018 to 2020. He also served as the defensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals from 2014 to 2017. He was the head coach of Ursinus College from 1997 to 2000.[1]
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| Born: | November 22, 1971 Richboro, Pennsylvania |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Council Rock North (Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Ursinus |
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| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Coaching career
Washington Redskins
Guenther was hired by the Washington Redskins as an assistant coach in 2002.
Cincinnati Bengals
In 2005, Guenther was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals as an assistant coach. He served as a coach of other positions before being promoted to defensive coordinator on January 15, 2014 after Mike Zimmer left to become head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.[2]
Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
In 2018, Guenther was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their defensive coordinator serving under head coach Jon Gruden. On December 13, 2020, Guenther was fired by the Raiders following a 44–27 loss against the Indianapolis Colts.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Ursinus Bears (Centennial Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Ursinus | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1998 | Ursinus | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1999 | Ursinus | 10–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||
| 2000 | Ursinus | 8–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | L ECAC South | ||||
| Ursinus: | 25–18 | 16–12 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–18 | ||||||||