[4] He served as backup to starting quarterback Danny Wuerffel, and was a member of the Gators' 1996 Bowl Alliance national championship team.
He was an assistant under his father, Marty Schottenheimer, in three of those coaching positions: Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers.
[3] The team made the playoffs, the offense improved from the previous season and quarterback Chad Pennington was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
Led by quarterback Brett Favre and Pro Bowl running back Thomas Jones, the team registered 42 offensive touchdowns (their most in a decade).
On January 13, 2010, Schottenheimer announced that he was staying with the Jets as offensive coordinator and would not interview for the head coaching vacancy with the Buffalo Bills.
In 2013, starting quarterback Sam Bradford tore his left ACL on a run out of bounds after a hit from safety Mike Mitchell in the Week 7 game against the Carolina Panthers.
He lost starting running back Nick Chubb to a season-ending knee injury in the sixth game against the University of Tennessee.
Following Richt's firing at the end of the season, Schottenheimer announced on December 14 to his position players that he would not return, as he was not retained by new head coach Kirby Smart.
On January 18, 2016, the Indianapolis Colts announced the hiring of Schottenheimer as their quarterbacks coach, replacing Clyde Christensen who left to become the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins.
[14] The Seahawks went on to have the league's top rushing offense for the 2018 season and quarterback Russell Wilson had a career high 110.9 passer rating.
In 2019, Wilson threw for over 4,000 yards for the third time in his career, passed for 32 touchdowns (3rd in NFL), set a career-low with five interceptions and was named the NFC starter for the 2020 Pro Bowl.
[16] On February 1, 2021, Schottenheimer was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their passing game coordinator under head coach Urban Meyer.
On February 4, 2023, after Kellen Moore left to join the Los Angeles Chargers staff, Schottenheimer was promoted to offensive coordinator, with head coach Mike McCarthy taking over the play-calling responsibility.
[20] On January 24, 2025, a couple of weeks after McCarthy and the Cowboys decided not to continue their relationship, Schottenheimer was promoted to head coach.