Rick Minter

Rick Minter
Los Angeles Chargers
Position:	Senior defensive analyst
Personal information
Born:	October 4, 1954; Nash, Texas, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Texas (Texarkana, Texas)
College:	Henderson State
Career history
As a coach:
	Henderson State (1977); Graduate assistant; Arkansas (1978); Graduate assistant; Louisiana Tech (1979–1980); Defensive ends coach; North Carolina State (1980–1982); Defensive ends coach; New Mexico State (1984); Linebackers coach; Ball State (1985–1991); Defensive coordinator; Notre Dame (1992–1993); Defensive coordinator; Cincinnati (1994–2003); Head coach; South Carolina (2004); Defensive coordinator; Notre Dame (2005–2007); Defensive coordinator; Marshall (2008–2009); Defensive coordinator; Marshall (2009); Interim head coach; Indiana State (2010); Linebackers coach; Kentucky (2011–2012); Defensive coordinator; Philadelphia Eagles (2013–2015); Linebackers coach; Georgia State (2016); Defensive line coach; Florida Tech (2017–2018); Defensive coordinator; Birmingham Iron (2019); Defensive coordinator; Southern Miss (2020); Defensive analyst; Michigan (2022); Defensive analyst; Michigan (2023); Interim linebackers coach; Los Angeles Chargers (2024–present); Senior defensive analyst;
Career highlights and awards
	As assistant coach CFP national champion (2023); As head coach C-USA champion (2002);
Head coaching record
Career:	NCAA: 54–63–1 (.462)

Richard Minter (born October 4, 1954) is an American football coach who is the senior defensive analyst for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the linebackers coach for the Michigan Wolverines and as a defensive coordinator for the Birmingham Iron in the Alliance of American Football (AAF). Minter has previously served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1994 to 2003 and as the interim head coach for Marshall University in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, compiling a career college football record of 54–63–1.