Football
Dougherty, Jimmie
Jimmie Dougherty
- Title:
- Wide Receivers
Jimmie Dougherty, a former college quarterback with previous coaching experience in the Pac-12 and Big Ten Conferences, joined the Bruin football staff in February of 2017 as wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.
In the 2020 season, UCLA led the Pac-12 in scoring passes (18). Kyle Philips became the 27th Bruin receiver to reach the 100-catch milestone after leading the team for the second straight season in catches (38). Five different wide receivers caught touchdown passes in the shortened campaign. UCLA's total offense output jumped almost 50 yards per game (455.0) and ranked second in the conference. Dorian Thompson-Robinson posted the best pass efficiency rating (156.29) of a Bruin starting quarterback since 2005 and the team ranked second in the league in pass efficiency (154.7).
In 2019, Philips finished with the most catches ever by a Bruin freshman receiver and became the first redshirt freshman to lead the team in receptions since 2001. His 60 catches tied for 11th on the all-time school single-season list and his total of two 10-plus catch games ranks tied for third on the all-time school list. Dougherty has coached four receivers who are listed among the school's all-time single-season leaders -- Phillips, Jordan Lasley, Theo Howard and Darren Andrews. Lasley and Andrews each rank among the all-time UCLA leaders in single-season receiving yardage. In addition, five wide receivers made their first career scoring catches as Bruins during the 2019 season.
In the 2018 campaign, the Bruin receiving corps featured a blend of veterans and youth. Howard recorded a reception in his 28th consecutive game and went over the 100-reception and 1,000-receiving yards marks in a 51-catch season. True freshmen receivers teamed up to make 31 catches on the year.
In 2017, Dougherty’s receiving group helped establish a new school record for most passing yards in a season (4,478 yards), a total which ranked second in the Pac-12. Lasley set school record marks for highest per game receiving yards average (140.4), most receiving yards in back-to-back games (431 yards) and most games in a season with 10 catches or more (3). He also tied the school record with seven 100-yard receiving games during the season, a number which led the Pac-12. Fellow receiver Andrews was a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award and registered a team-high 10 scoring receptions, tied for the fourth-highest total in school history.
Dougherty spent the 2016 season under Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, serving as an offensive analyst for the nation’s 12th-best scoring team (41.0 ppg). There, he continued a relationship with Coach Harbaugh that began back at the University of San Diego. He left Michigan to serve as receivers coach at the University of Oregon before heading south to join the Bruin staff.
Prior to joining Harbaugh in Ann Arbor, Dougherty worked for three seasons (2013-15) at San Jose State University. He served as the offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach in the 2013-14 seasons. In 2013, he directed an offense that set 10 single-season team records and saw players establish more than 35 individual school marks. The Spartans were ranked sixth nationally in passing offense (355.9 yds), 15th in total offense (493.3) and averaged 32.4 points per game that season. Dougherty worked directly with quarterback David Fales, who went on to be an NFL draft selection of the Chicago Bears, on a passing game that gained more than 4,000 yards for the second season in a row. SJSU handed Fresno State and quarterback Derek Carr its first loss of the season in a 62-52 shootout in the '13 finale. Fales completed 37 of 45 passes during the game for 545 yards and six touchdowns. Dougherty's success was recognized nationally as he was a nominee for the Broyles Award honoring the top assistant coach in the NCAA Division I FBS football.
In 2014, Dougherty added the title of Assistant Head Coach. He tutored quarterback Joe Gray, who tied a Mountain West record for consecutive games passing for at least 300 yards. In 2015, he transitioned to coach the wide receivers. The Spartans ranked eighth in the country in completion percentage (.675), 12th nationally in third down conversion percentage (.478) and 18th in the NCAA in red zone offense (.889) that year.
From 2009-12, Dougherty was the wide receivers coach at the University of Washington and during his tenure he worked with four of the top 10 leading career receivers in school history - No. 2 Jaydon Mickens, No. 3 Jermaine Kearse, No. 4 Kasen Williams and No. 10 Devin Aguilar. Kearse, who totaled almost 3,000 career receiving yards in college, went on to become a starter on the Seahawks' Super Bowl XLVIII winning team and has racked up over 2,000 receiving yards in his NFL career. For the 2012 campaign, Dougherty added the title of passing game coordinator. In his last three seasons with the Huskies, UW participated in the 2010 Holiday, 2011 Alamo and 2012 Maaco Las Vegas Bowls.
Dougherty first teamed up in 2004 with Coach Harbaugh at the University of San Diego, where he spent his first four seasons working in multiple capacities. The Toreros captured three Pioneer Football League championships during that span, while posting a record of 31-4 in the 2005-07 campaigns. In that initial season, Dougherty coached a receiving group that included All-American and team MVP Michael Gasperson, as well as Adam Hannula, who went on to rewrite the school record book for career numbers. Gasperson was later signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.
The following season Dougherty showed his versatility and coached the tight ends. This group was led by senior Matt Koller who went on to earn All-Pioneer Football League honors. In 2006-07, he moved into the role of passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach where he groomed Josh Johnson, a draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the school’s all-time leading passer. Johnson, who has gone on to play eight seasons in the NFL, registered 43 touchdown passes with just one interception in the 2007 season and finished third in the final Walter Payton Award voting for the top FCS player. For his career, Johnson completed 724 of 1,065 passes (.680) for 9,699 yards and 113 touchdowns. His career passing efficiency rating of 176.7 set a new all-time NCAA mark. In 2008, Dougherty was elevated to USD’s offensive coordinator and led an offense that averaged 35.3 points per game.
A quarterback at Missouri for four seasons during his playing days (1997-2001), Dougherty began his coaching career as a defensive backs coach at Illinois Wesleyan during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Dougherty earned his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Missouri in 2002 and received his master’s degree in Sport Management from Illinois State in 2004.
Dougherty and his wife, Harper, have two daughters, Collins and Ellie, and a son, Maverick.
In the 2020 season, UCLA led the Pac-12 in scoring passes (18). Kyle Philips became the 27th Bruin receiver to reach the 100-catch milestone after leading the team for the second straight season in catches (38). Five different wide receivers caught touchdown passes in the shortened campaign. UCLA's total offense output jumped almost 50 yards per game (455.0) and ranked second in the conference. Dorian Thompson-Robinson posted the best pass efficiency rating (156.29) of a Bruin starting quarterback since 2005 and the team ranked second in the league in pass efficiency (154.7).
In 2019, Philips finished with the most catches ever by a Bruin freshman receiver and became the first redshirt freshman to lead the team in receptions since 2001. His 60 catches tied for 11th on the all-time school single-season list and his total of two 10-plus catch games ranks tied for third on the all-time school list. Dougherty has coached four receivers who are listed among the school's all-time single-season leaders -- Phillips, Jordan Lasley, Theo Howard and Darren Andrews. Lasley and Andrews each rank among the all-time UCLA leaders in single-season receiving yardage. In addition, five wide receivers made their first career scoring catches as Bruins during the 2019 season.
In the 2018 campaign, the Bruin receiving corps featured a blend of veterans and youth. Howard recorded a reception in his 28th consecutive game and went over the 100-reception and 1,000-receiving yards marks in a 51-catch season. True freshmen receivers teamed up to make 31 catches on the year.
In 2017, Dougherty’s receiving group helped establish a new school record for most passing yards in a season (4,478 yards), a total which ranked second in the Pac-12. Lasley set school record marks for highest per game receiving yards average (140.4), most receiving yards in back-to-back games (431 yards) and most games in a season with 10 catches or more (3). He also tied the school record with seven 100-yard receiving games during the season, a number which led the Pac-12. Fellow receiver Andrews was a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award and registered a team-high 10 scoring receptions, tied for the fourth-highest total in school history.
Dougherty spent the 2016 season under Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, serving as an offensive analyst for the nation’s 12th-best scoring team (41.0 ppg). There, he continued a relationship with Coach Harbaugh that began back at the University of San Diego. He left Michigan to serve as receivers coach at the University of Oregon before heading south to join the Bruin staff.
Prior to joining Harbaugh in Ann Arbor, Dougherty worked for three seasons (2013-15) at San Jose State University. He served as the offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach in the 2013-14 seasons. In 2013, he directed an offense that set 10 single-season team records and saw players establish more than 35 individual school marks. The Spartans were ranked sixth nationally in passing offense (355.9 yds), 15th in total offense (493.3) and averaged 32.4 points per game that season. Dougherty worked directly with quarterback David Fales, who went on to be an NFL draft selection of the Chicago Bears, on a passing game that gained more than 4,000 yards for the second season in a row. SJSU handed Fresno State and quarterback Derek Carr its first loss of the season in a 62-52 shootout in the '13 finale. Fales completed 37 of 45 passes during the game for 545 yards and six touchdowns. Dougherty's success was recognized nationally as he was a nominee for the Broyles Award honoring the top assistant coach in the NCAA Division I FBS football.
In 2014, Dougherty added the title of Assistant Head Coach. He tutored quarterback Joe Gray, who tied a Mountain West record for consecutive games passing for at least 300 yards. In 2015, he transitioned to coach the wide receivers. The Spartans ranked eighth in the country in completion percentage (.675), 12th nationally in third down conversion percentage (.478) and 18th in the NCAA in red zone offense (.889) that year.
From 2009-12, Dougherty was the wide receivers coach at the University of Washington and during his tenure he worked with four of the top 10 leading career receivers in school history - No. 2 Jaydon Mickens, No. 3 Jermaine Kearse, No. 4 Kasen Williams and No. 10 Devin Aguilar. Kearse, who totaled almost 3,000 career receiving yards in college, went on to become a starter on the Seahawks' Super Bowl XLVIII winning team and has racked up over 2,000 receiving yards in his NFL career. For the 2012 campaign, Dougherty added the title of passing game coordinator. In his last three seasons with the Huskies, UW participated in the 2010 Holiday, 2011 Alamo and 2012 Maaco Las Vegas Bowls.
Dougherty first teamed up in 2004 with Coach Harbaugh at the University of San Diego, where he spent his first four seasons working in multiple capacities. The Toreros captured three Pioneer Football League championships during that span, while posting a record of 31-4 in the 2005-07 campaigns. In that initial season, Dougherty coached a receiving group that included All-American and team MVP Michael Gasperson, as well as Adam Hannula, who went on to rewrite the school record book for career numbers. Gasperson was later signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.
The following season Dougherty showed his versatility and coached the tight ends. This group was led by senior Matt Koller who went on to earn All-Pioneer Football League honors. In 2006-07, he moved into the role of passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach where he groomed Josh Johnson, a draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the school’s all-time leading passer. Johnson, who has gone on to play eight seasons in the NFL, registered 43 touchdown passes with just one interception in the 2007 season and finished third in the final Walter Payton Award voting for the top FCS player. For his career, Johnson completed 724 of 1,065 passes (.680) for 9,699 yards and 113 touchdowns. His career passing efficiency rating of 176.7 set a new all-time NCAA mark. In 2008, Dougherty was elevated to USD’s offensive coordinator and led an offense that averaged 35.3 points per game.
A quarterback at Missouri for four seasons during his playing days (1997-2001), Dougherty began his coaching career as a defensive backs coach at Illinois Wesleyan during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Dougherty earned his bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Missouri in 2002 and received his master’s degree in Sport Management from Illinois State in 2004.
Dougherty and his wife, Harper, have two daughters, Collins and Ellie, and a son, Maverick.
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