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Dougherty returns in 2008 for his fifth season coaching at the University of San Diego. For the third straight year he will coach the quarterbacks, but this season has been promoted from Passing Game Coordinator to Offensive Coordinator.
The past two seasons, Dougherty has coached the quarterbacks, the position that he played in college. He flourished in furthering the development of former USD quarterback Josh Johnson. Johnson, a 5th round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Bucaneers, leaves USD as the program's all-time passing leader in every category. Last year he completed 43 touchdowns with just one interception and finished 3rd in the final Walter Payton Award voting for the top FCS player. For his career he completed 724 of 1,065 passes (.680) for 9,699 yards and 113 touchdowns. His career passing efficiency rating of 176.7 is a new all-time NCAA mark.
He came to USD in 2004 and coached an outstanding wide receiver corp. That receiving group included All-American and team MVP Michael Gasperson as a senior, and Adam Hannula who went on to rewrite the school record book for career numbers the following season as a senior. Gasperson led the team with 54 catches for 894 yards with 7 TD's that season. Gasperson was signed after the season as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles and also was allocated to NFL Europe to play for the Cologne Centurions.
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 Conference honors that year.
Prior to USD, Dougherty was a graduate assistant at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois from 2002-2004. During his years there, he was the defensive backs coach. He earned his masters from Illinois State during that time in Sport Management.
Dougherty played quarterback at the University of Missouri from 1997-2001. He was a three year letter winner from 99-01. He started as a sophomore, throwing for over 1,400 yards and 7 TD's. His career was cut short as a junior when he suffered a ligament tear in his throwing elbow. Dougherty was a former All State performer at Edwardsville High School in football and basketball. He played for his father, Tim Dougherty, at Edwardsville High School. His father is now the head football coach at New Lennox High School.
