Paul Hackett (football)

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Paul Hackett (born July 5, 1947 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American football coach who served both as the University of Pittsburgh and University of Southern California's head football coach during the 1990's. From 1989 to 1992 he led the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and from 1998 until 2000, the USC Trojans prior to Pete Carroll taking over. Between his two head coaching stints, Hackett served as the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1993 to 1997.

Hackett began his coaching career at his alma mater, UC Davis, in 1969, assisting the freshmen in the first year and then directing them to a 13-0 mark over the next two seasons. He then was an assistant at California for four years (1972-75), the first season as a graduate assistant, the next as the receivers coach and the final two as the quarterbacks coach. Then, at age 29, he moved to USC for five years (1976-80) as an assistant coach under John McKay.

After leaving USC, Hackett served as the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets from 2001 to 2004. He resigned from the team after the 2004 season and is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Preceded by Dan Henning	New York Jets Offensive Coordinator 2001–2004	Succeeded by Mike Heimerdinger
Preceded by John Robinson	University of Southern California Head Football Coach 1998–2000	Succeeded by Pete Carroll
Preceded by Mike Gottfried	University of Pittsburgh Football Coaches 1989–1992	Succeeded by Sal Sunseri