| Jim Hofher | |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1957 |
| Player Years1: | 1976–1978 |
| Player Team1: | Cornell |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1979–1980 |
| Coach Team1: | Wake Forest (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1981–1982 |
| Coach Team2: | Miami (OH) (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years3: | 1983–1986 |
| Coach Team3: | Wake Forest (RB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1987–1988 |
| Coach Team4: | Syracuse (RB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1989 |
| Coach Team5: | Tennessee (QB) |
| Coach Years6: | 1990–1997 |
| Coach Team6: | Cornell |
| Coach Years7: | 1998–1999 |
| Coach Team7: | North Carolina (QB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2000 |
| Coach Team8: | Syracuse (QB) |
| Coach Years9: | 2001–2005 |
| Coach Team9: | Buffalo |
| Coach Years10: | 2008 |
| Coach Team10: | Bowling Green (QB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2009–2012 |
| Coach Team11: | Delaware (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2013–2015 |
| Coach Team12: | Nevada (AHC/WR) |
| Coach Years13: | 2016–2017 |
| Coach Team13: | Iowa State (PGC/QB) |
| Coach Years14: | 2019 |
| Coach Team14: | Atlanta Legends (QB/WR) |
| Overall Record: | 53–84 |
| Championships: | 1 Ivy (1990) |
Jim Hofher (born October 12, 1957) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Cornell University from 1990 to 1997 and at the University at Buffalo from 2001 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 53–84. Hofher was the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach of the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2019.[1]
Hofher's coaching career began in 1981 as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Miami of Ohio. Since then he's held offensive assistant coaching positions at Wake Forest, Syracuse, Tennessee, North Carolina and Bowling Green. He was the head coach at Cornell from 1990 to 1997 and at Buffalo from 2001 to 2005.[2] In 1998, Hofher resigned at Cornell to join the staff at North Carolina.[3] Hofher spent one year as quarterbacks coach for at Bowling Green State University in 2008 under head coach Gregg Brandon. He was hired in 2009 by Delaware to serve as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[4] During the 2011 off-season, Hofher was considered a candidate by Boston College for the offensive coordinator position, but was not hired.[5] After four seasons with the Blue Hens, Hofher was released on November 18, 2012, after the team posted a 5−6 record in 2012.[6] From 2016-2017, he served as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the Iowa State University.