Jim Caldwell ( American football ) James " Jim " Caldwell ( born January 16 , 1955 ) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens . He was the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2011 and he also served as the head coach of Wake Forest from 1993 to 2000 . Collegiate career . Caldwell was a four - year starter at defensive back for the University of Iowa in the late 1970s . Coaching career . College . Caldwell served as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa , Southern Illinois University , Northwestern , Colorado , Louisville , and Penn State before being named head coach at Wake Forest in 1993 . He was the first African - American coach in the ACC . In eight years , Caldwell had a record of 26 – 63 . He installed a powerful passing attack that set numerous school records ( many of which have since been broken under his successor , Jim Grobe ) . However , his teams rarely ran well ; in one year the Demon Deacons ' leading rusher only notched 300 yards for the entire season . He only had one winning season , in 1999 when the Deacons won the Aloha Bowl . Indianapolis Colts . Caldwell joined Tony Dungy ' s staff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2001 as quarterbacks coach . He followed Dungy to Indianapolis in 2002 and remained with him for his entire tenure , helping lead the Colts to a win in Super Bowl XLI . On January 13 , 2008 , Caldwell was formally announced as Dungy ' s successor - in - waiting . On January 12 , 2009 , Dungy announced his retirement , putting Caldwell in the head coaching position . He was formally introduced at a press conference the following day . Caldwell had one of the best debut seasons for a head coach in NFL history , finishing with a 14 – 2 record . The Colts rushed out to a 14 – 0 start . With the AFC South title and the top seed in the AFC playoffs secured , Caldwell opted ( on orders from then GM , Bill Polian ) to sit out his starting players the last two games of the season ( both losses ) , drawing controversy to him and the team . He later won his first playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on January 16 , 2010 . On January 24 , 2010 , Caldwell became the 5th rookie head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl with a 30 – 17 victory over the New York Jets . Caldwell holds the NFL record for the best start by a rookie head coach , starting his career with 14 wins . The 14 wins also tied a franchise record . On February 7 , 2010 , Caldwell ' s rookie season ended with a 31 – 17 loss in Super Bowl XLIV to the New Orleans Saints . In his second season the Colts reached the playoffs where they lost to the New York Jets 17 – 16 on January 8 , 2011 . Going into the 2011 NFL season , it was announced that Caldwell ' s star quarterback , Peyton Manning , would likely miss the entire season . This attributed to the Colts going 2 - 14 and Caldwell ' s subsequent firing after the season . Baltimore Ravens . Thirteen days after his dismissal from the Colts , Caldwell was named quarterbacks coach by the Baltimore Ravens on January 30 , 2012 . On December 10 , 2012 the Ravens dismissed Cam Cameron and named Caldwell the offensive coordinator . On the day following the defeat of the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game , head coach John Harbaugh announced on January 22 , 2013 that Caldwell would be the team ' s permanent offensive coordinator going into the 2013 season . On February 3rd , 2013 , Jim Caldwell helped lead the Baltimore offense to a 34 - 31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII at the New Orleans Superdome . Coaching tree . NFL head coaches under whom Jim Caldwell has served : Family . Caldwell and his wife , Cheryl , have four children : Jimmy , Jermaine , Jared and Natalie . On Mother ' s Day May 12 , 2013 Jim and his wife Cheryl announced that they are expecting the birth of their son JaJuan in early September .