Jeff Rutledge Jeffrey Ronald Rutledge ( born January 22 , 1957 ) is an American football coach and former professional quarterback . He is currently the head football coach at Valley Christian High School ( Chandler , Arizona ) in Chandler , Arizona . Early years . Rutledge was born and reared in Birmingham , Alabama . He was part of a team that earned back - to - back state titles at L . Frazier Banks High School in Birmingham , Alabama . As a senior , he was a member of the 1974 Parade High School All - American team . College career . Rutledge played collegiately at Alabama , where he was a member of three SEC Championship teams under Coach Paul " Bear " Bryant . He was the starting quarterback on the 1978 National Championship team . A three - year starter , he also led Alabama to the # 2 National ranking in 1977 . He also led the Crimson Tide to two Sugar Bowl appearances and two SEC Championships . Rutledge earned MVP honors at the 1978 Sugar Bowl and also earned All - SEC honors in 1978 and 1979 . He finished his college career with a 33 - 5 record as a starter , which currently ranks him as the University of Alabama ' s seventh all - time winningest quarterback . He received his degree from Alabama in Business Administration and in 2011 , was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame . Playing career . Drafted in the ninth round of the 1979 NFL Draft ( 246th overall pick ) by the Los Angeles Rams , Rutledge played in 14 NFL seasons from 1979 to 1992 for three different teams . He was a backup in Super Bowl XIV as a member of the Los Angeles Rams , he played in Super Bowl XXI as a member of the New York Giants , and was a backup in Super Bowl XXVI as a member of the Washington Redskins . Rutledge spent most of his career as a back - up QB and a holder on kicks . His finest moment as a professional player came when as a member of the Redskins he came off the bench in a game versus the Detroit Lions in 1990 . Trailing 35 - 14 with 10 : 37 left in the third quarter Rutledge replaced an ineffective Stan Humphries and led a great comeback . He completed 30 of 42 passes for 363 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 12 yards for the game tying touchdown with only 24 seconds remaining . In overtime , he hit Art Monk with a vital 40 - yard pass on third and 15 to help set up Chip Lohmiller ' s game winning field goal . That game meant that Rutledge got the nod to start the following week on Monday Night against the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that was to become infamously known as the " Body Bag Game " . Rutledge , first , and then Stan Humphries were knocked out of the game , leaving emergency quarterback Brian Mitchell ( a kick returner and former college quarterback ) to finish the game . Rutledge would never start an NFL game again but he did see spot duty in relief of returning starter Mark Rypien in the Skins 1991 Super Bowl Championship season , including some playing time in the Skins last game of the regular season , again against the Philadelphia Eagles . Coaching career . In the spring of 2007 Rutledge got his first NFL coaching job when he was hired as quarterbacks coach with the NFL ' s Arizona Cardinals , with direct charge over Kurt Warner . That year , the Cardinals made a late season run and earned a Super Bowl berth , but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers , 27 - 23 . When the Cardinals hired a new offensive coordinator at the end of that season , Rutledge and most of the offensive staff were fired . Rutledge served as the quarterbacks and tight ends coach for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League in 2009 . In April 2010 , Rutledge agreed to become the head football coach at Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville , Tennessee ; where he coached for two seasons , leading the Knights to a 4 - 18 record . He resigned in the Spring of 2012 to return to Arizona to spend time with his family . Rutledge led Montgomery Bell Academy to a 41 - 17 record from 2002 - 2006 , with two state titles in 2002 and 2003 and a # 15 ranking in the final USA Today Super 25 poll in 2003 . In May 2013 , Rutledge was hired by Valley Christian High School in Chandler , Arizona as a full - time staff member and also to lead the football program .