John Shoop

John Shoop (born August 1, 1969, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football coach who has coached in the National Football League and at the collegiate level. He formerly served as the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Early years
Shoop began his coaching career as a volunteer Quarterbacks Coach at Dartmouth College in 1991. He served as a Graduate Assistant at Vanderbilt University from 1992–94, where he earned a Master of Education degree from Vanderbilt’s Peabody School of Education. A native of Oakmont, Pennsylvania, Shoop graduated from the University of the South in 1991, where he played quarterback.

Career
Shoop came to Chapel Hill from the Oakland Raiders where he served as Quarterbacks Coach in 2005, the Tight Ends Coach in 2006, and as Offensive Coordinator for the final five games of the 2006 season. Shoop was Quarterbacks Coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004 under head coach Jon Gruden. He worked five seasons (1999–2003) for the Chicago Bears under head coach Dick Jauron. He served as the Quarterbacks Coach in 1999 and 2000. He was named Offensive Coordinator for the last four games of the 2000 season. He spent the next three seasons as the Offensive Coordinator (2001–03). Prior to joining the Bears, Shoop spent four seasons with the Carolina Panthers, where he began his NFL coaching career at the age of 25. Shoop was an Offensive Quality Control Assistant for the Panthers in 1995-96. He served as Quarterbacks Coach for Carolina from 1997-98.