Coaches
Matt Rhule
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Matt Rhule*
Head coach, Nebraska · Played at Penn State 1994-1997
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Penn State | Other | volunteer asst. | Joe Paterno |
| 1998 | Albright | Position | LB | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Buffalo | Position | DL | Craig Cirbus |
| 2001 | UCLA | Position | DL | Bob Toledo |
| 2002 | Western Carolina | ST coord. | LB/ST | not known |
| 2003-2005 | Western Carolina | ST coord. | AHC/LB/ST | not known |
| 2006 | Temple | Position | DL | Al Golden |
| 2007 | Temple | Position | QB | Al Golden |
| 2008-2010 | Temple | OC | OC/QB✓ | Al Golden |
| 2011 | Temple | OC | OC/TE | Steve Addazio |
| 2012 | New York Giants (pro) | Other | asst. OL | not known |
| 2013-2016 | Temple | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2017-2019 | Baylor | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2020-2022 | Carolina Panthers (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2023- | Nebraska | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Temple | Offensive coordinator | 110 | 44 | 112 | 96 | 120 |
| 2009 | Temple | Offensive coordinator | 106 | 12 | 78 | 110 | 120 |
| 2010 | Temple | Offensive coordinator | 83 | 84 | 81 | 106 | 120 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Temple | 2-10 | - → - | 30 | 109 | -10.7 | 36% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Temple | 6-6 | - → - | 123 | 5 | -4.7 | 17% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Temple | 10-4 | - → - | 99 | 19 | 6.0 | 50% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Temple | 10-3 (13 of 14) | - → - | 61 | 16 | 11.9 | 71% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Baylor | 1-11 | - → - | 87 | 96 | -1.4 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Baylor | 7-6 | - → - | 21 | 116 | 2.0 | 8% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Baylor | 11-3 | - → 13 | 39 | 25 | 17.8 | 54% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Nebraska | 5-7 | - → - | 107 | 20 | 0.3 | 33% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Nebraska | 7-6 | - → - | 80 | 47 | 5.5 | 42% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Nebraska | 7-6 | - → - | 55 | 95 | 6.2 | 54% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Nebraska | 5-4 | - → - | 41 | 27 | 14.4 | 54% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 1998 (Other)
- Craig Cirbus · Buffalo 1999-2000 (Position)
- Bob Toledo · UCLA 2001 (Position)
- Al Golden · Temple 2006-2010 (OC, Position)
- Steve Addazio · Temple 2011 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 16
- Ed Foley · Temple 2013-2016 (Other, Position, ST coord.)
- Fran Brown* · Temple 2013-2016 (Other, Position)
- Marcus Satterfield · Temple 2013-2015 (OC, Position)
- Phil Snow · Temple 2013-2016 (DC, Position)
- Terry Smith · Temple 2013 (Position)
- Elijah Robinson · Temple 2014-2016 (Other, Position)
- Glenn Thomas · Temple 2015-2016 (OC, Position)
- George DeLeone · Temple 2016 (Position)
- Jeff Nixon · Baylor 2017-2019 (OC, Position)
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2017-2019 (Other, Position)
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2017-2019 (Analyst, Position)
- Tony White · Nebraska 2023-2024 (DC)
- Dana Holgorsen · Nebraska 2024-2026 (OC)
- John Butler · Nebraska 2024-2025 (DC, Position)
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2025 (ST coord.)
- Rob Aurich · Nebraska 2026 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 23
- C. J. Ah You · Texas Tech 2022-2025 (DC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Kenny Perry · Texas Tech 2022-2026 (Other, Position, ST coord.) · under Joey McGuire
- Tim DeRuyter · Texas Tech 2022-2024 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Zach Kittley* · Texas Tech 2022-2024 (OC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Darcel McBath · Texas Tech 2024-2026 (Analyst, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Justin Johnson · Texas Tech 2024 (OC) · under Joey McGuire
- Mike Johnson · Syracuse 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Nunzio Campanile · Syracuse 2024-2025 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Robert Wright · Syracuse 2024-2025 (DC) · under Fran Brown
- Andy Kotelnicki · Penn State 2025 (OC) · under Terry Smith
- Anthony Poindexter · Penn State 2025 (DC, Position) · under Terry Smith
- Don Brown · Syracuse 2025-2026 (Analyst) · under Fran Brown
- Jim Knowles · Penn State 2025 (DC) · under Terry Smith
- Josh Gattis · Syracuse 2025-2026 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Kevin Coyle · Syracuse 2025 (Analyst) · under Fran Brown
- Mack Leftwich · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Joey McGuire
- Shiel Wood · Texas Tech 2025-2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Stan Drayton · Penn State 2025 (Position) · under Terry Smith
- Ty Howle · Penn State 2025 (OC, Position) · under Terry Smith
- John Scott Jr. · Syracuse 2026 (DC, Other, Position) · under Fran Brown
- Perry Eliano · Syracuse 2026 (Position) · under Fran Brown
- Rob Greene · Texas Tech 2026 (DC) · under Joey McGuire
- Vince Kehres · Syracuse 2026 (DC) · under Fran Brown
Level 3: on their staffs · 1
- Brett Dewhurst · Florida Atlantic 2025-2026 (DC) · under Zach Kittley
Coached together
- Dave Opfar · Penn State 1998 · him Other, them GA
- Geoff Collins · Albright 1998 · him Position, them DC
- Joe Paterno · Penn State 1998 · him Other, them Head coach
- Larry Johnson · Penn State 1998 · him Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Tom Bradley · Penn State 1998 · him Other, them Position
- Bob Toledo · UCLA 2001 · him Position, them Head coach
- Phil Snow · UCLA 2001 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Blake Harrell* · Western Carolina 2002 · him Position, ST coord., them Other
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · Western Carolina 2003-2004 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Brent Key* · Western Carolina 2004 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Clayton White · Western Carolina 2004-2005 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · Western Carolina 2005 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Al Golden · Temple 2006-2010 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- George DeLeone · Temple 2006-2016 · him Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Nixon · Temple 2006 · him Position, them Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · Temple 2006-2010 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Temple 2006 · him Position, them Position
- Ed Foley · Temple 2008-2016 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Rob Spence · Temple 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Ben Albert · Temple 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Chuck Heater · Temple 2011 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Justin Frye · Temple 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Scot Loeffler · Temple 2011 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Addazio · Temple 2011 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Fran Brown* · Temple 2013-2016 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · Temple 2013-2015 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Phil Snow · Temple 2013-2016 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Terry Smith · Temple 2013 · him Head coach, them Position
- Elijah Robinson · Temple 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Glenn Thomas · Temple 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Elijah Robinson · Baylor 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Fran Brown* · Baylor 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- George DeLeone · Baylor 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Glenn Thomas · Baylor 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jeff Nixon · Baylor 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Phil Snow · Baylor 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · Baylor 2018-2019 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ed Foley · Baylor 2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Ed Foley · Nebraska 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them ST coord.
- Marcus Satterfield · Nebraska 2023-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tony White · Nebraska 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Dana Holgorsen · Nebraska 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Glenn Thomas · Nebraska 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- John Butler · Nebraska 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Mike Ekeler · Nebraska 2025 · him Head coach, them ST coord.
- Phil Snow · Nebraska 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them Other
- Rob Aurich · Nebraska 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
Played together
- Bobby Engram · Penn State 1994-1995