Coaches
Rob Harley
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Rob Harley*
Head coach, Northern Illinois · Played at Ohio State 2001-2005
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | Ohio Dominican | Position | LB/DB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | Michigan State | GA | GA | Mark Dantonio |
| 2014 | Florida International | Position | LB | Ron Turner |
| 2015-2020 | Pittsburgh | Position | LB | Pat Narduzzi* |
| 2021-2024 | Arkansas State | DC | AHC/DC✓ | Butch Jones* |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | DC | DC✓ | Thomas Hammock |
| 2026- | Northern Illinois | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arkansas State | Defensive coordinator | 124 | 120 | 98 | 81 | 130 |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | Defensive coordinator | 102 | 104 | 79 | 124 | 131 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | Defensive coordinator | 104 | 104 | 85 | 102 | 133 |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | Defensive coordinator | 128 | 112 | 127 | 104 | 134 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | Defensive coordinator | 89 | 69 | 109 | 15 | 136 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 0-9 | - → - | 131 | 130 | -26.9 | 25% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 2012-2013 (GA)
- Ron Turner · Florida International 2014 (Position)
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2015-2020 (Position)
- Butch Jones* · Arkansas State 2021-2024 (DC, Other)
- Thomas Hammock · Northern Illinois 2025 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 2
- Quinn Sanders · Northern Illinois 2026 (OC, Position)
- Tony Petersen · Northern Illinois 2026 (OC, Position)
Coached together
- Cris Reisert · Ohio Dominican 2010-2011 · him Position, them Position
- Todd Goebbel · Ohio Dominican 2010-2011 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Brad Salem · Michigan State 2012-2013 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Dan Roushar · Michigan State 2012 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Harlon Barnett · Michigan State 2012-2013 · him GA, them Position
- Mark Dantonio · Michigan State 2012-2013 · him GA, them Head coach
- Mike Tressel · Michigan State 2012-2013 · him GA, them Position, ST coord.
- Pat Narduzzi* · Michigan State 2012-2013 · him GA, them DC
- Dave Warner · Michigan State 2013 · him GA, them OC
- Jim Bollman · Michigan State 2013 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Josh Conklin · Florida International 2014 · him Position, them DC
- Ron Turner · Florida International 2014 · him Position, them Head coach
- Sam Siefkes · Florida International 2014 · him Position, them Analyst
- Steve Shankweiler · Florida International 2014 · him Position, them OC
- Jim Chaney · Pittsburgh 2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Josh Conklin · Pittsburgh 2015-2017 · him Position, them DC
- Pat Narduzzi* · Pittsburgh 2015-2020 · him Position, them Head coach
- Matt Canada · Pittsburgh 2016 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Wesley Beschorner · Pittsburgh 2016 · him Position, them Analyst
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2017-2020 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Shawn Watson · Pittsburgh 2017-2018 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Cory Sanders · Pittsburgh 2018-2020 · him Position, them Position
- Randy Bates · Pittsburgh 2018-2020 · him Position, them DC
- Chris Beatty · Pittsburgh 2019-2020 · him Position, them Position
- Mark Whipple · Pittsburgh 2019-2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Butch Jones* · Arkansas State 2021-2024 · him DC, Other, them Head coach
- Keith Heckendorf · Arkansas State 2021-2024 · him DC, Other, them OC, Position
- Matt Limegrover · Arkansas State 2021-2022 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Ryan Aplin · Arkansas State 2021 · him DC, Other, them Position
- Josh Conklin · Arkansas State 2023-2024 · him DC, Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Quinn Sanders · Northern Illinois 2025-2026 · him DC, Head coach, them OC, Position
- Thomas Hammock · Northern Illinois 2025 · him DC, them Head coach
- Tony Petersen · Northern Illinois 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
Played together
- Mike Jacobs* · Ohio State 2001
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Ohio State 2004-2005
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2005
- Jim Cordle · Ohio State 2005