Coaches
Mike Riley
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Mike Riley
Played at Alabama 1971-1974 · alma mater (CFBD): Alabama
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | California | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 1976 | Whitworth | GA | Graduate assistant | not known |
| 1977-1982 | Linfield | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1983-1985 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1986 | Northern Colorado | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach | not known |
| 1987-1990 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1991-1992 | San Antonio Riders (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1993-1996 | USC | OC | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, & quarterbacks coach | John Robinson |
| 1997-1998 | Oregon State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1999-2001 | San Diego Chargers (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2002 | New Orleans Saints (pro) | Position | Assistant head coach & defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2003-2014 | Oregon State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2015-2017 | Nebraska | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2018 | Oregon State | Analyst | Consultant | Jonathan Smith |
| 2020 | Seattle Dragons (unknown) | OC | Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Oregon State | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -4.9 | 18% wins | 112 |
| 1998 | Oregon State | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | 2.2 | 27% wins | 112 |
| 2003 | Oregon State | 8-5 | - → - | - | - | 16.3 | 62% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Oregon State | 7-5 | - → - | 69 | 13 | 17.5 | 62% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Oregon State | 5-6 | - → - | 48 | 56 | 1.5 | 58% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Oregon State | 10-4 | - → 21 | 33 | 42 | 11.3 | 46% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Oregon State | 9-4 | - → 25 | 108 | 1 | 11.6 | 71% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Oregon State | 9-4 | - → 18 | 39 | 35 | 14.2 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Oregon State | 8-5 | - → - | 12 | 90 | 12.6 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Oregon State | 5-7 | 24 → - | 82 | 98 | 4.6 | 62% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Oregon State | 3-9 | - → - | 48 | 100 | -5.2 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Oregon State | 9-4 | - → 20 | 59 | 44 | 16.4 | 25% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Oregon State | 7-6 | 25 → - | 39 | 102 | 11.9 | 69% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Oregon State | 5-7 | - → - | 84 | 105 | 3.2 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Nebraska | 6-7 | - → - | 39 | 62 | 11.1 | 69% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Nebraska | 9-4 | - → - | 86 | 50 | 10.3 | 46% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Nebraska | 4-8 | - → - | 100 | 119 | 2.5 | 69% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- John Robinson · USC 1993-1996 (OC, Other, Position)
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2018 (Analyst)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 19
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon State 1997-2013 (OC, Position)
- Mark Banker · Oregon State 1997-2014 (DC, Other, Position)
- Mike Johnson · Oregon State 1997-1998 (Position)
- Paul Chryst · Oregon State 1997-2004 (OC, Position)
- Del Alexander · Oregon State 2003-2004 (Other, Position)
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2003 (GA)
- Lee Hull · Oregon State 2003-2007 (Position)
- Nigel Burton · Oregon State 2003-2007 (Position)
- Keith Heyward · Oregon State 2005-2011 (GA, Position)
- Brian Smith · Oregon State 2006 (GA)
- Jay Harbaugh · Oregon State 2008-2011 (GA)
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2008-2009 (GA)
- Brent Brennan*+ · Oregon State 2011-2014 (Position)
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2012-2014 (GA, Position)
- John Garrett · Oregon State 2014 (OC)
- Brian Stewart · Nebraska 2015-2016 (Position)
- Bob Diaco · Nebraska 2017 (DC)
- Donte Williams · Nebraska 2017 (Position)
- Gary Darnell · Nebraska 2017 (Analyst)
Level 2: on their staffs · 37
- Bobby Engram · Pittsburgh 2012-2013 (Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Dave Huxtable · Pittsburgh 2012 (DC) · under Paul Chryst
- Eddie Faulkner · Pittsburgh 2012 (Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Joe Rudolph · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 (OC, Other) · under Paul Chryst
- Matt House · Pittsburgh 2012-2014 (DC, Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Jon Budmayr · Pittsburgh 2014 (GA) · under Paul Chryst
- Mike Shanahan · Pittsburgh 2014 (Other) · under Paul Chryst
- Daronte Jones · Wisconsin 2015 (Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Dave Aranda* · Wisconsin 2015 (DC, Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Sam Siefkes · Wisconsin 2015 (GA) · under Paul Chryst
- Tim Tibesar · Wisconsin 2015-2017 (Other, Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Jim Leonhard · Wisconsin 2016-2021 (DC, Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Justin Wilcox · Wisconsin 2016 (DC) · under Paul Chryst
- Alonzo Carter* · San José State 2017-2023 (Other, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Andrew Sowder · San José State 2017 (OC) · under Brent Brennan
- Derrick Odum · San José State 2017-2023 (DC, Other) · under Brent Brennan
- Bobby April III · Wisconsin 2018-2021 (DC, Position) · under Paul Chryst
- Brian Lindgren · Oregon State 2018-2023 (OC, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018-2023 (Other, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2018-2023 (Other, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Kevin McGiven · San José State 2018-2023 (OC, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- C. J. Ah You · USC 2021 (Analyst) · under Donte Williams
- Graham Harrell · USC 2021 (OC, Position) · under Donte Williams
- Mike Jinks · USC 2021 (Position) · under Donte Williams
- Seth Doege · USC 2021 (Position) · under Donte Williams
- Todd Orlando · USC 2021 (DC, Position) · under Donte Williams
- Chad Wilt · Michigan State 2024-2025 (Position, ST coord.) · under Jonathan Smith
- Chuck Cecil · Arizona 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Brent Brennan
- Danny Gonzales · Arizona 2024-2026 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Brent Brennan
- Dino Babers · Arizona 2024 (OC, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Duane Akina · Arizona 2024 (DC) · under Brent Brennan
- Ilaisa Tuiaki · Oregon State 2024-2025 (Position) · under Trent Bray
- Joe Rossi · Michigan State 2024-2025 (DC, Position) · under Jonathan Smith
- Thomas Ford · Oregon State 2024 (Position) · under Trent Bray
- Joe Salave'a · Arizona 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Brent Brennan
- Mark Criner · Oregon State 2025 (Analyst) · under Trent Bray
- Rod Chance · Oregon State 2025 (DC) · under Trent Bray
Level 3: on their staffs · 33
- Beau Baldwin · California 2017-2019 (OC, Other, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Charlie Ragle · California 2017-2021 (Position, ST coord.) · under Justin Wilcox
- Erik Meyer · California 2017-2019 (Analyst) · under Justin Wilcox
- Jerry Azzinaro · California 2017 (Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Marques Tuiasosopo · California 2017-2020 (Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Tim DeRuyter · California 2017-2020 (DC, Other, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Peter Sirmon · California 2018-2024 (DC, Other, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Bill Musgrave · California 2020-2022 (OC, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Joey McGuire*+ · Baylor 2020-2021 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Jorge Munoz · Baylor 2020 (Other, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Larry Fedora · Baylor 2020 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Matt Powledge · Baylor 2020-2025 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Dave Aranda
- Ron Roberts · Baylor 2020-2022 (DC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Shawn Bell · Baylor 2020-2023 (Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Jeff Grimes · Baylor 2021-2023 (OC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Kenny Hill · California 2022 (Analyst) · under Justin Wilcox
- Mark D'Onofrio · Wisconsin 2022 (Position) · under Jim Leonhard
- Vic So'oto · California 2022-2025 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Justin Wilcox
- Jake Spavital · California 2023 (OC, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Tim Plough · California 2023 (Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Gary Patterson · Baylor 2024 (Analyst) · under Dave Aranda
- Mike Bloesch · California 2024 (OC) · under Justin Wilcox
- Sterlin Gilbert · California 2024 (Other, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Bob Gregory · California 2025 (Analyst, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Bryan Harsin · California 2025 (OC, Position) · under Justin Wilcox
- Nick Rolovich · California 2025 (Analyst) · under Justin Wilcox
- Terrence Brown · California 2025 (DC) · under Justin Wilcox
- Adam Clark · Sacramento State 2026 (DC) · under Alonzo Carter
- Bobby Fresques · Sacramento State 2026 (Other, Position) · under Alonzo Carter
- Eric Kiesau · Sacramento State 2026 (OC) · under Alonzo Carter
- Eric Scott · Sacramento State 2026 (OC) · under Alonzo Carter
- Joe Klanderman · Baylor 2026 (DC, Position) · under Dave Aranda
- Kenwick Thompson · Sacramento State 2026 (DC) · under Alonzo Carter
Coached together
- Walt Harris · California 1975 · him GA, them Position
- Joe Glenn · Northern Colorado 1986 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Dennis Thurman · USC 1993-1996 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Keith Burns · USC 1993 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · USC 1993-1996 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Del Alexander · USC 1996 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Mark Banker · USC 1996 · him OC, Other, Position, them Other
- Danny Langsdorf · Oregon State 1997-2013 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mark Banker · Oregon State 1997-2014 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Mike Johnson · Oregon State 1997-1998 · him Head coach, them Position
- Paul Chryst · Oregon State 1997-2004 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Del Alexander · Oregon State 2003-2004 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jonathan Smith · Oregon State 2003-2018 · him Analyst, Head coach, them GA, Head coach
- Lee Hull · Oregon State 2003-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Nigel Burton · Oregon State 2003-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Keith Heyward · Oregon State 2005-2011 · him Head coach, them GA, Position
- Brian Smith · Oregon State 2006 · him Head coach, them GA
- Jay Harbaugh · Oregon State 2008-2011 · him Head coach, them GA
- Ryan Gunderson · Oregon State 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them GA
- Brent Brennan*+ · Oregon State 2011-2014 · him Head coach, them Position
- Trent Bray · Oregon State 2012-2018 · him Analyst, Head coach, them GA, Position
- John Garrett · Oregon State 2014 · him Head coach, them OC
- Brian Stewart · Nebraska 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Danny Langsdorf · Nebraska 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mark Banker · Nebraska 2015-2016 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Trent Bray · Nebraska 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bob Diaco · Nebraska 2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Donte Williams · Nebraska 2017 · him Head coach, them Position
- Gary Darnell · Nebraska 2017 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Brian Lindgren · Oregon State 2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Jim Michalczik · Oregon State 2018 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Kefense Hynson · Oregon State 2018 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Tim Tibesar · Oregon State 2018 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
Played together
- Sylvester Croom · Alabama 1972-1974
- Eric Schumann · Alabama 1974
- Neil Callaway · Alabama 1974