Mike Riley
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- Seasons coached
- 48
- First season
- 1975
- Teams
- 14
Career
17 stints
1970s
- 1975CaliforniaGraduate Assistant
- 1976WhitworthGraduate Assistant
- 1977–1982LinfieldDefensive CoordinatorDefensive Backs
1980s
- 1983–1985Winnipeg Blue BombersDefensive Backs
- 1986Northern ColoradoDefensive CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 1987–1990Winnipeg Blue BombersHead Coach
1990s
- 1991–1992San Antonio RidersHead Coach
- 1993–1996USCAssistant Head CoachOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 1997–1998Oregon StateHead Coach
- 1999–2001San Diego ChargersHead Coach
2000s
- 2002New Orleans SaintsAssistant Head CoachDefensive Backs
- 2003–2014Oregon StateHead Coach
2010s
- 2015–2017NebraskaHead Coach
- 2018Oregon StateAssistant Coach
- 2019San Antonio CommandersHead Coach
2020s
- 2020Seattle DragonsOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2022–2023New Jersey GeneralsHead Coach
Coaching tree
4 mentors, 49 protégés, 17 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
78
- 2023Ted CottrellMentored · New Jersey Generals
- 2022–2023Bob DiacoMentored · New Jersey Generals
- 2022Dominique FranksMentored · New Jersey Generals
- 2022–2023Jay LoceyMentored · New Jersey Generals
- 2022–2023Jeff McInerneyMentored · New Jersey Generals
- 2020Jim ZornCoached under · Seattle Dragons
- 2019Bill BradleyMentored · San Antonio Commanders
- 2019Jeff McInerneyMentored · San Antonio Commanders
- 2019Jim GrobeMentored · San Antonio Commanders
- 2019Jonathan HimebauchMentored · San Antonio Commanders
- 2019Keith WilliamsMentored · San Antonio Commanders
- 2018Jonathan SmithCoached under · Oregon State
- 2017Bob DiacoMentored · Nebraska
- 2017Donte WilliamsMentored · Nebraska
- 2017Gary DarnellMentored · Nebraska
63 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
14
- 2018Cory HallSucceeded · Oregon State
- 2018Scott FrostSucceeded by · Nebraska
- 2015Bo PeliniSucceeded · Nebraska
- 2015Gary AndersenSucceeded by · Oregon State
- 2003Dennis EricksonSucceeded · Oregon State
- 2003Jonathan SmithSucceeded · Oregon State
- 1999Dennis EricksonSucceeded by · Oregon State
- 1999June JonesSucceeded · San Diego Chargers
- 1999Kevin GilbrideSucceeded · San Diego Chargers
- 1998Jeff McInerneySucceeded by · Oregon State
- 1997Jerry PettiboneSucceeded · Oregon State
- 1996Mark BankerSucceeded by · USC
- 1991Darryl RogersSucceeded by · Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1983Jay LoceySucceeded by · Linfield
Tenure
48 seasons
- Oregon StateHead coach · 1997–201414
- LinfieldCoordinator · 1977–19826
- USCCoordinator · 1993–19964
- Winnipeg Blue BombersHead coach · 1987–19904
- NebraskaHead coach · 2015–20173
- San Diego ChargersHead coach · 1999–20013
- Winnipeg Blue BombersPosition coach · 1983–19853
- New Jersey GeneralsHead coach · 2022–20232
- San Antonio RidersHead coach · 1991–19922
- Seattle DragonsCoordinator · 20201
- San Antonio CommandersHead coach · 20191
- Oregon StatePosition coach · 20181
- New Orleans SaintsCoordinator · 20021
- Northern ColoradoCoordinator · 19861
- WhitworthAnalyst · 19761
- CaliforniaAnalyst · 19751
Pipeline
4 of 16 coordinators
- 3 seasonsJohn Garrettunder at Oregon State 2014 · head coach at Lafayette2017
- 1 seasonJay Loceyunder at Oregon State 2006 · head coach at Lewis & Clark2015
- 8 seasonsPaul Chrystunder at Oregon State 1997 · head coach at Pittsburgh2012
- 9 seasonsTommy Leeunder at San Antonio Riders 1991 · head coach at Montana Western2001
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Mike Riley. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.