In 2012 he was selected the AFCA Region Coach of the Year.The 63-year-old Riley posted a 6-2 record in bowl games with the Beavers. One of the most respected men at any level of football, Mike Riley is in his third season as Nebraska head coach in 2016. OSU defensive tackle Stephen Paea (DT) earned the Morris Trophy for the second time, awarded to the conference’s top defensive lineman. More than 20 former Beavers who were coached by Riley were in the NFL in 2015, including quarterbacks Matt Moore (Miami), Derek Anderson (Carolina) and Sean Mannion (Rams), running backs Steven Jackson (New England) and Jacquizz Rodgers (Chicago), receivers Brandin Cooks (New Orleans) and Markus Wheaton (Pittsburgh) and defensive back Brandon Browner (New Orleans). 19 UCLA, and posted the third-best conference record behind a pair of BCS bowl teams.In 2013 the Beavers won six straight games and defeated Boise State in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl to conclude the season with a 7-6 mark. His first stop was as a defensive graduate assistant coach for Mike White at the University of California in 1975. He was also the first coach to lead the program to more than one winning conference season since 1969, and Riley accomplished the feat six times.Riley returned to the Beaver sideline for the second time in 2003 and led the team to the Las Vegas Bowl title over New Mexico. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Mike Riley was the head football coach at Nebraska from 2015 to 2017 and Oregon State from 2003 to 2016.

Riley began the rejuvenation of the Oregon State program in his two-year stint in 1997 and 1998. Riley had a 93-80 overall record as the Beavers’ head coach. After Riley departed for the NFL, Oregon State made three postseason appearances.Riley is the first coach in OSU history to win more than one NCAA-sanctioned bowl game at OSU, capturing the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl, the 2004 Insight Bowl, the 2006 and 2008 Sun Bowls, the 2007 Emerald Bowl and the 2013 Hawai’i Bowl titles. In his first stint at Oregon State, Riley left following the 1998 season an opportunity to become the head coach of the National Football League’s San Diego Chargers.

21 in the final AP poll.Like many of Riley’s team, the 2007 squad continued to improve throughout the season, winning seven of the final eight games on the way to a 9-4 mark. 18 in the AP Poll and 19In 2009, Riley and his staff had a difficult job of replacing nearly every starter on defense and a total of seven NFL draftees. And Mike Riley would know. He spent four years in the NFL, three seasons as the Chargers’ head coach and the 2002 campaign as the Assistant Head Coach of the New Orleans Saints.Riley also had previous professional coaching experience in both the Canadian Football League and World Football League. That victory continued Riley’s trend of wins over highly ranked opponents, as his OSU teams defeated 13 top-25 teams, including three wins over teams ranked No. Riley had 32 NFL Draft picks at OSU, including first-round selections Steven Jackson (2004) and Brandin Cooks (2014).Before accepting the Nebraska job, Riley was the longest tenured coach in the Pac-12 and had the seventh-longest coaching tenure of any head coach in the FBS ranks.

He was Head Coach for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers from 1999 to 2001 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL from 1987 to 1990. The Beavers won eight of their final nine games, including a win over No. The highlight of the season was a victory over then-No. Jacquizz Rodgers earned first-team Pac-10 honors for the third consecutive season to become just the third Pac-10 running back to earn first-team all-league honors three times. The team was ranked in the Associated Press Poll a school-record 12 consecutive weeks, including as high as No. A league-high seven Beavers earned first team All-Pac-10 honors.The 2010 team posted a 5-7 record, but finished the year with a pair of wins over top-25 teams. The second-most experienced FBS coach behind Alabama's Nick Saban, Riley leads the Nebraska program with a veteran and consistent presence.

Not only did the Beavers qualify for a bowl game, but for the second straight year played the season finale with an opportunity to reach the Rose Bowl. XFL News Hub is not associated or affiliated with Alpha Entertainment, LLC ("XFL") in any way. He was born in Wallace, Idaho, but Riley grew up with Beaver football, as his father Bud was an assistant coach for the program from 1965-72 and again in 1979. After a 3-9 season in 2011, Riley’s 2012 team was picked to finish last in the Pac-12 North, yet went 6-3 in league and 9-4 overall. Oregon State capped the year with a win over Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl and finished No.

All rights reserved. Contact him directly by emailing mark.perry@xflnewshub.comNew XFL Owners Looking To Make XFL 3.0 Into Entertainment Powerhouse, Reports: Fox Sports...The Cleveland Browns sign Seattle Dragons G Michael Dunn to a one year deal....Seattle Dragons LB Kyle Queiro got into a bit of hot water over the...Seattle Dragons starting QB BJ Daniels has accepted the position of head football coach...The CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign Seattle Dragons CB Channing Stribling to a one year...Copyright © 2020 XFL News Hub. Mike and his wife Dee are the parents of one son, Matthew, and one daughter, Kate. Matthew is an OSU graduate and is currently an employee at the University of Texas. Riley assisted head coach Ad Rutschman’s Wildcats to a six-year record of 52-7-1, which included five conference titles and the 1982 undefeated NAIA title team.An opportunity to coach in the professional ranks presented itself in 1983, and Riley was on his way to the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers as the secondary coach. The team set numerous individual and team records, and led the Pac-10 in both offense and defense. Reports: Fox Sports Interested In TV Deal, XFL 2021 Up In The Air He played cornerback from 1971-74, helping the Tide to four Southeastern Conference titles and the 1973 national championship.Riley immediately moved into coaching following his graduation from Alabama.