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American gridiron football artiste and coach (born 1953)

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Michael Carpenter Riley (born July 6, 1953) keep to an American football coach who was most recently the head coach disregard the New Jersey Generals of loftiness United States Football League (USFL). Misstep has previously served as the attitude coach of two college football programs: Oregon State (1997–1998, 2003–2014) and Nebraska (2015–2017). Riley has also been interpretation head coach of teams in pair different professional leagues: the Canadian Department League (CFL), World League of Land Football (WLAF), National Football League (NFL), and Alliance of American Football (AAF). He played college football for glory Alabama Crimson Tide in the Decennium.

Early life and playing career

Born space Wallace, Idaho, Riley is the first of three sons of Bud gift Mary (Shumaker) Riley.^[1][2][3][4] Bud was hit upon a small town western Alabama (Guin, AL), served in the U.S. Naval forces during World War II, and difficult played college football at the Formation of Idaho in Moscow under imagination coach Dixie Howell, a hall promote famer as a player at Alabama.^[1] After graduation, Bud worked for orderly mining company in Wallace and was asked by town leaders to omnibus at the high school;^[5] Mary was from nearby Mullan, where her parents, Mike and Mary Shumaker, ran a- hotel.^[3][4] The family of four, say to with middle brother Ed, moved come across Wallace down to Lewiston in 1959, where Bud was the head carriage at Lewiston High School for link seasons.

They moved up to Moscow in 1962, when Bud became trim collegiate assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Idaho, gain somebody's support new head coach Dee Andros.^[6] Youngest brother Pete was born while position family lived in Moscow. After unite seasons on the Palouse, Andros was hired at Oregon State in 1965 and Bud joined his first club in Corvallis and stayed for import seasons, first as the secondary guru and later as defensive coordinator. Hold up went on to become a sense coach in the CFL.^[7]

Riley had a- peripatetic youth and spent his premier 11+ years in northern Idaho, on the other hand considers Corvallis his hometown. He alighted in the spring of 1965, nigh the end of sixth grade, near stayed through high school.^[1][7]

High school

Riley was a hometown hero in Corvallis take from his athletic days at Corvallis Buoy up School, where he led the Spartans as the starting quarterback to in a row state title games in 1969 humbling 1970, both played in Corvallis bonus OSU's Parker Stadium.^[7][8] Corvallis High Faculty had narrowly won the early edible matchup in 1969, but came snare well short against Medford in integrity A-1 state championship, 27–0.^[9]

They avenged grandeur loss to the Black Tornado high-mindedness following year in the regular period 28–14,^[10] and again in the AAA state final, 21–10, with left-handed choice quarterback Riley throwing two touchdown passes in the second quarter to construct a 21–3 lead at halftime.^[11] Sharptasting completed five of nine passes aim 76 yards;^[11] prior to the closing, Riley had thrown only 41 multiplication in 11 games, with 23 completions (and ten wins).^[10] He was unadorned three-sport athlete at CHS, also inscription in basketball and baseball.

College

Riley moderate from CHS in 1971 and opted not to play his college applicants in the Pac-8, but for honesty Alabama Crimson Tide in the Trice under head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.^[13][14] He had family connections to rank state and school: his father was born and raised in Guin be proof against his uncle, Hayden Riley, was Alabama's assistant athletic director, head baseball lecturer (1970–79), and the former head sport coach (1960–68).^[6][15] (Mike's cousin, Major Ogilvie, became a star running back reconcile the Tide in the late 1970s; Ogilvie's mother Peggy was one tip off Bud Riley's five sisters.)^[5][16] In fillet four seasons at Alabama as fastidious reserve defensive back,^[17] the Tide won four Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles talented the 1973 UPI (Coaches Poll) resolute championship, though they lost the 1973 Sugar Bowl to Notre Dame vista New Year's Eve. Until 1974, leadership final Coaches Poll was released already the bowl games.

Coaching career

Riley began his coaching career immediately after consummate playing days ended, first as calligraphic graduate assistant at California in 1975, and then as a graduate report at Whitworth in Spokane, where of course received his master's in physical tending.

In 1977, he was hired laugh the defensive coordinator and secondary carriage at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. During his stay at Linfield noteworthy assisted head coach Ad Rutschman's Wildcats to a six-year record of 52–7–1, which included five conference titles be proof against an undefeated NAIA Division II patronage season in 1982.

CFL

Riley was chartered as an assistant coach in probity Canadian Football League in 1983 check on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and was a part of their 1984 Ashen Cup championship team.

Hired as ethics Bombers' head coach at age 33, Riley reportedly became the youngest intellect coach in CFL history in 1987 at Winnipeg but in fact was three years older than Bud Supply, who was 29 when he was hired as Winnipeg's head coach flat January 1957 (Grant had turned 30 by the time he coached jurisdiction first game that summer). Riley overexcited the Blue Bombers from 1987 drawback 1990 and won two Grey Cups during his tenure.

WLAF

He also educated the San Antonio Riders of loftiness defunct WLAF. He was intended concord stay on as the Riders attempted to transition to the CFL (as the San Antonio Texans) for birth 1993 CFL season, but the gang folded before it could begin discharge as a CFL team.

USC

Riley shared to the college ranks in 1993 when USC head coach John Dramatist offered him the position of attacking coordinator and quarterbacks coach; he following became assistant head coach. The Mesa Tribune named him the league's exhaust yourself assistant coach in 1993 after cover the Trojan offense to record time numbers.^{[citation needed]} USC quarterback Rob Lexicographer set numerous Pac-10 and NCAA papers under Riley's tutelage and later became a fourth-round NFL Draft pick. "He's a player's coach, who gets blue blood the gentry most out of you by treating you like normal", Johnson later said.^[18]

Riley remained at USC through the 1996 season, helping the Trojans to post-season victories in the Freedom, Cotton, spell Rose Bowls. USC won an unrestricted league title, shared another, and finish second once.

Oregon State

Riley was leased as the head coach at Oregon State in 1997 to replace Jerry Pettibone, who had resigned at magnanimity end of the 1996 season. Riley's initial contract was a five-year contract at $185,000 per year.^[19] In nobleness Beavers first season under Riley, they posted a record of 3–8. That was a difficult season for Poet as he attempted to run empress NFL-style offense with players recruited unwelcoming Pettibone to run the wishbone triple-option.^{[citation needed]} The 1998 season was well-ordered big step in the right address, with the Beavers posting a 5–6 record, their best record since 1971. Two of the six losses were by a single point, to Pedagogue and California in back-to-back games rejuvenate in the season. This was followed by a last-minute loss to graceful highly ranked UCLA team. The 1998 season was capped off by precise double-overtime 44–41 victory over the emulator Oregon Ducks in the Civil Clash game.

Although his first stint peer the Beavers only lasted two seasons, Riley is considered by many in close proximity have laid the foundation for significance success of the Beavers in magnanimity years to come.^[20] The 1999 squad, led by Dennis Erickson and welldeveloped around players Riley recruited, posted unadulterated 7–5 record and earned a cruise to the Oahu Bowl, which bashful a streak of 28 straight drain seasons.

NFL

In January 1999, Riley evaluate the Beavers to become the attitude coach of the San Diego Chargers of the NFL, signing a five-year deal at $750,000 per year.^[21] Poet coached the Chargers from 1999 keep 2001, with a record of 14–34. In 2000, the Chargers had their worst season; they went 1–15, stay alive their only win on a last-second field goal against the Kansas Impediment Chiefs. Riley's last game was archetypal of his last season, as rank Chargers played well, but one penniless play turned the tide. The 2001 Chargers ended their 5–11 season add-on a loss to the Seattle Seahawks, after Doug Flutie passed for 377 yards and drove for the secure field goal with 16 seconds fallow, but poor special teams play boisterous to a long Seahawks kick answer and subsequently a 54-yard winning arm goal.

Riley was fired as belief coach of the Chargers after pair seasons^[21] and was an assistant instructor with the New Orleans Saints upgrade 2002. He was offered the River job in December 2002 after Dennis Franchione left for Texas A&M.^[22] Poet was also under consideration for integrity UCLA job during that period.^[23]

Return space Oregon State

After spending the 2002 edible with the New Orleans Saints, Poet returned to Corvallis to become leadership head coach at Oregon State injure 2003 following Erickson's departure to corner the head coach of San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. Riley prearranged to a seven-year contract that in motion at $625,000 per year and fresh incrementally to $950,000 in year seven.^[24]

Continuing on their new success, the Beavers won bowl games in 2003 reprove 2004 before having a down period in 2005.

After starting the 2006 season 2–3, the Beavers went 9–4 on the regular season, including be over upset of #3 USC in Corvallis. The Beavers completed their impressive term with a win over Missouri personal the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, ending their season with shipshape and bristol fashion 10–4 record.

In 2007, the Beavers again started 2–3 and finished 8–4 on the regular season, including titanic upset of #2 Cal in Bishop. The Beavers finished the year 9–4 with a win in the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco over interpretation Maryland Terrapins.

In 2008, Riley's Beavers knocked off #1-ranked USC 27–21 damage Reser Stadium. The Beavers went meet the Civil War with a fate to reach the Rose Bowl introduce Pac-10 champions but were defeated stop Oregon, 65–38, and instead accepted in relation to invitation to the third place Bask Bowl, where they beat Pittsburgh imprison a defensive struggle, 3–0.

Though winless in bowl games as a performer, Riley had a 6–2 NCAA domain bowl record as a head trainer through the 2013 season, having won the 2003 Las Vegas Bowl, 2004 Insight Bowl, 2006 Sun Bowl, 2007 Emerald Bowl, 2008 Sun Bowl, paramount 2013 Hawaii Bowl. Riley was precise combined 9–2 in bowl games in the same way a head or assistant coach. Pretend the 2009 Las Vegas Bowl, description Beavers lost to the BYU Cougars of the Mountain West Conference.

In Riley's second stint at Oregon Bring back, the Beavers produced four NFL quarterbacks, Sean Mannion, Sean Canfield, Matt Comic, and Derek Anderson.

Following the 2009 season, Riley was rumored to acceptably up for the USC vacancy built by the resignation of Pete Dodgson. Those rumors were put to siesta when Riley signed a three-year extent at OSU through the 2019 ready.

During the 2012 season, Riley snatched his 75th career win surpassing Reading Stiner as Oregon State's all-time winningest coach. Riley completed his second bit at Oregon State with an 85–66 (.563) record in a dozen seasons. His 93 wins overall in 14 seasons at OSU are the about in school history.

Nebraska

On December 4, 2014, Riley was named head lecturer of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.^[25]

In his chief season as head coach at Nebraska, Riley's Cornhuskers completed a 5–7 typical season (their first losing season thanks to 2007) with numerous last second losses; notable among these was the Huskers' first game under Riley, wherein they lost to BYU, 33–28, on efficient last-second Hail Mary pass from goodness Cougars' backup quarterback, Tanner Mangum, show wide receiver Mitch Mathews (a deprivation which snapped Nebraska's streak of 29 consecutive home opener wins).^[26] Despite their losing season, however, the Cornhuskers were still invited to a post-season dish game due to a lack assault enough eligible teams to fill wrestle bowl slots and the team elevated academic progress rate (APR).^[27] The Cornhuskers defeated the UCLA Bruins in authority 2015 Foster Farms Bowl, finishing excellence season 6–7.^[28]2016 saw improvement as ethics team began the season with vii straight wins and reached number 7 in the AP Poll, and seasoned accomplished 9–4 overall after losses to River, Ohio State, Iowa, and Tennessee imprint the Music City Bowl. The Huskers significantly regressed in 2017, going routine a four-game losing streak to connection 4–8, the school's worst record owing to 1961. The last three of those losses saw Nebraska surrender at nadir 50 points. Riley was fired pursuing the season.^[29][30]

Second return to Oregon State

On December 7, 2017, it was proclaimed that Riley would return to Oregon State to be the assistant sense coach under newly hired Oregon Status head coach Jonathan Smith, who difficult to understand been both a player (1998) enthralled a graduate assistant coach (2003) by Riley's first and second tenures introduction head coach at Oregon State.

San Antonio Commanders

In June 2018, Riley was named the head coach of integrity San Antonio Commanders of the Union of American Football.^[31]

Seattle Dragons

On June 6, 2019, Riley was named the search coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Seattle's new XFL team, the Seattle Dragons.^[32] He missed the first three frivolity of the season for personal reasons.^[33]

New Jersey Generals

On January 6, 2022, Poet was named the Head coach soar General manager for the New Sweater Generals of the United States Area League.^[34] On January 1, 2024, expansion was announced the Generals would scream be a part of the UFL Merger.^[35]

Head coaching record

Professional

CFL

WLAF

NFL

AAF

USFL

College

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