(born September 5, 1983) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the University of Oklahoma
Lincoln Riley Riley at 2017 Big 12 Media DaysSport(s) FootballCurrent positionTitle Head coachTeam OklahomaConference Big 12Record 17–3Annual salary $4.8 millionBiographical detailsBorn (1983-09-05) September 5, 1983 (age 35)[1]
Lubbock, TexasAlma mater Texas Tech UniversityPlaying career2002 Texas Tech Position(s) QuarterbackCoaching career (HC unless noted)2003–2005 Texas Tech (SA)2006 Texas Tech (GA)2007 Texas Tech (WR)2008–2009 Texas Tech (IWR)2010–2013 East Carolina (OC/QB)2014 East Carolina (AHC/OC/QB)2015–2016 Oklahoma (OC/QB)2017–present Oklahoma Head coaching recordOverall 17–3Bowls 0–1Tournaments 0–1 (CFP)Accomplishments and honorsChampionships Big 12 (2017)Awards Broyles Award (2015)
Lincoln Michael Riley (born September 5, 1983) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the University of Oklahoma.
Contents
- 1 Early career
- 2 Oklahoma Sooners
- 3 Head coaching record
- 4 Coaching tree
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Early career
Riley went to Muleshoe High School in West Texas. He began his high school career at defensive end and made the move to Quarterback for his Junior and Senior seasons.[2] Riley played quarterback at Texas Tech University as a walk-on in 2002,[3] behind senior starter and future Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury and back-up B. J. Symons. After a year, he became a student assistant to Mike Leach,[3] gradually progressing to graduate assistant and then to receivers coach. Following his departure from Texas Tech after the firing of Leach, Lincoln went on to serve five seasons as offensive coordinator at East Carolina University[4] under Ruffin McNeill.
Oklahoma Sooners
Riley was hired by Bob Stoops to be the Oklahoma Sooners' offensive coordinator on January 12, 2015.[5][6] In his first season at Oklahoma, Riley led the Sooners to the 7th ranked offense in the country and to the College Football Playoff. He also won the Broyles Award, awarded the nation's top assistant coach. On June 7, 2017, Bob Stoops retired as head coach and Lincoln Riley was named his successor.[7] In the 2017 season, Riley, anchored by Heisman winner Baker Mayfield, led his team to the Big 12 conference championship, #2 in the CFP rankings, and a berth in one of the CFP semifinal games at the Rose Bowl. Oklahoma went on to lose the 2018 Rose Bowl to Georgia in double overtime 54–48.[8]
Head coaching record Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12 Conference) (2017–present) 2017 Oklahoma 12–2 8–1 1st
L Rose† 3 3 2018 Oklahoma 5–1 2–1
Oklahoma: 17–3 10–2
Total: 17–3 National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
- †Indicates CFP / New Years' Six bowl.
- #Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
- °Rankings from final AP Poll.
Coaching tree
Head coaches under whom Riley has served:
- Mike Leach: Texas Tech (2003–2009)
- Ruffin McNeill: East Carolina (2010–2014)
- Bob Stoops: Oklahoma (2015–2016)
References
- ^ "Happy Birthday, Lincoln Riley: A look at the OU Football Coach's Career". Tulsa World. September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
- ^ Bailey, Eric (January 16, 2015). "Lincoln Riley: From Muleshoe, Texas, to Oklahoma's new offensive coordinator". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "Lincoln Riley takes over playcalling for Texas Tech offense: 'We've got a great plan'".
- ^ "Morris: Lincoln Riley makes ECU's offense go".
- ^ "ECU's Riley becomes Sooners' O-coordinator".
- ^ Writer, ERIC BAILEY World Sports. "Lincoln Riley officially named Oklahoma's offensive coordinator".
- ^ Silverstein, Adam; Kercheval, Ben (June 7, 2017). "Bob Stoops retires after 18 seasons with Oklahoma, Lincoln Riley to take over". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Rose Bowl score:Georgia Completes comeback over Oklahoma in 2OT Thriller". January 2, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
External links
- Oklahoma profile
- East Carolina profile
- Texas Tech profile
Oklahoma Sooners head football coaches
- John A. Harts (1895)
- No coach (1896)
- Vernon Louis Parrington (1897–1900)
- Fred Roberts (1901)
- Mark McMahon (1902–1903)
- Fred Ewing (1904)
- Bennie Owen (1905–1926)
- Adrian Lindsey (1927–1931)
- Lewie Hardage (1932–1934)
- Biff Jones (1935–1936)
- Thomas E. Stidham (1937–1940)
- Dewey Luster (1941–1945)
- Jim Tatum (1946)
- Bud Wilkinson (1947–1963)
- Gomer Jones (1964–1965)
- Jim Mackenzie (1966)
- Chuck Fairbanks (1967–1972)
- Barry Switzer (1973–1988)
- Gary Gibbs (1989–1994)
- Howard Schnellenberger (1995)
- John Blake (1996–1998)
- Bob Stoops (1999–2016)
- Lincoln Riley (2017– )
Current head football coaches of the Big 12 Conference
- Matt Rhule (Baylor)
- Matt Campbell (Iowa State)
- David Beaty (Kansas)
- Bill Snyder (Kansas State)
- Lincoln Riley (Oklahoma)
- Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State)
- Gary Patterson (TCU)
- Tom Herman (Texas)
- Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech)
- Dana Holgorsen (West Virginia)
Broyles Award winners
- 1996: Andrews
- 1997: Herrmann
- 1998: Cutcliffe
- 1999: Friedgen
- 2000: Mangino
- 2001: Shannon
- 2002: Chow
- 2003: VanGorder
- 2004: Chizik
- 2005: Davis
- 2006: Foster
- 2007: Heacock
- 2008: Wilson
- 2009: Smart
- 2010: Malzahn
- 2011: Chavis
- 2012: Diaco
- 2013: Narduzzi
- 2014: Herman
- 2015: Riley
- 2016: Venables
- 2017: Elliott