Lincoln Riley
 Riley at 2017 Big 12 Media Days | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oklahoma |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 17–3 |
| Annual salary | $4.8 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 5, 1983[1] Lubbock, Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University |
| Playing career | |
| 2002 | Texas Tech |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching 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 record | |
| Overall | 17–3 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (CFP) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 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.
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 | |||||||||
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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.
- ↑ Bailey, Eric (January 16, 2015). "Lincoln Riley: From Muleshoe, Texas, to Oklahoma's new offensive coordinator". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- 1 2 "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.