Mike Riley Biography

Mike Riley got his start in college football as a defensive back at the University of Alabama from 1971 to 1974, and helped the Crimson Tide to four consecutive SEC titles and the 1973 NCAA National Championship. Upon earning his degree from Alabama he served as a graduate assistant coach at California and Whitworth before joining Linfield in 1977 as an assistant coach. After five years a Linfield he served as an assistant for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL from 1983 to 1985, then returned to Winnipeg again in 1987 to 1990 after one season at Northern Colorado. Coach Riley coached two seasons with the San Antonio Riders before returning to the college game in 1993 as the offensive coordinator at USC. He’d go on to serve as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers from 1999 to 2001. After a stint as the associate head coach with the Saints in 2002 he headed back to the college game and headed up Oregon State from 2003 to 2014. During his time at Oregon State he won 93 games and led the Beavers to eight Bowl Games. After the 2014 season he was named the head coach at the University of Nebraska. 

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