| Lincoln Riley | |
| File:2017-0717-Big12MD-LincolnRiley.jpg Riley at 2018 Big 12 Media Days | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oklahoma |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 25–4 |
| Annual salary | $6.5 million[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 5, 1983[2] Lubbock, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–4 |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (CFP) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 2 Big 12 (2017, 2018) | |
| Awards Broyles Award (2015) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2018) AP Big 12 Coach of the Year (2018) | |
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 ran track at Muleshoe High School in Muleshoe, a town in West Texas. He began his high school career at defensive end and made the move to quarterback for his junior and senior seasons.[3] Riley played quarterback at Texas Tech University as a walk-on in 2002,[4] 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,[4] 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[5] under Ruffin McNeill.
Oklahoma[]
Riley was hired by Bob Stoops to be the offensive coordinator for the Oklahoma Sooners on January 12, 2015.[6][7] 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.[8] 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.[9] The year after, Oklahoma, with Riley as its coach made it back to the playoff where they lost to Alabama 45-34.
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 | 12–2 | 8–1 | 1st | L Orange† | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Oklahoma: | 25–4 | 16–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #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)
Personal life[]
Riley graduated from Texas Tech in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science. He and his wife Caitlin have two daughters, named Sloan and Stella.[10]
References[]
- ↑ "OU Regents approve 5-year, $32.5 million contract for Lincoln Riley". Tulsa World. January 30, 2019. https://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/ou-regents-approve--year-million-contract-for-lincoln-riley/article_abb1aacb-1f55-59b4-ac5c-f9c3b2066cc9.html. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday, Lincoln Riley: A look at the OU Football Coach's Career". Tulsa World. September 5, 2018. https://www.tulsaworld.com/photovideo/slideshows/happy-birthday-lincoln-riley-a-look-at-the-ou-football/collection_ed6b9969-9176-5992-8cb1-ea530ba56ec2.html. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Bailey, Eric (January 16, 2015). "Lincoln Riley: From Muleshoe, Texas, to Oklahoma's new offensive coordinator". http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/ousportsextra/lincoln-riley-from-muleshoe-texas-to-oklahoma-s-new-offensive/article_2053c29e-3c41-5f96-9c23-b476c796d01b.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lincoln Riley takes over playcalling for Texas Tech offense: 'We've got a great plan'". http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2010/01/lincoln_riley_takes_over_playc.html.
- ↑ "Morris: Lincoln Riley makes ECU’s offense go". http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/09/04/5150454/morris-lincoln-riley-makes-ecus.html#.VLSNO9LF-So.
- ↑ "ECU's Riley becomes Sooners' O-coordinator". http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12155303/lincoln-riley-become-offensive-coordinator-oklahoma-sooners.
- ↑ Writer, ERIC BAILEY World Sports. "Lincoln Riley officially named Oklahoma's offensive coordinator". http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/ou/ouhomepage1/east-carolina-s-lincoln-riley-to-become-oklahoma-s-new/article_e7dc81a8-9511-59af-8280-cd05e835f8b9.html.
- ↑ Silverstein, Adam; Kercheval, Ben (June 7, 2017). "Bob Stoops retires after 18 seasons with Oklahoma, Lincoln Riley to take over". CBSSports.com. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/bob-stoops-retires-after-18-seasons-with-oklahoma-lincoln-riley-to-take-over/. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Rose Bowl score:Georgia Completes comeback over Oklahoma in 2OT Thriller.". January 2, 2018. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/rose-bowl-score-georgia-completes-comeback-over-oklahoma-in-2ot-thriller/. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Head Coach Lincoln Riley" (in en). http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209847157&DB_OEM_ID=31000.
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