Mike Riley
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| Date of birth | 1952 | |
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| Place of birth |  Wallace, Idaho |
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| Sport | Football | |
| College | Oregon State | |
| Title | Head Coach | |
| Record with Team | 38-34 | |
| Overall Record | 38-34 | |
| Coaching Stats | College Football DataWarehouse | |
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| 1971-74 | Alabama | |
| Position | Cornerback | |
| Coaching positions | ||
| 1997-98 2003-Present |
Oregon State Oregon State |
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Mike Riley (b. 1952 Wallace, Idaho) is the head coach of the Oregon State University Beavers football program, returning to the job after a stint in the NFL as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers. Riley was 14-34 in three seasons as head coach. His last game was indicative of his last season, as the Chargers played well, but one poor play turned the tide. The 2001 Chargers ended their season in Week 16, with a loss to the Seattle Seahawks, after Doug Flutie passed for 377 yards and drove for the tying field goal with 16 seconds remaining, but poor special teams allowed a kick to be returned 64 yards to set up a 54-yard field goal.
Riley coached the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League for the 1987-90 seasons and won two Grey Cups during that time. He also coached the San Antonio Riders of the defunct World League of American Football.
Riley grew up watching the Beavers while his father, Bud Riley, served as defensive coordinator under legendary coach Dee Andros from 1965-1972. Riley was a hometown hero himself, as he was the starting quarterback who led the Corvallis High School Spartans to the state football title in 1970.
Riley played college football at the University of Alabama under legendary head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and was a player when the Crimson Tide won the 1973 national championship.
He considers the college town of Corvallis, Oregon his hometown.
After starting the 2006 season 2-3, the Beavers went 9-4 on the regular season, including an upset of #3 USC in Corvallis. The Beavers completed their impressive season with a win over Missouri in the Brut Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, ending their season with a 10-4 record.
Riley has a perfect 3-0 NCAA football bowl record as a head coach having gone to and won bowl games three of the last four years (2003 Las Vegas Bowl, 2004 Insight Bowl, 2006 Sun Bowl). Overall, he's 6-0 in bowl games as a head coach and assistant coach combined.
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| Preceded by Cal Murphy |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Head Coaches 1987-1990 |
Succeeded by Darryl Rogers |
| Preceded by Jerry Pettibone |
Oregon State University Head Football Coach 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by Dennis Erickson |
| Preceded by Kevin Gilbride |
San Diego Chargers Head Coach 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Marty Schottenheimer |
| Preceded by Dennis Erickson |
Oregon State University Head Football Coach 2003– |
Succeeded by Current |
| Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers Head Coaches |
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| Gillman • C. Waller • Svare • R. Waller • Prothro • Coryell • Saunders • Henning • Ross • Gilbride • Jones • Riley • Schottenheimer • Turner |
