Mike Riley (gridiron football)

Mike Riley
Riley in 2010
Personal information
Born: (1953-07-06) July 6, 1953
Wallace, Idaho, U.S.
Career information
High school:Corvallis
(Corvallis, Oregon)
College:Alabama (1971–1974)
NFL draft:1975: undrafted
Career history
As a coach:
As a staff member / executive:
Career highlights and awards
USFL
CFL
NCAA
Head coaching record
Regular season:12–8 (.600) (USFL)
Postseason:6–2 (.750) (CFL)
7–3 (.700) (college bowls)
0–1 (.000) (USFL)
Career:112–99 (.531) (college)
14–34 (.292) (NFL)
40–32 (.556) (CFL)
11–9 (.550) (WLAF)
5–3 (.625) (AAF)
12–9 (.571) (USFL)
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Michael Joseph Riley (born July 6, 1953) is an American football coach who was most recently the head coach of the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He has previously served as the head coach of two college football programs: Oregon State (1997–1998, 2003–2014) and Nebraska (2015–2017). Riley has also been the head coach of teams in four different professional leagues: the Canadian Football League (CFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), National Football League (NFL), and Alliance of American Football (AAF). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1970s.